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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:

Hazel Cortright diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065487328]
Identifier: 4972
Scope and content

Diaries of Hazel Cortright of Tompkins County concerning domestic life, and personal activities and expenses; also a baby book and anniversary book.

Dates: 1921-1924.

Hazel Marie Hauck papers

 Collection
Identifier: 23-14-730
Abstract Includes correspondence with former students and Cornell administrators; her Nigerian diaries and manuscript and typescript notes and statistical reports, and pamphlets concerning nutrition and disease in Thailand, Nigeria, and elsewhere; articles by Hauck concerning her work in those countries and general problems of nutrition; photographs of Thai and Nigerian children, showing the effects of malnutrition; her M.A. and Ph.D. theses ; and notes, syllabi, reading lists, and other material...
Dates: 1924-1960.

Helen Brown Bothwell diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065093019]
Identifier: 4584
Scope and content

Fifty three diaries describing daily farm life, family events, and including personal accounts, in Tompkins County, New York.

Dates: 1864-1922.

Helen Magill White papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 17 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065305579]
Identifier: 4107
Abstract

Includes Magill family correspondence; correspondence between Helen and friends; papers pertaining to Helen's work as principal of Howard Institute; letters between Helen and A. D. White before and after their marriage; correspondence with White's children; correspondence with Karin, Helen's daughter; and microfilm of diaries.

Dates: 1865-1938.

Helen Tooke Butler, collector, family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2306
Scope and content Papers of the Tooke (Tuke) family and various relatives include diaries of Isaac P. Richmond, his son, and other family members, who lived in Knoxboro, Oneida County, and nearby, mainly concerning school days, hop growing and other farm work, and the activities of family and friends; accounts, 1897-1909, of Isaac Richmond, a licensed preacher, with the Vernon Center Methodist-Episcopal Society and the Hector Union Society, a recipe and remedy book, 1887, of Mary E. Tooke and announcements...
Dates: 1819-1963.

Helena and Elizabeth Mayer papers

 Collection — Box 6: [Barcode: 31924065477162]
Identifier: 4938
Abstract

Personal papers of the Mayer sisters Helena and Elizabeth include correspondence, photographs, diaries, manuscripts of novels and short stories, and documents pertaining to their status as students, displaced persons, scholars, and naturalized American citizens. Includes academic reading notes, scholarly articles, diplomas and certificates, art work, ephemera (keepsakes, coins), and postcards, financial material, retirement documents, family records, and miscellaneous other papers.

Dates: 1905-1993.

Hendrik Willem van Loon Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3292
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence with family, friends, literary and other public figures, pertaining to his career as an author and his varied humanitarian concerns; much of the correspondence between 1939 and 1942 deals with refugees from Nazi persecution and van Loon's participation in war relief fund raising and committees.

Dates: 1884-1972.

Henry Cooley diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064937190]
Identifier: 1703
Scope and content

Diaries written by Henry Cooley of Eagle, Wyoming County, New York, an itinerant farm hand, wood chopper, and small scale money lender. Mentioned are a trip to Muscoda, Wisconsin, town and camp meetings, the Geneseo fair, the election of 1876, and work on the State Line Railroad, in addition to accounts of weather, chores performed, recreational activities, and other subjects.

Dates: 1867-1877.

Henry Howard Kessler papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3016
Abstract Collection includes personal correspondence with Dr. Kessler's wife, Jessica Winnick Kessler, 1936-1960, 1942-1945 (bulk); his son Sanford, 1943-1945; and friends and acquaintances, 1918-1967; business correspondence pertaining to the Kessler Foundation, 1952-1958; scrapbooks and loose clippings; programs; miscellany documenting his travels, work and awards, 1928-1963; photographs showing his patients and colleagues, ca.1930-1945; diaries and notebooks, ca. 1947-1949; and copies of a number...
Dates: 1912-1968.

Henry K. Dey papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065218137]
Identifier: 2807
Scope and content

Four farm diaries of Henry K. Dey, 1862-1864, 1866; copy of deed, April 15, 1864; and reprint of an article by David C. Smith, 1967, based on Dey's diaries, which show the impact of the Civil War on agriculture.

Dates: 1862-1967,-1862-1866 (bulk).