Overview of the Collection
Biography of Calista M. Stover
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Stover, Calista M., b. 1838 |
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Title:
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Calista M. Stover Papers |
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Dates:
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1859-1881 |
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Extent:
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55 items |
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Abstract:
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The essence of this collection is a
series of diaries and journals kept by Calista Stover and her daughter on several voyages by the
Ship DANIEL BARNES between 1882 and 1891. Joseph Stover was of course Master of the
vessel and ports of call included Honolulu, Australia, and Japan. |
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Abstract:
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Some of the diaries came to us unbound and several pages are missing or out of sequence. Penmanship
and organization of the entries is sloppy and in many cases difficult to follow. However this
collection does provide a valuable insight into a woman's life at sea, her activities aboard ship,
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Identification:
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Coll. 105 |
Calista Meader was born in Dover, Maine on January 8, 1838. As a young girl she attended
the Methodist-Episcopal Eastern Conference Seminary, where the seeds were sown for her later
deep religious convictions. In fact, Calista mentions this period in her life as the time when she
underwent a personal religious conversion.
Calista married Joseph Stover, a shipmaster from Bucksport, Maine, who was 20 years her
senior, in 1874. The following year she gave birth to a daughter, Maria, at the age of 37.
Calista Stover was a sensitive woman who appreciated nature and poetry. She was devoted
wife and mother. Along with her husband, she belonged to the upper middle class of their day.
She supported the temperance movement and followed the political activities of her time.
Between 1878 and 1892 Calista and her children spent a total of 12 years at sea, the only
interruption being the birth of her second child, Edward, in 1880. During her first voyage to
Java, Calista and her daughter Maria were gone for two years. In the years that followed she and
her family traveled around the world three times and made one trip across the Atlantic.
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Stover, Joseph
Stover, Maria, b. 1875
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Daniel Barnes (Ship)
Places:
Australia--Description and travel
Honolulu (Hawaii)--Description and travel
Japan--Description and travel
Subjects:
Seafaring life
Voyages and travels
Document Types:
Diaries
Occupations:
Shipmaster's spouses--Maine--Bucksport
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 105, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum,
Inc.
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the American Seamens Friend Society in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.
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American Seamen's Friend Society |
1/1 |
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BENNINGTON (Ship) |
1/1 |
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Bradley, Charley |
1/1 |
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Buck, Joseph |
1/1 |
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Caldwell, ? (General) |
1/1 |
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DANIEL BARNES (Ship) |
1/1 |
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Gilman, ? (Miss) |
1/1 |
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Lewis, John |
1/1 |
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Rowell, ? (Chaplain) |
1/1 |
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Spofford, Frank |
1/1 |
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Stitt, ? (Reverend) |
1/1 |
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Stover, Joseph G. |
1/1 |
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Stover, Ricky |
1/1 |
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Stover, Willy |
1/1 |
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Sweet, ? |
1/1 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Papers; 1866-1891
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Folder
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Scattered papers and correspondence; 1866-1891 |
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Miscellaneous unidentified material; undated |
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Volumes; 1861-1891
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Volume
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Autograph Album, Calista M. Stover; ca. 1861 |
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Autograph Album, Maria C. Stover; ca. 1883 |
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Diary, Calista M. Stover; 1876-1882 |
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Journal of a voyage to Japan (vol. 1) kept by Calista M. Stover, aboard Ship DANIEL BARNES; 1882 Mar-Jun |
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Continuation of preceeding volume; 1882 Jun-Jul |
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Diary of a trip to Honolulu, Australia, and Japan, kept by Calista M. Stover aboard Ship DANIEL BARNES; ca. 1888 |
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Continuation of preceeding volume; ca. 1888-1889 |
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Continuation of preceeding two volumes; 1890-1891 |
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Diary of the same voyage (i.e. Ship DANIEL BARNES to Honolulu, Australia, and Japan) kept by Calista's daughter, Maria Stover); 1888 |
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Continuation of vol. 9; 1889-1890 |
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