mshm274 Harriette A. Wells Royce Journals, 1845-1849 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by . Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
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 Collection Overview Royce, Harriette A. Wells Harriette A. Wells Royce Journals 1845-1849 MS 0581 LD 7096.6 x1847 Wells 1 box ( 5 linear in.) Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
South Hadley, MA
Royce, Harriette A. Wells, 1827-1892; Student. Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1845-1846. Papers consist of journals. Primarily noting her daily activities at Mount Holyoke and her life upon return to the family farm. English. Biographical Note

Harriette A. Wells Royce was born on Novemeber 22, 1827. She lived in New Handford, New York, and attended Mount Holyoke Seminary from 1845-1846 (x1847). On October 25, 1848 she married Julius Royce. Harriette A. Wells Royce died in 1892 in New Jersey.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Harriet A. Wells Royce Journals describe her activities as a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, 1845-1846, and her subsequent domestic work and social life after returning to the family farm in New Handford, New York. Includes references to her courtship and marriage (1848) to Julius Royce.

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