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Eleanor B. Day Boyce Papers

Accession #: Ms51
Title: Eleanor B. Day Boyce Papers
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Physical Description: 5 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Description: 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. Sources: 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). Related Materials : See also Edward Boyce Papers (Ms 50) and John Fahey Papers (Ms 65 and Ms 98). Online finding aid available: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv75593.
Category: Manuscript Collection
Related Objects:
Ms50 (Boyce, Edward, Edward Boyce Papers, 1881 - 1941)
Credit Line: Eleanor B. Day Boyce Papers (Ms 51), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

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