Julia M. Ellison Travel Journal

Collection

Identifier: MS E1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

European travel journal of Kirksville, Missouri, resident Julia M. Ellison, which includes her travel in Germany, Russia, Sweden and Norway. In the summer of 1909, Mrs Ellison made a "spur of the moment" decision to take an extended European trip. This 150 page journal is the diary of a portion of that trip. The first entry, June 16, 1909, was written mid-ocean aboard The President Lincoln of the Hamburg-American Line, and recounts the events leading up to her "unexpected" trip as well as what occurred from the time she left home on June 5 to the date of writing. Mrs Ellison began her tour from Berlin, stopping for a few days in Warsaw before spending a little over a week in Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg). She went from there to Helsinki, spent another few days in Sweden (Stockholm and Golinberg) then took a month's tour of Norway. From mid August to the first of October, she lived in Berlin then moved to Dresden where she remained the rest of the winter. In her February 14, 1910 entry from Dresden, the last in the journal, Mrs Ellison indicates she will leave the next day for Italy. The last page of the journal contains addresses for George Schultz, London, England; F Schultz, Huyton, Lancashire, England; D W Scarisbrick, Liverpool, England; and Mrs Alfred A Stoneberger, Paris, France.

Dates

1909 June 16–1910 February 14

Creator

Hatch, Julia M., 1850-1916 (Person)

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Biographical Note

Julia M. Hatch (1850-1916), the daughter of Rev Samuel and Julia (Bradford) Hatch, was born in Kentucky and raised in Canton, Missouri. She attended Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, then married Kirksville attorney and future judge Andrew Ellison in 1869 and spent the rest of her life in his home town. Mrs. Ellison was very active in the women's clubs of Kirksville, including Colonial Dames, Daughters of the American Revolution and Sojourner's Club. She was an officer in all three of these organizations and an organizing member of the Sojourner's Club.

Extent

1 journal

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is organized into a single series - Julia M. Ellison Travel Journal, 1909 June 16–1910 February 14.

Physical Description

A page has been cut from the middle of two entries. There seems to be nothing missing from the June 22 entry written in Berlin; the sentence continues its flow from one page to the next despite the removed page in between. (Mrs Ellison possibly made a "mess" and decided to tear it out and start over.) Part of the narrative was definitely removed when the page was cut from the August 1 entry at Förde, Norway. Wording on the following page gives the impression that it included something which Mrs Ellison regretted writing.