Personal diary of Agnes Gairdner

  • Reference
    • GB 248 DC 018/6
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1884
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 bound diary

Scope and Content

Contains 7 enclosures. Entries detail her daily pastimes, travel and social connections based in Broom and Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, including a trip to Europe. Contains an account of her personal expenditure for the year, and lists of her correspondence and reading. Enclosures include:

  • voucher permitting entry to the Isthmiam Club Enclosure at Henley Regatta;
  • card for a glove manufacturer;
  • 2 calling cards;
  • an invitation to luncheon aboard the ship "Umbria" ;
  • a letter to Agnes from an unknown writer;
  • a prescription for a herbal cure for rheumatism.

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