Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Martha J. Savary diary
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Martha J. Savary diary
- Date
- 1857-1858 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Savary, Martha Jane, 1844-1930
- Extent
- 0.035 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Domestic relations.
- Education, Elementary
- Religion
- Second Great Awakening
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0217: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Martha J. Savary diary, 1857, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Martha Jane Savary (1844-1930) was born in Groveland, Massachusetts to Charles Griffin Savary (1821-1881), a shoemaker, and Martha E. Griffith (1820-1910). She had two brothers, Edward (b. 1843) and Warren (1849-1851). Martha's older brother Edward was an apprentice under their father, until he was drafted into the union army in 1864, serving as a private with Company M, Massachusetts 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment. In 1864, Martha married Aaron Broadstreet Parker (1840-1911), a tanner, and together the couple had four children: Eben Rollins (1865-1866), Nathaniel Edward (1867-1949), Broadstreet (1869-1890), and Joseph S. (1872-1947).
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Martha J. Savary diary (dated 1857-1858; 0.035 cubic feet; 1 folder) comprises one diary that documents the life of 12-year old Martha Savary in Groveland, Massachusetts in the late 1850s. In the diary, Martha writes about attending school, visiting neighbors and friends, attending church services and religious events, the activities of her family members, and the weather. At one point, she writes about hearing a sermon from Ralph Waldo Emerson at the church her family attended.
- The Martha J. Savary diary is part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Martha J. Savary diary, 1857-1858
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