1855-1857
HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Bound, Box 9
GUSN-357297
Bound diary of Edward Walter Champney dated December 10, 1855 through January 2, 1857. The Champney family coat of arms is attached to the front cover of the diary. "Journal" is written above the coat of arms and "December 10 1855 / January 1 1857" below. Contains approximately 270 pages. On the inside of the back cover, the following label is found: "C.K. Darling / Stationer / 15 Exchange St. / Boston." Entries discuss topics such as the daily weather, local politics, such as the election of Alexander Rice to Boston mayor, national politics, such as the caning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks, descriptions of sermons from church and lectures from the Boston Lyceum, and more. Champney also included descriptions of his personal topics such as health, his activities with his family, friends, and the building of a house, among others.
diaries
weather
weather diaries
religions (concept)
Christianity
churches (buildings)
families
events
lectures
sermons
politics
lyceums (institutions)
diaries
Journal / December 10 1855 / January 1 1857 (handwritten)
C.K. Darling / Stationer / 15 Exchange St. / Boston. (Applied)
1 journal ; 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches
MS029
Miscellaneous manuscript collection
1991
MS029.002.014
Library & Archives purchase, 1991
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Champney, Edward Walter, 1810-1886 (Author)
Darling, Charles Kendall, 1822-1882 (Manufacturer)
diaries
Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Champney, Benjamin, 1817-1907
Brooks, Preston S. (Preston Smith), 1819-1857
Champney, Edward Walter, 1810-1886
Book
Politics
Very delicate condition. Many pages have separated from binding. Spine is completely destroyed. Front and back cover are connected by two pieces of material.
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-K-202; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Bound, Box 9
Written in English.
Edward Walter Champney was born in 1810 in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He was the brother of renowned White Mountain landscape artist Benjamin Champney (1817-1907). When Champney lived in Boston, he was a member of the millinery firm Champney Bros. on Devonshire Street. He retired from business when the store burned to the ground in the Great Boston Fire of 1872. He died in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 1886, leaving behind a wife and son.
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