Lizzie Stuart papers
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Scope and Contents
The Lizzie Stuart papers date from 1856 to 2015 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The papers comprise a diary of early settler, Lizzie Stuart, during the winter months of 1856 to 1857. The diary recounts her daily life and tasks in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The diary is accompanied by an illustrated draft and final printing of a book reflecting the diary titled: "Lizzie: Lizzie Stuart's Diary, Thoughts of a 14-year-old Prairie Girl in 1856-1857." The book is compiled by two relatives of Lizzie Stuart, Marshall Boarman (editor) and Charles Hayden (illustrator)
Dates
- Creation: 1856-2015
Creator
- Stuart, Lizzie, 1842-1860 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The records are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Lizzie Stuart was born presumably in West Liberty, Iowa on October 14, 1842 to early settlers Robert and Nancy Stuart. Robert and Nancy Stuart had five children: Granville, James, Lizzie, Samuel, and Thomas. Stuart's diary recounts her departure from West Liberty to Cedar Falls, Iowa where she lived with her mother and her mother's in-laws, the Bozarths. Her younger brothers, Thomas and Samuel, are noted as still living in Cedar Falls at this time.
In 1849 and again in 1852 with his two sons (Granville and James), Robert left for California to search for gold. Lizzie Stuart's older brothers, Granville and James, were later famed early settlers and explorers of Montana. Her younger brother, Thomas, also served as an interpreter to Plenty Coups of the Crow Nation and other chiefs from Currance, Idaho to Washington, D.C. to sign a peace treaty with the United States. Lizzie died at the young age of 18 in 1860.
Extent
2.50 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mid-19th century diary of an adolescent prairie girl in Cedar Falls, Iowa from 1856-1857.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records (donor no. 1395) were donated by Charles Hayden in 2015.
- Author
- Micaela Terronez, 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu