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A Domestic Journal Kept by Order of the Deaconesses, 1883-1885.

1883-1885

Object ID
1958.10459.1
Physical description
1 volume (95 pages)
Scope and content

A Domestic Journal Kept by Order of the Deaconesses, 1879-1882. Kept by Anna Dodgson. A record of daily events, arrivals and departures, meetings, work activities primarily of the sisters, year-end summaries of provisions and sales work and occasional membership lists.

Arrangement

Series 1: Family Journals; Subseries 2: Deaconesses' Journals

Files

Vol-128

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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. A Domestic Journal Kept by Order of the Deaconesses, 1883-1885.. https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=867. Accessed on April 18, 2024

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Dodgson, Anna

1818-1897

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Shane Rothe

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Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.