Item: Mary Payne Cowan Diaries, 1890-1896
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Finding Aid Title: Mary Payne Cowan Diaries, 1890-1896
Finding Aid Collection Number: 0637
Date Range of Collection: 1890-1896
Creator of Materials: Cowan, Mary Payne, 1855-1933
Content Description: Typed transcriptions of Mary Cowan's diaries begin with her residence in New York State (1890-1891) and describe her daily life in very brief entries which mention numerous local people and weather conditions. There is no diary for 1892. The 1893 diary documents the Cowan's trip to Malta, Montana via the railroad and her initial experiences establishing a home and teaching school in Malta. Entries following the family's removal to Woody Island Creek describe Mary's experiences on the ranch. Subjects include various ranch chores, sheep, illnesses, weather conditions, entertainments, and candid observations regarding family relations.
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv36456
Keywords: agriculture and ranching, personal journals and diaries, weather, sheep, livestock, mary payne cowan, ranch life
Subjects: Montana Agriculture and Ranching
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