Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diaries of a South Boston father and son. Dexter Reeves, Sr. chronicled the last fifteen years of his life (1869-1884), including daily notes on weather; management of his household; reading, book purchases, and borrowing habits; attendance at lectures at the Lowell Institute, Mechanics Istitute, Woman's Suffrage Baazar, and Universalist Church; leisure activities with family; and significant Boston area events such as the 250th Year of the Settlement of Boston, Great Boston...

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Collection is open for research; digital version also available.