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Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1933
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    • Creator: Simpson, Mary Jean, 1888-1977.
    • Date Created: 1933
    • Description: This diary records the end of Mary Jean’s time as Bill Clerk of the Senate including mentions of debates over prohibition, filibusters, and night sessions. The impactful deaths of President Calvin Coolidge and Senator Porter H. Dale (in office) are also recorded in this diary. In the later summer, after the close of Congress, she describes a significant amount of travel around Vermont to make speeches to various women’s groups. A December 13th entry notes Mary Jean’s appointment as Women’s Director under the Civil Works Authority (C.W.A.), a New Deal job creation program. The common topics of daily life including local Craftsbury news; church events; fun and entertainment activities like attending plays, movies, and speeches; housework and chores; the weather; preparing food; and spending time with family and friends are present. Topics of wider interest include American politics, women's groups’ meetings, illnesses and treatments, automobile travel, and financial records.
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    Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 25, 1888
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      • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
      • Date Created: 1888-10-25
      • Description: Morrill writes about his recent remarks to the Vermont legislature, which were aimed at garnering support for the Agricultural College at the University of Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


      Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, December 23, 1888
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        • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
        • Date Created: 1888-12-23
        • Description: Morrill writes about an agricultural school at the University and state support for it.
        • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


        Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, September 15, 1890
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          • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
          • Date Created: 1890-09-15
          • Description: Brief letter of reply from Morrill to Buckham.
          • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


          Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 13, 1890
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            • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
            • Date Created: 1890-10-13
            • Description: Morrill writes about his plans to be in Montpelier and thanking President Buckham for the photographs of Billings Library.
            • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


            Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, December 3, 1890
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              • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
              • Date Created: 1890-12-03
              • Description: Morrill writes about the defeat of an attempt in the state legislature to separate the Agricultural College from the University of Vermont in 1890 and the response in Vermont newspapers. Morrill also requests more information about the new University trustees.
              • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


              Justin Smith Morrill to George Greenville Benedict, October 4, 1890
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                • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                • Date Created: 1890-10-04
                • Description: Morrill writes to George Benedict about the use of funds allocated by the Land Grant act, and continued efforts in Vermont to start an agricultural college separate from the University of Vermont.
                • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


                Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, June 6, 1892
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                  • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                  • Date Created: 1892-06-06
                  • Description: Morrill writes about the views of Alpha Messer and the National Grange in regards to agricultural and industrial education and land grant colleges.
                  • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


                  Justin Smith Morrill to George Greenville Benedict, November 5, 1890
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                    • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                    • Date Created: 1890-11-05
                    • Description: Morrill writes to George Benedict about the Amherst Agricultural College, how it compares to the University of Vermont, and efforts to separate the Agricultural College from the University of Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham


                    Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, May 18, 1872
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                      • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                      • Date Created: 1872-05-18
                      • Description: Morrill writes in reply to a proposition by Buckham about a piece of legislation regarding that cost of educational books for professors and students.
                      • Parent Collections: Justin Morrill Letters to UVM President Buckham