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Adelaide C. Okell Diary, 1898
Title: Adelaide C. Okell Diary
ID: OGLMC 378
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Predominant Dates: June-September 1898
Abstract
Diary recording Okell's trip to Europe in the summer of 1898
Administrative/Biographical History
Adelaide C. Okell was a concert pianist who lived in New York City. She studied piano under Madame Teresa Carreno, a world famous pianist in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the summer of 1898, Okell took a trip to Europe. In 1917, she lived on West 84th Street and was employed as a pianist.
Sources:
General & Business Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan & Bronx City of New York, 1917
E-mail from Karen Sinunu to Curt Hanson, Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, July 2011
Administrative Information
Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Note:
The donor is unknown and the acquisition records are unavailable.
Preferred Citation: Adelaide C. Okell Diary. OGLMC 378, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revisions: Finding aid migrated to Archon in November 2013.
Collection Material Type: Diaries
Scope and Contents: The Adelaide C. Okell Diary records her first trip to Europe in the summer of 1898. Journal entries are dated June 10-September 14, 1898. The diary is handwritten in English, but is difficult to read. The diary is original, with most entries written in pen, and is 177 pages in length.