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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh Daniel Reed papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064920378]
Identifier: 21-18-33
Scope and content

Includes correspondence, primarily from Burt Green Wilder concerning the operations of the Department of Neurology and Zoology; notes and diagrams; printed material; a volume of zoology notes; three volumes of lists of birds seen from 1900-1902 and 1906; and a diary of Reed's bird watching activities around Ithaca, New York and the Cayuga Lake area, 1901-1906.

Dates: 1899-1909.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Hugh Daniel Reed papers

Hugh White papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 610
Abstract Correspondence, letters, diaries, account books, tax receipts, deeds, inventories, contracts, surveys, land records, maps, photographs, church records, genealogical data and other papers pertaining chiefly to White's involvement in land in northern New York, particularly the counties of Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Oswego, and St. Lawrence; material concerning the cement business at Chittenango and Greenkills, New York. Also, political papers (1840-1867), which include material on the...
Dates: 1750-1933.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Hugh White papers

Irene So Cornell memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-4166
Scope and content

Student memorabila includes congratulatory letters on her winning a State scholarship; diary, 1958-1960; photographs, including Freshman Camp, 1957 and Dickson V group photo, 1957; programs, letters, and student information; calendars; student directories; directories from the Chinese Student Club; and clippings. Also, blazer, 3 freshman beanies, and a red leather writing case.

Dates: 1957-1961.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Irene So Cornell memorabilia

Isaac Knapp papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065093845]
Identifier: 37-5-2687
Scope and content

Diaries describing work in Mechanics and Engineering, particularly his work under Prof. John L. Morris, with references to ocean sailing, farm work and activities as a student at Cornell during 1871 and 1872. Also, appointment form for admission examination, receipts for monies paid to Cornell University, and certification of registration in the University.

Dates: 1871-1872.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Isaac Knapp papers

Ithaca diary

 Collection — Manuscript box 54 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065252144]
Identifier: 3012m
Scope and content Diary of an unidentified Ithaca businessman, possibly a grocer. He was a member of the Oddfellows Lodge and the DeWitt Guards. The diary comments on the escape of Edward Rulloff, on lecturers and preachers, including C. M. Clay and Horace Mann; and frequently on the weather. He also notes the scarcity of certain provisions in the city, the opening and closing of canal traffic, the flood of June 17-18, depressed business in the fall of 1857, the bank's suspension of specie payment in...
Dates: 1857-1858.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca diary

Ithaca, New York diary and pamphlet

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2069m
Scope and content

Diary kept by Mrs. E. Treman of Ithaca (2 volumes), 1889-1894; and a program for centennial celebrations at Calgary Baptist Church in Ithaca, 1957.

Dates: 1889-1957.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Ithaca, New York diary and pamphlet

J. J. Darrow diaries

 Collection
Identifier: 4431
Abstract

Farm diaries.

Dates: 1885-1924.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / J. J. Darrow diaries

J. Meeker Townsend diary

 Collection — Microfilm reel 1
Identifier: 6042
Abstract

Diary kept by a 13 year old boy from Townsendville, Seneca County. Includes accounts of everyday life including school, church, visitors, weather, and chores, which consisted of threshing flax and caring for his own sheep. Much of December is used for itemized lists of goods with prices and there are five poems or notes written to him by friends and family in the memoranda section.

Dates: January-December 1865.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / J. Meeker Townsend diary

Jacacks family diaries

 Collection — Manuscript box 10 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065241659]
Identifier: 1566
Scope and content

Diary of Fred Jacacks, a dry goods salesman in Chicago and St. Joseph, Missouri, describing his daily routine and noting room, board, laundry, and other expenses. Three diaries of his wife, Mary, chiefly concerning domestic matters.

Dates: 1859-1868.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Jacacks family diaries

James Douglas Merritt papers

 Collection — Box 4: [Barcode: 31924113570679]
Identifier: 7744
Scope and content

Personal journals, correspondence, and other personal papers.

Dates: 1930-2002.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / James Douglas Merritt papers

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