MC 126
4 boxes (1.33 cu.ft.)
About Harriet Sophia Coe:
Harriet Sophia Coe was born in Lubec, Maine, married Joseph William Coe on December 2, 1861 and resided in Durham, New Hampshire.
About the Harriet Sophia Coe diary collection:
The collection consists of 17 diaries written between 1897 and 1916 by Harriet Sophia (Churchill) Coe. These diaries contain accounts of domestic activities and the day-to-day life of a Durham family. Harriet Coe mentions trips to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Brookline, Massachusetts to visit her daughters and briefly refers to other Durham families. Included in the collection are two scrapbooks and a number of photographs. The scrapbooks — probably owned by Harriet Coe’s son-in-law, Daniel Benjamin Ninde, a lawyer from Fort Wayne, IN — contain newspaper clippings, illustrations, and various witness testimonies. The subjects of the newspaper clippings include slavery, abolition, the Nebraska bill, temperance, and nativism.
Folder Listing:
I. Diaries
| f.1 | January 1, 1887-September 20, 1887. |
| f.2 | November 1, 1897-October 16, 1898. |
| f.3 | October 17, 1898-January 30, 1899. |
| f.4 | January 1, 1899-January 2, 1900. |
| f.5 | January 1-December 31, 1900. |
| f.6 | January 1-December 31, 1901. |
| f.7 | January 1-December 31, 1902. |
| f.8 | January 1-December 31, 1903. |
| f.1 | January 1-December 31, 1908. |
| f.2 | January 1-December 31, 1909. |
| f.3 | January 1-December 31, 1910. |
| f.4 | January 1-December 31, 1911. |
| f.5 | January 1-December 31, 1912. |
| f.6 | January 1-December 31, 1913. |
| f.7 | January 1-December 31, 1914. |
| f.1 | January 1-December 31, 1915. |
| f.2 | January 1-December 31, 1916. |
| f.3 | Loose newspaper clippings from the diaries, dates given. |
II. Photographs
| f.4 | a. Harriet Sophia Churchill Coe in the living room at “The Pines,” Durham. b. Harriet Sophia Churchill Coe at “The Pines,” Durham. c. Dining room at “The Pines,” Durham. d. Living room at “The Pines,” Durham. e. Living room at “The Pines,” Durham. f. Exterior of house/landscape, “The Pines,” Durham. g. Far end of living room, “The Pines,” Durham – Pickering family card table. h. Living room. i. Living room/dining room, Blunt painting over sideboard. j. Living room/dining room – hutch with china plates. k. Dining room at “The Pines,” General John Sullivan sideboard. l. Living room – fireplace, chairs, cabinet. m. Living room; lowboy and tea table belonged to Temperance Pickering Knight. n. Living room; gateleg table belonged to Joseph Coe. |
III. Scrapbooks
| f.19 | Two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, illustrations, and various witness testimonies. The
subjects of the newspaper clippings include slavery, abolition, the Nebraska bill, temperance, and nativism. Loose newspaper clippings from the scrapbooks. Issue of newspaper, The Western Independent, Saturday, August 19, 1871 (found in the scrapbook marked “Ninde”). Metal printing nameplate – Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Benjamin Ninde. |