Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 235 Collections and/or Records:
John McCoy collection
Collection — Folder S2187
Identifier: S2187
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "The Index to the Diary of John M'Coy of Clark County, Indiana, July 17, 1847 - April 30, 1852, compiled by Elizabeth Hayward, 1939" and "Extracts from the Diaries of John M'Coy of Clark County, Indiana, edited with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Elizabeth Hayward, Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1943." The manuscript which Ms. Hayward prepared in 1943 gives a history of the family on pages 1-5. From pages 6 to 16, she records items from John's diaries...
Dates:
1842-1943
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John McCoy collection
John Prichet journals
Collection
Identifier: L130
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three hand written journals (1849-1851) of John Prichet describing his journey from Indiana to California during the Gold Rush. His journals cover his trip from Centreville, Indiana to California by steamboat on the Ohio and Missouri rivers, and overland from Independence, Missouri to California using the Truckee River route; his life in the mining camps near Yuba City and Sacramento, California; and his return trip by ship from San Francisco through Panama, to New...
Dates:
1849-1851
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Prichet journals
John Tipton collection
Collection
Identifier: L160
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Tipton’s correspondence and business papers from the period 1810-1839 in Indiana. His correspondence, including retained copies of his outgoing letters, includes letters relating to the operations of the Indiana Militia in the 1810s; and political correspondence regarding the work of the state legislature (1820s-1830s), his senatorial elections (1831, 1832), his appointments to federal office (1831-1839), and local, state, and national issues, particularly...
Dates:
1806-1858
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Tipton collection
Joseph Edward Haub diary
Collection — Folder S2814
Identifier: S2814
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the diary of Joseph Edward Haub, with entries ranging from 1901 to 1936. The early entries are written in German and the back of the diary contains addresses and biographical information about family and friends written by his wife, Katherine, in English.
Dates:
1901-1936
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Edward Haub diary
Joseph Jenckes journal
Collection — Folder OB178
Identifier: OB178
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the journals of Joseph Jenckes, beginning in January of 1821 and continuing through October of 1822. Jenckes includes accounts of work accomplished by hired farm hands, weather conditions, and social life in Vigo County.
Dates:
1821-1822
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Jenckes journal
Joseph Marshall Francis collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2262
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items of Joseph and Kate Francis from the time they lived in Japan in the 1890s, including a letter, an unused postcard, a newspaper and several telegrams written in Japanese. A few of the items are dated, including a February 10, 1894 postcard written in English by Kate Francis and sent to Mrs. C. M. Stevens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a housing contract for the summer of 1896 written in Japanese; and several tickets for a charity bazaar that was held in April...
Dates:
1927
Josephine B. Stayman collection
Collection
Identifier: L240
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, advertisements, notes, cards, recipes, account book, diaries, postcards, photographs, and ribbons relating to Josephine Brown Stayman and her father Chalmers Brown, principally in Indianapolis, Marion County, indiana ranging from 1840 to 1967 regarding Indiana politics, civic societies and issues, and day to day events (diaries).
Dates:
1840-1967
Joshua Reed and Lura Maria Giddings collection
Collection
Identifier: L332
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Joshua Giddings' letters to his daughter, wife, and other members of his family, written from Washington, D. C. (1840-1858) and Montreal, Canada (1862-1864), journals and diaries of Lura Maria Giddings (1858-1870), Lura's biography of her father, the memoirs of Joshua Giddings, and family photographs.
Dates:
1799-1870
Josiah Hurty journal
Collection — Folder S2997
Identifier: S2997
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of a journal kept by Josiah Hurty from 1849 to 1864 and transcribed by his great-granddaughter Alice Austin Martin in 1998. The bulk of the journal ranges from January 1860 to September 1864 and consists of Hurty’s entries regarding his daily activities and travels. Of special note are his comments about the events leading up to and following the start of the Civil War. The collection also includes biographical sketches regarding Josiah, Ann and their...
Dates:
1849-1864, 1998
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Josiah Hurty journal
Josiah M. Hickman diary
Collection — Folder S0649
Identifier: S0649
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a diary from Josiah M. Hickman in Indiana ranging from 1848 to 1861 regarding his life and experiences.
Dates:
1848-1861
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Josiah M. Hickman diary
