Physical Details: Diary : 54 p. : handwritten ; 19 x 13 cm.
Creator: Mary Thayer (1876-?)
Description: Mary Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer's daughter, describes her daily activities which often include walks in the woods, seeing wildlife, boating excursions, and posing for her father. She also describes the weather, the frequent visitors which the family received, and their move from Woodstock, Vermont to Dublin, New Hampshire.
She indicates that the entries are copied from a calendar, and that some events described occurred in 1887.
Rights Statement: U.S. public domain
Citation: Mary Thayer diary, 1888 May 18 through Dec. 24. Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer family papers, 1851-1999, bulk 1881-1950. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 7226
- Thayer, Abbott Handerson