Missouri, South Dakota, 1892
File — Box: 4, Volume: 12
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents
Douglass worked at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in Saint Louis, took classes at the South Dakota Agricultural College in Brookings, and taught school in South Dakota. There is extensive use of shorthand in this diary.
- 16 November--"The board of Regents have been in session at Aberdeen and have outdone their old record. They have removed Profs. Kerr, Aldrich, Orcutt, Lapham .... they say the whole town is indignant."
- 21 November--"My first days teaching for over 2 years ....
- "Search to know for knowledge liveth
- Tho the mind that fadeth dies.
- It may leave a grain of knowledge
- That into the heavens shall rise."
Dates
- 1892
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 21.5 Linear Feet (43 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Creator
- From the Collection: Douglass, Earl, 1862-1931 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu