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Preferred Citation:

Katherine Hamilton Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in March 2011.

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Scope and Contents

Diary, 1890-1897, of Katherine Hamilton of Shreveport, Louisiana. The first part of the diary details a trip that Hamilton took to Europe aboard the steamship Scythia, from June 1890 to September 1890. The next part of her diary details a trip that Hamilton took to New Orleans in December 1892. The rest of the diary includes very brief entries about particular days, including when she visited Chicago for the World's Fair in 1893.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American diaries--Women authors
• Diaries
• Europe--Description and travel
• Europe--Description and travel--19th century
• Louisiana--History--19th century
• New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• Teenagers--Diaries
• Teenagers--United States--Diaries
• Women travelers--Diaries
• Women--Diaries
• Young women--Diaries