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Items with subject 'Diaries'
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Seeley Family Book Review Journal
by Seeley Family (1945 – 1947)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal contains brief book reviews that were written by different members the Seeley family between 1945 and 1947
Temperance Journal
by Unknown (circa 1890s)
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This Temperance Journal was written in the 1890s by an unknown person in an unknown location. There are 53 pages with pasted newspaper clippings and 22 handwritten pages, all of which concern religion and the temperance movement.
Thomas Fernon Poetry Journal
by Fernon, Thomas Sargent (1845 – 1855)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal contains poetry written by Thomas Sargent Fernon of Pennsylvania between 1845 and 1855. The title page of the journal reads "Recreations in Rhythm." Fernon was a Pennsylvania Senator, author, editor, and president of several railroads. He organized, raised money, and built the North Pennsylvania Railroad and was the president of the Chester Valley Railroad. In 1845 he was elected to the Pennsylvania Legislature and into the State Senate in 1848. Moreover, Fernon started the publication of the United States Mining and Railroad Register. The transcribed journal is attached.
Travel Diaries of D.T. Mallett
by Mallett, D.T. (1888 – 1890)
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The Travel Diaries of D.T. Mallett consists of two diaries written by Daniel Throwbridge Mallett from 1888 to 1890. The diaries detail his travels across the United States, into Canada, and down to California by train. The majority of these travels span a few months in 1888 and are contained to one journal while the other diary briefly covers his trip home and otherwise contains his poetry and some details about his daily life from 1890.
Travel Diary of a Husband and Wife
by Unknown (circa 1941)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This typescript travel diary was written by both a husband and wife as they traveled throughout the United States and Mexico, most likely in 1941. The couple described their surroundings in depth, starting in New Jersey and eventually ending in Illinois.
Travel Diary of an Oklahoma Woman
by Unknown (1932)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written in 1932 by an unknown woman from Oklahoma. The woman traveled to New York City and several Scandinavian countries. Her entries are sparse and the diary includes several addresses for people who lived in Oklahoma.
Travel Diary of an Unknown Man
by Unknown (1866)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Travel Diary of an Unknown Man details a man's travels to find work between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C.. The latter half of the diary has many repeated entries.
Travel Diary of an Unknown Man (2)
by Unknown (1952 – 1955)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written by an unknown man between 1952 and 1955. The man and his wife lived in Slatersville, Rhode Island traveled throughout the east coast down to Florida several times, camping along the way. The diarist was incredibly detailed in keeping financial and travel records, in addition to entries of activities and lists of people met.
Travel Diary of an Unknown Woman
by Unknown (1844)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary depicts an unknown woman's travels to New York City in 1844. In her travels, the woman attended a Jewish service in New York, even though she was not Jewish herself.
Travel Diary of Harriet Murray
by Murray, Harriet (1939)
1 folder (0.25 linear feet)
The Travel Diary of Harriet Murray documents the journey of Murray and three friends from San Francisco, California to Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Murray wrote primarily in third person in her large scrapbook-size diary. Along the way, the group passed through states in the Southwest and made observations on the lives of Native Americans.
Travel Diary of Mildred Greve
by Greve, Mildred (1957 – 1959)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written by Mildred Greve of Broome County, New York between 1957. The diary, which contains daily entries and accounts of expenditures, documents three trips abroad with her husband, James. The couple flew out of New York in 1957 for their first trip, which included a stop in Ireland and extensive stays in the villages and cities of Scandinavian countries like Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. In 1958 they took their second trip to Europe, this time to Belgium where they attended the Brussels Exposition of 1958. After Belgium the Greves stayed in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and returned to Brussels for their return flight to America. The third trip was a road trip up the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada. There is one letter from July 15, 1958 as well as a newspaper clipping about visiting Finland.
Travel Diary of Rhode Island Woman
by Unknown (1940)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written in 1940 by an unknown woman who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. The 58 year old woman traveled to Glendale, California with her 21 year old daughter, Martha. The two left on October 7 and attended a convention in Kansas City, stopped in several cities before California, and rented an apartment in Glendale from November 3 to November 26, returning to Rhode Island afterwards.