Ramsey County History – Summer 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Porches and Parties Around the Piano; A Year in the Life of Mary Etta Manship”

Growing Up in St. Paul: Porches and Parties Around the Piano; A Year in the Life of Mary Etta Manship

Author: Margaret Manship

“We sat on the porch all evening.” Selections from the summer 1898 to spring 1899 diary of 17-year-old Mary Etta Manship, sister of sculptor Paul Manship. “After supper we all went in the sitting room and sang for two or three hours. What a swell day!”

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