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Civil War Diary of Celestia Lee Barker, 1863-1904

Civil War Diary of Celestia Lee Barker, 1863-1904

Title

Civil War Diary of Celestia Lee Barker, 1863-1904

Description

The majority of entries were written during the Civil War and describe Lee's work on the family farm, attending religious services, visiting family throughout central Iowa, social activities, and her beaux. She also describes her training to be a teacher and her efforts to assist in keeping a boarding house. There are a few later entries where Barker discusses her marriage and family. Blank pages: 2, 176-182, 184, 192-193. Missing pages: 5-6, 119-122, 196-197, 206-215, 222-229, 232-251. Number 171 omitted in page numbering.

Creator

Barker, Celestia Lee, 1846-

Source

MS 0246

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1863-1904
2010-06

Rights

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Relation

http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS246.html

Type

Text
PDF

Identifier

0246.Barker.0001-005-01
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/