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Charles E. Rogers diary
- Title
- Charles E. Rogers diary, 1864-1865.
- Author
- Rogers, Charles E.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2609 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Charles E. Rogers kept this diary while he was a young man living in New York City. He made entries between January 1, 1864 and February 5, 1865, describing his employment with A.T. Stewart & Co. in the dry goods department, his subsequent employment with George Bliss & Co. and another position as a copyist with the army. Entries describe his attempts to secure an appointment at West Point; social activities, including attendance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, opera and theater; seeing Edwin Forrest as Coriolanus and Richelieu; attending classes at Cooper Union and the church of Henry Ward Beecher. Rogers also mentions Abraham Lincoln's campaign and reelection in 1864.
- Subjects
- A.T. Stewart & Co
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century
- Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872
- Diaries
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Cost and standard of living > New York (State) > New York > 19th century
- United States Military Academy
- Dry-goods
- Rogers, Charles E > Diaries
- Copyists
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 2609
- OCLC
- 751995159
- Author
- Rogers, Charles E.
- Title
- Charles E. Rogers diary, 1864-1865.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2609