Finding aid for the Amelia Converse Papers
Title:
Amelia Converse Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Converse, Amelia
Dates:
1839-1890
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Amelia Converse was a resident of Parkman, Ohio, and daughter of John Phelps Converse. The collection consists of personal letters to Miss Converse from friends and relatives, and diaries (1839-1869), containing descriptions of travels in Ohio and conditions in asylums there. Correspondents include Martha Converse, Mary M. Farwell, and Francis Parkman.
Identification:
MS 1247
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Amelia Converse Papers, 1839-1890, consist of personal letters to Miss Converse from friends and relatives, and diaries (1839-1869), containing descriptions of travels in Ohio and conditions in asylums there. Correspondents include Martha Converse, Mary M. Farwell, and Francis Parkman.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Ohio in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Those studying women's history in Ohio will find this collection useful. This collection documents the housing and treatment of the mentally ill in Ohio during the 1860s. Those seeking first hand observations of travels in Ohio by a woman will find this collection useful. This collection also documents instances of illness, death, and other personal tragedies in Amelia Converse's family.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically. It is maintained in two folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Asylums -- Ohio.
Converse, Amelia.
Ohio -- Description and travel.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Ohio.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1247 Amelia Converse Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Baldwin.