1800s Laptop

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Title

Description

This artifact is John Hostage's "laptop," or portable writing station, containing photos, letters, postcards, a journal documenting financial transactions, , writing materials, a diary/daily log for the year of 1902, and what appears to be three books of Hostage's own poetry.

Creator

John Briayne Arthur Hostage

Source

Kelley Bergholtz

Publisher

Unpublished

Rights

Original Owner: John Briayne Arthur Hostage (deceased)
Current Owner: Kelley S. Bergholtz (through inheritance)

Language

English

Identifier

Coverage

1850-1874
1875-1899
1900-1924
1925-1949

Diary and Journal Item Type Metadata

Genre

journal

Material

paper, lined paper, unlined paper, gridded paper, note card, post card, pencil, stamps, leather

Circulation

"Person to Person (Analogue)."

Linguistic Text

journals containing poetry, financial transactions, postcards, letters, and daily logs of all types of observations (weather, visits to the doctor, telephone calls, ceremonial events, etc).

Visual Text

images of various family members

Dimension

24" x 16" x 8"

Description of Enclosed Items

This artifact is John Hostage's "laptop," or portable writing station, containing photos, letters, postcards, a journal documenting financial transactions, , writing materials, a diary/daily log for the year of 1902, and what appears to be three books of Hostage's own poetry.

Source of Enclosed Items

John Briayne Arthur Hostage

Uploaded

Joel Bergholtz 11/05/17

Files

JohnArthurChesterHostageLaptop.pdf
LettersHostage.pdf
InsideTheBooksHostage.pdf

Citation

John Briayne Arthur Hostage , “1800s Laptop,” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed March 28, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/554.

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