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Personal History

Douglass was born in the early 1850s and died in the 1930s. She was the sister of A.E. Douglass, who developed tree-ring dating for archaeological sites in the Southwest.

Scope and Content

Collection consists primarily of a journal kept by Mary C. Douglass of Massachussetts on a train trip to Santa Fe to visit her uncle Colonel Henry Douglass and his family. Her journal describes her visit to Santa Fe from January 12 to March 5 1889, including military activities at Ft. Marcy and social life in Santa Fe. From Santa Fe she traveled to San Diego and San Francisco with journal entries describing the social life in both cities. Collection also includes a 1889 roster of the United States Army 10th Infantry stationed at Ft. Marcy in Santa Fe, and a typescript of Douglass's journal.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Administrative Information

Mary C. Douglass Papers, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.

Separated Material

Photographs received with the collection are housed in the Photo Archives and cataloged separately.

Access Terms

Diaries

Douglass, Henry

Fort Marcy (N.M.)

San Diego (Calif.) -- Social life and customs

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs

Santa Fe (N.M.) -- Social life and customs

United States -- Army -- Infantry, 10th

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