Maggie Linehan's school notebook

Object/Artifact

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Maggie Linehan's school notebook

Entry/Object ID

1995.003.0012

Description

This 8 1/2"h x 6 3/4"w x 1/2" thick dark maroon copybook belong to Margaret "Maggie" Linehan when she was a young student at St. Edward's Academy in Cumberland, Maryland. Margaret went on to be the wife of Dr. Francis F. Greenwell of Leonardtown. The book has heavy cardboard covers with a brighter maroon tape spine. The covers are completely disengaged from the text bloc and that is not doing very well, either. Cover P. 1 has a pebbly texture, so the high points have worn to white. There is a dark stain near the middle of the cover. Cover P. 2 In the upper left corner, the price of $3 is written in ink. Near the top edge is written "List" but the rest of the text is either illegible or doesn't make sense Flyleaf In ink "Register of Names," in the center "Miss Maggie Linehan St. Edward's Academy Cumberland, Md." 1st lined page A carefully drawn grid of 9 squares and then a list of places with colors--perhaps following a wall map? P. [2] Carefully drawn grid of 100 squares P. [3] Carefully copied information about the 1st Century P. [4] Carefully drawn grid of 100 squares P. [5] Carefully copied information about the 2nd Century P. [6] Carefully drawn grid of 100 squares P. [7] Carefully copied information about the 4th Century P. [8] Carefully drawn grid of 100 squares P. [9]-[10] Practice with invitations P. [11] Practice with cursive writing P. [12] Carefully drawn grid of 9 squares P. [13] Short paragraph about the Mnemonic Chart P. [14] Writing practice P. [15] Riddles P.[16] Flowers Insert Piano Keyboard torn from a music book P. [17] Writing practice done poorly P. [18]-[19] Blank P. [20] Musical staff and potential lyrics P. [21] Receipts and foolishness P. [22]-[23] "To Rosa Haffner 1885" Poetry? P. [24] Practicing cursive writing P. [25]-[26] Songs Insert Written in red ink on a separate sheet "Recipe for Love" P. [27] Carefully written definition of a gentleman P. [28]-[36] Poetry Insert 4 sheets of none too carefully written nursery rhymes P. [37]-[39] Poetry P. [40] Scribbling P. [41]-[42] Essay on good behavior P. [43]-[44] Torn out P. [45] Prayers P. [46] Cursive writing practice P. [47]-[48] Torn out P. [49] Blank P. [50]-[52] Proverbs P. [53] Gems of Wisdom P. [54] Poetry P. [55]-[60] Torn out P. [61]-[63] Poetry or songs P. [64]-[65] Blank P. [66]-[68] Poetry P. [69] Sayings of George Washington P. [70] Blank P. [71] Loretta's song P. [72]-[73] Blank P. [74] Essay on death P. [75] Poetry P. [76] Scribbling Insert Large folded sheet with useful information like the medical uses of eggs Insert Small pink sheet with a recipe for face cream P. [77]-[78] Addresses Insert Pencil drawing of a woman and girl child Insert Pencil drawing of a young woman Cover P. 3 Blank Cover P. 4 has a pebbly texture, so the high points have worn to white. There are two sizable ink blots on this face.

Collection

William G. Fenwick Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1900

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Location

Container

William G. Fenwick Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 3-Front

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

William G. Fenwick Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 13, Shelf 3-Front

Rack

Rack 13

Wall

East wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Greenwell, Francis Floyd

Person or Organization

Greenwell, Margaret L.

Person or Organization

Linehan, Margaret