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Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous papers
Title
Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous papers, circa 1880-1907.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2007.
Biographical / Historical Note
Rosabelle Nettleton was born March 12, 1858, in Killingworth, Connecticut. In 1880 she married Edgar H. Watrous, grocer/merchant, born circa 1850, of Chester, Connecticut.
Summary
Four holograph short stories, apparently unpublished, in pen, by Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous. Included are "Aunt Katy's Adventure"; "In Litchfield Hills"; "A Hen of Course"; and an untitled story. All stories are undated. A pocket diary, records Watrous's short daily observations from Jan. 1, 1892 to April 10, 1893. It contains frequent notes about the weather and about Rosabelle and Edgar's work making and delivering bottled sodas. Also present are "1893 World's Fair Notes," 30 leaves, in pencil, in which Watrous describes scenery on a long train trip from Connecticut to Chicago, with special mention of a stop at Niagara Falls. Her remarks on the Columbian Exposition include notes on the Cyclorama of the Crucifixion and travel on the elevated train into downtown Chicago.
Also present is a "Cash Book of Paul Milo Watrous," 71 p. in pen, widely spaced, for accounts kept in 1908 and 1909; and 14 of Edgar H. Watrous's cancelled checks, 1880-1891.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
May 01, 2009
References
Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous Papers, General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous Papers, General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries.
Account books.
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