Call Number:

C0621

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 0.8 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frances Pery Calvert Diaries, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1804-1847 (inclusive)

Creator:

Calvert, Frances Pery, 1767-1859.

Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Abstract:

Consists of forty-three diaries by Frances Pery Calvert, a well-connected British lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament.

Frances Pery Calvert was a well-connected lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament.

The collection consists of forty-three diaries by Calvert, a well-connected lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament. Collectively entitled Mes Souvenirs, the diaries date from September 30, 1804, through August 11, 1847. (Volumes covering the periods from June 17, 1806, to February 14, 1807, and from July 22, 1840 to August 8, 1845, have been omitted.) Calvert comments in her diaries on domestic matters, politics, and visits to London and abroad.