Weather
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Rapin Andrews collection
Collection
Identifier: L004
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of the weather diary begun by Rapin Andrews in 1837. After his death in 1849, the diary was continued by an unknown individual. Locations for temperature readings were Gorham, Ontario County, New York (1837-1839) and Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana. Rapin recorded the temperature three times daily. He also noted wind speed and direction, and included notes about the overall conditions for that day. Occasionally, Andrews included other notes about recent...
Dates:
1837-1874
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Rapin Andrews collection
Robert G. Graydon weather diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0536
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of seven weather diaries kept by Dr. Robert G. Graydon ranging from 1855 to 1898. Every entry includes the daily temperature which Dr. Graydon took three times every day, morning, midday, and evening. Many of the entries include the wind direction, appearance of the sky, and notations regarding precipitation. The majority of the entries are for Southport, Indiana, with a few months of entries for Greenwood, Indiana and Tyler, Texas
Dates:
1855-1898
Siege of Corinth, Civil War letter
Collection — Folder S2617
Identifier: S2617
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a single letter created by an unidentified Union soldier on May 19, 1862 regarding his experience at the Siege of Corinth, which took place from April 29th to May 30th, 1862. The letter specifically discusses the soldier's health, his regiment's movements, the weather, his experience on pickett, and his thoughts on his commanding officers and what the Union army will do next.
Dates:
1862
Thomas W. Barnett papers
Collection
Identifier: L571
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photocopied diary of Thomas W. Barnett when he lived in Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana, from 1861 – 1870. Diary in folder 1, is written on pages from The Franklin Almanac and Diary for the Year 1861, which consists of 2 pages per month with a space for each date, the first page also showing sunrise, sunset, moon rise and moon setting time for each time zone in the United States, as well as the phases of the moon. This is a daily diary with...
Dates:
1861-1870
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas W. Barnett papers
W. B. Young daily journal
Collection — Folder S1476
Identifier: S1476
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of a daily journal book W.B. Young in West Union, Adams County, Ohio and Fulton County, Indiana ranging from 1849 to 1867, generally concerning daily activities, travel, business, politics, and the weather.
Dates:
1849-1867
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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W. B. Young daily journal
William Frederick August Bernhamers daily journal
Collection — Volume V023
Identifier: V023
Scope and Contents
This collection is a daily journal kept by William Frederick August Bernhamers from January 1st, 1868 to December 31st, 1868. Each entry contains the weather for that particular day and can last for a couple of words or a couple of sentences describing William’s activities for the day. The journal is entirely handwritten and there is also a listing of finances at the end of the journal divided by month.
Dates:
1867-1868
Zerilla L. Kimberling collection
Collection — Folder S2361
Identifier: S2361
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the diary of Zerilla L. Kimberling written in the 1878 purchasers' pass book, "Leading Business Firms of Shelbyville, Ind." The diary entries mention the weather, church activities, and her paternal grandparents' genealogy and range from 1879 to 1881. The collection also includes photocopies of letters to Zerilla and her sister, Estella, and range from 1883 to 1905. The bulk of the letters were written to Zerilla from her friend, Iva Rice Beard, and discuss love,...
Dates:
1883-1904
