Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 235 Collections and/or Records:
Ebenezer Sharpe diary
Collection — Folder S1167
Identifier: S1167
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one diary from Ebenezer Sharpe in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1851 to 1853, concerning daily life in the capitol, family life, and teaching, as well as clippings of "A Hoosier Listening Post" by Kate Milner Rabb.
Dates:
1851-1853
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ebenezer Sharpe diary
Edith L. Moore collection
Collection
Identifier: G-124
Scope and Contents
This collection consists largely of the genealogical research done by Edith L. Moore and other members of her family, ranging from 1848 to 2005. Moore collected her own writings, family research, correspondence about her research, and created family trees. The smaller series within the collection consist of personal papers relating specifically to Edith Moore, her early life and career, the entirety of her correspondence and that of other members of her family, family papers, especially of her...
Dates:
1848-2005
Found in:
Genealogy
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Edith L. Moore collection
Edmund Engle Civil War diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: L410
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photostats of muster rolls, a marriage license, and other government papers of Captain Edmund Engle ranging from 1856 to 1880. Along with the official military documents, the collection also contains four diaries written by Engle. The diaries span from 1864 to 1866 and focuses primarily on his day-to-day activities like marching, encampment, and the general health of other soldiers.
Dates:
1856-1880
Edward S. Scott journal
Collection — Folder S1154
Identifier: S1154
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a signed, typed transcript of Edward S. Scott’s journal, dated February 9-18, 1864, describing his attempted escape from Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia through the Yankee tunnel with over 100 other prisoners of war.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edward S. Scott journal
Elijah Evan Edwards collection
Collection
Identifier: L049
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of copies of the journal of Elijah Evan Edwards while a student at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) at Greencastle, Indiana. Within the journal, Edwards describes life as a student and the cost, societies, and activities while there.
Dates:
1846-1850
Elisha C. Beeman collection
Collection — Folder S2554
Identifier: S2554
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Elisha C. Beeman's diary containing entries regarding his daily activities, food, and travel while serving in the Civil War (1864-1865, undated), notes regarding Bible passages (undated), and personal account notations for purchases and work done (1869 and undated). Also included are photocopies of the diary pages, a July 6, 1864 military pass issued at Bridgeport, Alabama, three loose diary pages (circa 1864-1865), two letters sent to Elisha from his father on December...
Dates:
1863-1869, undated
Eliza O. Slocum diary
Collection — Folder S1196
Identifier: S1196
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of Eliza O. Slocum's diary and it has entries from when she lived in Indiana and a few entires from the time she lived in Iowa (1857- circa 1880s). Mrs. Slocum recorded family events, daily activities, prayer meetings, and notes about the Indian mission in an 1857 edition of The People's Pocket Diary published by Rumrell and Brother of New York. The diary entries were written on the day of the month they occurred, but the years vary. For example, the...
Dates:
1857-circa 1880s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Eliza O. Slocum diary
Enoch Honeywell diary
Collection — Folder S0678
Identifier: S0678
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 112-page typed transcription of Enoch Honeywell's diary relating his experiences traveling from New York to Ohio and Indiana from 1815 to 1820 to trade goods. He included prices of land and items available for purchase from the different areas he passed through. The diary also relates Honeywell's 70-day boat trip from Lawrenceburg, Indiana to New Orleans, Louisiana, his observations about the southern city, and his travel by ship back to New York in 1817.
Dates:
1816-1820
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Enoch Honeywell diary
Enoch Richard Steen diary
Collection — Folder S1244
Identifier: S1244
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 62-page, typed transcript of the diary of Enoch Richard Steen from 1865, concerning his hobbies and social activities, farm work, the end of the U.S. Civil War, and experiences in Montana around Virginia City and Helena during the gold rush era.
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Enoch Richard Steen diary
Ethel Bossom collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L338
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 16 diaries written by Ethel Bossom detailing her daily activities ranging from 1945 to 1959.
Dates:
1945-1959
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ethel Bossom collection
