Mabel at Syracuse University: A Trip to Foote’s Bookstore, 1908
In 1908, while attending Syracuse University, Alice Mabel Allen (1886-1976) kept a diary which is being published each week. In last week’s entries Mabel had returned to her hometown of Adams in Jefferson County, NY for winter break. This week she returns to school. Monday, February 3 Very cold. After breakfast we...




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