Margaret Paton Diaries, 1849-1872
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Summary
- Creator:
- Paton, Margaret, b. 1831
- Abstract:
- Paton was the wife of a merchant from Montrose, Scotland. The collection includes sixteen diaries written by Paton between 1849-1872.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
16 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01001
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes sixteen diaries (1849 Oct. 1 to 1872 Dec. 31) kept by Margaret Paton, beginning seven months after her marriage and continuing with little interruption for twenty-three years. She chiefly records her thoughts and moods, how she spends her days, and various events such as the marriages and deaths of persons she knows. Many entries include information about her husband's activities and to a lesser degree her relationship with him. While sometimes recording events of national significance, she primarily focuses on private life and events at a local level.
- Biographical / historical:
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Margaret Paton was the wife of a merchant from Montrose, Scotland.
- Acquisition information:
- The Margaret Paton Diaries were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1990.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, June 2011
- Physical location:
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- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Merchants -- Scotland
Marriage -- Scotland
Women -- Family relationships
Families -- Scotland
Domestic relations -- Scotland
Diaries -- Women authors - Format:
- Diaries
- Names:
- Paton, Thomas Bell
- Places:
- Scotland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Scotland -- History -- 19th century
Montrose (Scotland) -- History -- 19th century
Scotland -- Commerce
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[Identification of item], Margaret Paton Diaries, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.