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Kingsbury Family Papers

2015-52-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-52-0

Content Description

Kingsbury Family Papers (2015-55-0) Two bound books. Travel Diary documenting the travels of Edith Davies Kingsbury during a tour of Europe in 1891. Taking the Steamship Lahn on January 21 this diary gives a daily account of various places she visited and includes photographs of many of the places. Information includes eating establishments, different foods, hotels, art, along with her fellow travelers. Entries also include meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales before finally returning home by sailing on the Majestic with the last entry date of July 28. "Addresses" (1911), by Frederick John Kingsbury are speeches given, 1880 - 1998, on various subjects mostly about industrial business, pensions, laborers, decisions to live in cities and other economics plights. The book is signed in the front and back.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1911

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

2.00 items (2 bound books)

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Richard Gray

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Title
Kingsbury Family Papers
Subtitle
Diary and Addresses
Status
Completed
Author
Marcia J. Furman
Date
8/02/2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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