Clara Hinton diary, 1906-1907
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Title
Clara Hinton diary, 1906-1907
Description
Clara Hinton grew up in Hedrick, Iowa, where she experienced a difficult childhood. Her mother died when Clara was nine years old. Her aunt then adopted her youngest sister, while Clara helped her father take care of her two brothers and remaining sister, who died shortly after their mother.
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Clara's father, Frank, was a farmer who moved his family from into town after his wife's death. In Hedrick, he worked as a mail carrier and hired hand on other farms.
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Despite the Hinton family's hardships, Clara received a good education, completing high school, then attending Central College in Pella, Iowa. She went on to receive an advanced degree in library science at the University of Wisconsin, and worked as a librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries. When she neared her death, she donated her papers, including her diary, to the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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Clara's father, Frank, was a farmer who moved his family from into town after his wife's death. In Hedrick, he worked as a mail carrier and hired hand on other farms.
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Despite the Hinton family's hardships, Clara received a good education, completing high school, then attending Central College in Pella, Iowa. She went on to receive an advanced degree in library science at the University of Wisconsin, and worked as a librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries. When she neared her death, she donated her papers, including her diary, to the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Creator
Hinton, Clara, 1894-1987
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa
Date
1906
2006-11
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Relation
Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap/discovery.shtml
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
Text
Diaries
Identifier
166351812
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/