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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 236 Collections and/or Records:

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

Julius M. Waldschmidt collection

 Collection — Folder S1775
Identifier: S1775
Scope and Contents This collection includes a diary kept by Julius Waldschmidt with military-related expenses detailed by date during 1865. Also included within the diary are possible unit locations and names of individuals he served alongside. On December 28, 1889, Julius corresponded with William F. Fox, State of New York Forest Commission, concerning where to purchase a copy of "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865." Several pages from "Regimental Losses" is included. Excerpts in the report...
Dates: 1865-1918

Kathaleen Johnson Carter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0234
Scope and Contents This collection includes a photocopy of typed and autographed documents from Esther Stanton Hampton Woodward in Florida between 1953 and 1967 regarding poetry about her late husband, Col Stanley Woodward; a photocopy of a typed document by Anna M. Votaw, undated, regarding Andrew Hampton; a photocopy of a typed diary by Sarah Ann Hampton Johnson, in Indiana, ranging from 1851 to 1882, regarding personal matters; and a photocopy of a typed and autographed diary by Jane Moon Hampton, in Indiana,...
Dates: 1851-1967, undated

Kathryn Fletcher Davis family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L382
Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs, personal diaries, account books, and cassette tapes from Kathryn Fletcher Davis ranging from 1900 to 1975 regarding her life, daily expenses, and family. Her diaries record her every day life, including her relationships with family members, illnesses, household chores, and her attempts to bring in additional income through boarders and other jobs. The account books are detailed records of the family's expenses. Notable items include a small mirror with a...
Dates: circa 1900-1976

Kinzer family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0784
Scope and Contents This collection includes photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's pocket diary from 1865, a journal written by Jacob or William Kinzer during a trip west in 1869, and a pocket diary from 1870. Also included are photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's draft notice, dated November 16, 1864, and a house rental agreement between Jacob Kinzer and William Ballard, dated March 15, 1865.
Dates: 1864-1970

L. B. Graves collection

 Collection
Identifier: L378
Scope and Contents The collection consists mostly of almanacs and diaries of L.B. Graves, which date from 1881 to 1961. With the exception of Barker’s Illustrated Almanac, L.B. Graves used almanacs as diaries. L.B. Graves kept all diaries, except for a student diary kept by his wife. The diaries include notations of farm chores or conditions and the social obligations of Mr. and Mrs. Graves, the latter related to such activities as church attendance, the Methodist Men’s Club, a...
Dates: 1881-1956

Lambert, Miller, and White family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L476
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, and business papers of the Lambert, Miller, and White family ranging from 1824 to 1968. The bulk of the correspondence is between the Lamberts, Millers, and Whites (1885-1932), but also includes many letters from the Saunders family in Iowa, Kentucky, and Washington (1895-1950). The collection also contains Paschal T. Lambert's reminiscences of his early childhood in Indiana (undated); family diaries (1897-1943); Oscar G. Miller's autograph...
Dates: 1824-1968

Leonard Mahan diary

 Collection — Folder S2191
Identifier: S2191
Scope and Contents This collection is a typed copy of Leonard H. Mahan's diary from January 3, 1862 through August 6, 1863. The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 and 7, 1862, is on pages 2 and 3. Entries for 1863 begin on page 7. His final entry on August 6, 1863 states: "Strong talk of an early move. Suppose we will start on Monday for East Tenn. or Chattanooga. Army in splendid condition." On pages 12 and 13, Leonard listed the members of Company C, 31st Infantry, with himself as First Sergeant. On page 13, he gives...
Dates: 1862-1863

LeRoy L. Shutes collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1185
Scope and Contents This collection contains a typewritten copy of "Diary - Eight Hundred Miles -Twenty Six Days - Covered Wagon - 1862 - Wyandott County, Ohio - Carroll County, Iowa" by Mary Alice Shutes made and copyrighted in 1967 from a copy created by Julia Curtis, Mary Alice Shutes Mallory's daughter, under the supervision of her mother. Mary Alice Shutes Mallory kept the diary, along with her stepmother, Ann, while the family traveled from Ohio to Iowa in 1862. The collection also includes copies of "Stack...
Dates: 1967-1971

Leslie E. Werry collection

 Collection — Folder S1385
Identifier: S1385
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers concerning Leslie E. Werry in Hartford City, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1962, regarding his life and medical career. They include a three-page biography by Cecil Beeson, Jr. entitled "Our Doctor," as well as photocopies of a 1957 daily diary written by Leslie E. Werry, and an obituary for his wife, Clara Werry.
Dates: 1919-1962