Kate G. Geary autograph album, 1877-1884

Summary

Creator:

Geary, Kate G., 1857-1909

Abstract:

The Kate G. Geary Autograph Album contains signatures, poems, proverbs, and other contributions of Geary's male and female acquaintances in Michigan from 1877 to 1884.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, December 2018

Background

Scope and Content:

The Kate G. Geary Autograph Album contains signatures, poems, proverbs, and other contributions of Geary's male and female acquaintances in Michigan from 1877 to 1884. The bulk of the entries were written in Pinckney, Michigan, as well as nearby locations in Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Oakland counties. Main topics are love and friendship, the passage of time, and religion. Several printed stickers appear within the volume.

Biographical / Historical:

Kate Grace Geary was born in Canada in 1857 and lived in Pinckney, Michigan, in the 1870s and 1880s. She married William Steptoe on January 1, 1885. By 1900 she was living in Webster, Michigan, where her husband worked as a farmer and they had three children, Elizabeth (b. 1888), David (b. 1889), and Edward (b. 1891). She died in Webster in 1909.

Acquisition Information:

2018. M-7037 .

Arrangement:

The collection consists of a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Autograph albums.
Friendship--Poetry.

Formats:

Autograph albums.
Poems.
Stickers.

Places:

Livingston County (Mich.)