Rosa Boyer notebook, 1881-1887

Summary

Creator:

Boyer, Rosa

Abstract:

Rosa Boyer, likely a student in Pennsylvania, kept this notebook between 1881 and 1887, in which she copied rhyming maxims and poems, wrote names of friends, produced various lists, and drew a number of pencil sketches.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, April 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

Rosa Boyer, likely a student from Pennsylvania, kept this notebook between 1881 and 1887, in which she copied rhyming maxims and poems, wrote names of friends, produced various lists, and drew a number of pencil sketches. Boyer drew people, animals, buildings, furniture and household goods, geometric designs, and one small map of South America.

Boyer also recorded the death of James A. Garfield. Several pages may have been used in relation to her education, such notes on the Pennsylvania congressmen and governor, sentence diagrams, a record of the numbers of days attended and missed from school, and a testimonial about her teacher Samuel S. Diehl.

Biographical / Historical:

No biographical information is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2024. M-8147 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Child artists.
Education--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Girls--Education--History--19th century.
Girls--United States--Social life and customs.
Animals.
Buildings.
Furniture.
South America.
Women.

Formats:

Diagrams.
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscript maps.
Notebooks.