Heman R. Osborn journal and Lillian E. Osborn poem

00-2020-06-0

Item

Identifier: 00-2020-06-0

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Scope and Contents

Journal written by 16-year-old Heman R. Osborn, possibly containing copies of school exercies. On a separate sheet is a poem, "Jack Frost," written by his sister, Lillian E. Osborn

Dates

Creation: 1887

Creator

Osborn, Heman R., 1870-1911 (Person)
Osborn, Lillian E., 1883-1966 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown.

Biographical / Historical

Heman R. Osborn (1870-1911) lived in Litchfield, CT. In Osborn's 1911 probate file, there is a 1907 document ordering him to be taken to the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. Included is a statement from Dr. Charles Warner that Osborn had suffered from epilespsy since age two and one half and that he was a threat to the safety of the rest of his family.

Lilliam E. Osborn (1883-1966) lived in Litchfield, CT.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Journal written by 16-year-old Heman R. Osborn, possibly containing copies of school exercies. On a separate sheet is a poem, "Jack Frost," written by his sister, Lillian E. Osborn