Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 245 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Francis collection
Collection
Identifier: L247
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, sermons, diaries, photographs, publications, clippings, biographies and writings, speeches, a guestbook, and scrapbooks from Joseph Francis, ranging from 1863 to 1950, regarding Francis' travels abroad, his clerical vocation and career, family life, travel, and service during World War I. Correspondence includes letters to Harriet Louise Hooker in Indianapolis. There is also material regarding the history of the Episcopalian Church in Indianapolis.
Dates:
1863-1950, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Francis collection
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 correspondence, papers, newspaper clippings, advertisements, pamphlets, notes, greeting and calling cards, recipes, diaries, postcards, photographs, ribbons, fabric swatches, and an account book from Josephine Brown Stayman and Chalmers Brown, principally in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1840 to 1967, regarding the insurance industry, Indiana politics, societies and clubs, and daily life.Oversize items include Chalmers Brown's...
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
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
