ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
Margaret M. Squires Collection

Collection Number
SC 501

OCLC Number
1542851858

Creator 
Margaret M. Squires (c.1826-March 9, 1887)

Provenance 
Purchased from Certain Books in 2003.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note 
Physical description: 1 book; 11.5cm x 20.5cm; 30 unpaginated pages; evidence of previous repair work in the form of sewing on a cover.

The collection comprises one volume: it is a 1842 manuscript composition book with handwritten poems, notes, and other writings attributed to Margaret M. Squires of Sag Harbor, New York. In the inside cover, written in cursive handwriting in pencil, is this information: "Margaret M. Squires - Composition Book - Sag Harbor - April 19, 1842."

Squires (born circa 1826 in Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York) was the daughter of Stephen Squires (born about 1791 in Water Mill, Suffolk County, New York) and Nancy Strong (born September 24, 1793, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, New York).  She married Edward Bingly Hill on December 7, 1847 in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York.  They had three children: Julia Lockwood Hill Alling (1849–1916), George D Hill (1853–1909), and Edward Buchanan "Ed" Hill (1857–1940). Squires died sometime before 1888 in Sag Harbor.  

Through her writing, she explored themes of nature, spirituality, and the passage of time. Titles of her works in the composition book include “On the New Year,” “On Gratitude,” “Mountains,” and “On Fall and Winter.”

Arrangement and Processing Note
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in September 2025.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Margaret M. Squires Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Subjects
Squires, Margaret M., 1826-1887.
Teenagers' writings, American -- New York (State) -- Sag Harbor.
Youth -- New York (State) -- Sag Harbor.