Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 242 Collections and/or Records:
Aurelius M. Willoughby collection
Collection
Identifier: L303
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Aurelius Willoughby's Civil War diaries ranging from 1861 to 1865. Also included are discharge papers, memorabilia, and personal business papers dating from 1864 to 1917 and a manuscript history of Company H. 39th Indiana with photographs, circa 1910. The collection also includes 2 tintypes of Aurelius Willoughby, 32 cartes-de-visite depicting landmarks in Washington D.C., Georgia, and Niagra Falls, in addition to two portraits of Confederate General T. R. R. Cobb and...
Dates:
1861-1950
Benjamin F. Magee journal
Collection
Identifier: S0917
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a journal from Benjamin F. Magee in Indiana ranging from 1680 to 1905 regarding the Magee family history.
Dates:
1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Benjamin F. Magee journal
Benjamin Franklin Askren diary
Collection — Folder S3065
Identifier: S3065
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a diary from Benjamin Franklin Askren in Nashville, Tennessee ranging from January 1 to June 10, 1864 regarding troop movements, soldiers in their free time, their duties, inspections and drills and his facial wound and his eventual decision to live during the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1864
Benjamin Williams diary
Collection — Folder S3050
Identifier: S3050
Scope and Contents
The collection includes two items, a photocopied Civil War diary kept by Williams and a photocopy from a Gibson County history with a history of the 91st Regiment. The diary dates from October 12, 1861 to July 1, 1864. The entries vary from short entries of one or two sentences to lengthy retrospective essays. Early 1863 references concern travel by steamer on the Ohio River in the area of Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson and Spottsville, Kentucky. Afterwards, Williams’ company briefly...
Dates:
1861-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Benjamin Williams diary
Blanche Hinshaw collection
Collection
Identifier: L413
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of account book pages from James Haines and diary pages from George Hinshaw in Indiana ranging from 1833 to 1903 regarding everyday events.
Dates:
1833-1903
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Blanche Hinshaw collection
Blaze Robertson collection
Collection — Folder S1125
Identifier: S1125
Scope and Contents
There are twenty-two photocopied pages, some typed and some handwritten, in this collection. Charles Boswell wrote one page entitled "Reminiscences." Five pages list descendants but without any dates. Eight pages are excerpts from an 1813 diary by Mr. Robertson [first name unknown], and were typed by Ben H. Robertson, Distributing Company of Tacoma, Washington, during January 1958. The next seven pages are hand-written and give a history of the Robertson family. The last page, dated November 1,...
Dates:
1644-1967
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Blaze Robertson collection
Branham family papers
Collection
Identifier: S3199
Scope and Contents
This collection contains David Branham’s letters to his wife, Cynthia, written while he was supervising railroad construction in Martinsville. Also included are family letters written during the Civil War, legal and business papers, minutes of the Soldiers Aid Society of North Madison, Indiana, and a certificate of thanks to William Branham for serving as a volunteer during the Civil War. There are also a certificate of thanks to William Branham for serving as a volunteer during the...
Dates:
1812-1896
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Branham family papers
Brayton L. Keene papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0757
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten diary and photocopy from Zebidiah Gates (with later entries by other people) in Connecticut ranging from 1777 to 1891 regarding military life and business transactions.
Dates:
1777-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brayton L. Keene papers
C. H. R. Anderson weather diaries
Collection — Folder S2992
Identifier: S2992
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two leather diaries from C. H. R. Anderson ranging from 1881-1885 regarding weather and local events.
Dates:
1881-1885
Caleb Anderson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0022
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three diaries of Caleb Anderson (1875, 1881, 1884-1885), in which he recorded the weather, prices, and his accounts. It also includes family letters and business papers; the correspondence of John T. Anderson regarding his work as an agent of the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad in Ladoga (1864-1865); and John T. Anderson's record book of goods woven at the Ladoga mills (1882-1887).
Dates:
1856-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Caleb Anderson papers
