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Commonplace book of Effie (Florence Emily) Salthouse consisting of illustrations, poems, letters, and literary aphorisms collected from her friends in both England and America.

Front page of the May 20th, 1911 edition of Harper's Weekly, featuring a photograph of a procession down 5th Avenue in New York. Photographer unidentified.

The diary of 16-year-old Nellie Wilcox spans January through December 1874 and traces her transition from life on her family’s farm to attendance at the prestigious Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut.

Alice F. Milne was a practicing nurse in Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States from 1912-1924. In this album she collected quotes and sketches from her acquaintances.

Alice F. Milne was a practicing nurse in Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States from 1912-1924. In this album she collected quotes and sketches from her acquaintances.

Alice F. Milne was a practicing nurse in Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States from 1912-1924. In this album she collected quotes and sketches from her acquaintances.

Images of nurses from Alice F. Milne's 1917 album.

A page from Nellie Wilcox's diary, dated November 21, 1874, in which she notes her enjoyment of Jane Eyre. 

"Sixteenth Amendment Convention. The National Woman Suffrage Association will hold its Tenth Annual Washington Convention at Lincoln Hall, 9th and D Sts. Washington, D.C., January 8th and 9th, 1878." Following this headline is a call to action which…