2 10 11 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/afd5e8311cb3da42b9f4f2ea7eb28e77.png 4ca5116a0f186471ebb5bb306fa2c0f0 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/a3f13f57be57cf9d37b61aae89663278.png 7c961eaa2d662f1235244beb3ba86e78 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Diary of Cornelia Horsford Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cornelia Horsford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 10th, 1882 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Description An account of the resource Cornelia Conway Fenton Horsford (1861-1944) Cornelia "Nellie" Conway Fenton Horsford was an 8th generation descendant of the Sylvester family. During her lifetime, Sylvester Manor served as a summer home for the family -- a drastic change from the manor's past uses. This selection from Cornelia's diary, written when she was twenty-one years old, shows her deep connection to summers at Shelter Island and the influence they had on her girlhood and womanhood. Audiences may consider the universality of personal connections to place. Audiences may also consider the differences in lifestyle that an affluent white woman in the 19th century experienced compared to her ancestors. Cornelia was highly educated and followed in her father's footsteps to pursue archaeology, taking an expedition to Iceland to study structures built by Viking settlers. In her spare time she also practiced watercolor painting and poetry, as demonstrated by her diary entry. Cornelia inherited Sylvester Manor following her mother's death in 1903. She never married and maintained the property until her own death in 1944. She devoted her time at the Manor to garden work, renovating the property to modernize it, and studying her family history. Subject The topic of the resource Genealogy, Shelter Island (N.Y.), Horsford, Cornelia, 1861-, Personal papers, Poetry 19th century Cornelia Horsford Diary Faith Girlhood Personal writing Shelter Island - NY Womanhood