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The Legacy Book In America, 1664–1792, Roxanne Harde, Lindsay Yakimyshyn Oct 2021

The Legacy Book In America, 1664–1792, Roxanne Harde, Lindsay Yakimyshyn

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Legacy books in colonial America were instruments for the transmission of cultural values between generations: the dying mother (usually) instructing and advising children on the path to salvation and heavenly reunions. They were a popular and influential form of women’s discourse that distilled the ideologies of the religious establishment into practical and emotional lessons for lay persons, especially the young.

This collection draws together legacy texts written by colonial American women and girls: five mother’s legacy books and two legacies by children, organized here chronologically. These legacies were writ­ten in anticipation of dying, making awareness of death central to the …


Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives Jan 2019

Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records

Finding aid for the Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records.


Faculty Wives Scrapbook, Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Jan 1924

Faculty Wives Scrapbook, Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives

Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records

Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Scrapbook, 1924-1961.