Boyce, Eleanor B. Day
(Eleanor Berniece Day), 1867-1951
Title:
Eleanor B. Day Boyce Papers
Dates:
1887-1951 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Collection Number:
Ms 51
Summary:
Diaries (1901, 1907-1950) chiefly
recording personal income, but containing occasional brief personal entries;
and correspondence mainly with her brothers, Harry L. and Jerome Day, regarding
mining and other financial matters.
Repository:
Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 363-5313 Fax: (509) 363-5303 Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Languages:
Materials are
inEnglish
Sponsor:
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
Eleanor Day was the second child of Henry and Ellen Day. She graduated
from the State Normal School at San Jose, CA in 1887 and moved to Spokane
Falls, Washington Territory where she served as and elementary school
principal, 1887-1891. From Spokane she moved to northern Idaho, teaching at
Wardner, 1894-1894; Wallace, 1894-1896; and Gem, 1896-1901. She is reputed to
have invested most of her income in the Hercules Mine. When the Hercules struck
ore in 1901, the Days and a small group of investors became extremely wealthy.
Because she was a person of sound business judgment, her brothers often sought
her counsel in business matters.
Content Description
The collection includes Eleanor Boyce’s diaries, 1901, 1907-1950. They
contain occasional brief personal entries, but the bulk are records of personal
income. The correspondence is mainly with Harry L. and Jerome Day regarding
mining and other financial matters.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is not restricted.
Restrictions on Use :
Collection is open for use.
Preferred Citation :
Eleanor B. Day Boyce Papers (Ms 51), Eastern Washington State
Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information :
Donated by Henry Day Ellis, 1984 (L84-363).
Processing Note :
Processed to the file folder level.
Bibliography :
Fahey, John. "Ed Boyce and the Western Federation of Miners,"
Idaho Yesterdays (Vol. 25, No. 3), pp.
18-30.
Fahey, John.
The Days of the Hercules (Moscow, ID:
University Press of Idaho, 1978).
Additional Reference Guides :
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern
Washington State Historical Society, 1987).
Related Materials :
See also Edward Boyce Papers (Ms 50) and John Fahey Papers (Ms 65 and
Ms 98).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring
materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using
these headings.
Personal Names :
Boyce, Edward, 1862-1941--Wife of
Boyce, Eleanor B. Day (Eleanor Berniece Day),
1867-1951--Archives
Day, Harry L. (Harry Loren), 1865-1942--Correspondence
