Robert Laird McCormick diaries 1859-1866

Robert Laird McCormick diaries

These diaries were begun by R. Laird McCormick in 1859, when he was twelve years old. Entries for the period 1859-1862 are fragmentary, but the life of a boy in Clinton County is well depicted. The years 1865-1866 describe his activities while a student at the Saunders Institute, a boys' school...

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Main Author: McCormick, Robert Laird 1847-1911 (Creator)
Collection:Robert Laird McCormick Diaries
Collection Number:Am.0986
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence > 19th Century.
Education > Philadelphia > 19th century
Social life and customs > 19th century.
Physical Description: 0.12 Linear feet 0.12 linear feet, 5 volumes
Summary: These diaries were begun by R. Laird McCormick in 1859, when he was twelve years old. Entries for the period 1859-1862 are fragmentary, but the life of a boy in Clinton County is well depicted. The years 1865-1866 describe his activities while a student at the Saunders Institute, a boys' school in Philadelphia, and at other schools in the state that he attended.

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