Smoak, Sarah Virginia Means, 1857-1913
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sarah Virginia Means Smoak family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1974-0213M
Scope and Contents
Sarah V. Means' diary (1874-1876) while she is a student at Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, and later when she taught school herself. Sarah wrote about amusements, education, and the teachers at Weslyan, about her cousin's mental illness, race relations in Barnesville, Georgia, where she travels, and various aspects of family relations. Also included are: a Civil War letter by A. P. Smoak, later Sarah's husband; a letter home from Texas by their son, Charles M....
Dates:
1864-1913