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Items with subject 'Diaries (Men)'
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Diary of Warren Sasenbery
by Sasenbery, Warren (1892 – 1903)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written between 1892 and 1903 by Warren Sasenbery who was seven years old when he purchased the diary with money gifted by his Grandpa Isley. Sasenbery lived in Rome, New York and wrote about family events and activities.
Diary of William Horsch
by Horsch, William (1887)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written in 1887 by William Michael Horsch in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Horsch worked long hours nearly every day at a firm and at the time was courting his future wife, Antoinette Jane Comley.
Disharoon Family papers
by Disharoon Family (1915 – 1940)
2 folders (0.01 linear feet)
The Disharoon Family papers document the family history written by Edith Louise Disharoon in 1940 through a series of journals as well as a diary written by Walter R. Disharoon documenting his walks with a with his wife Lydia in Virginia in 1915.
Frank Dunbaugh Papers
by Dunbaugh, Frank (1919, 1945)
5 folders (0.5 linear feet)
The Frank Dunbaugh Papers document the activity of a Major in the United States Army immediately following the Second World War. Dunbaugh commanded the Allied Military Government (AMG) in the Hersbruck district of post-war Germany. He discussed how his unit identified former Nazi party members, the interrogation of S.S. officers at a castle, a riot in a Polish refugee camp, the mistreatment of civilians and rape of women, American soldiers being ambushed, American G.I.'s mistreating local civilians and German police, encounters with Russian officers, and meeting concentration and labor camp survivors.
Frank Ryder's School Journals
by Ryder, Frank (1897 – 1898)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Frank Ryder's School Journals were created in the Boston, Massachusetts student's history and English classes in 1897 and 1898. In these journals, Ryder took class notes and completed assignments, including one color map of the American colonies.
Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection
by Unknown (1854 – 1976)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
The Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection consists of papers and reproductions related to the Fitch family in Michigan and Wisconsin; 27 glass plate negatives from a circa 1940s Talbot County photographer; and various publications dating between 1854 and 1912 primarily related to woodworking and carpentry.
Harold Vassar Papers
by Vassar, Harold (1917 – 1947)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Harold Vassar Papers document the life and military service of a First World War pilot and architect from Ballston Spa, New York from 1917 to 1947. After graduating from Columbia University in 1913 and working as an architect in New York City, Vassar enlisted and graduated from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University in 1917. In 1918 he was promoted to Lieutenant, graduated from the Army School of the Line in France, and became a certified Army Corps instructor.
Hodgman Family Journals
by Hodgman, Helena L. Hauserman; Hodgman, Kendrick Kane (1875 – 1932)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
The Hodgman Family Journals document the lives of Hellena (Hellen) Hauserman and Kendrick Hodgman from 1875 to 1932 in sixteen journals. Two of the journals are written by Hellen in 1875 and 1876 prior to her marriage to Kendrick and describe her daily activities on her family's farm in Parma, Ohio. Thirteen of the journals are written by Kendrick, from 1891 and 1919-1932, about his daily activities in Ohio. The last journal's author is unknown but chronicles the Hodgman family's history from 1875 to 1932.
Isaac Handy diary
by Handy, Isaac J. (1892)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The diary of Isaac J.F. Handy, written in 1892, documents his daily experiences as a servant in the home of Mrs. Frank Haseltine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Handy, an African American man born in Wicomico County in 1850, the son of George and Susan Handy, recounts his everyday experiences writing about his activities inside and outside of the home. From time to time, he comments on national events, specifically, the 1892 Presidential election of Grover Cleveland. His monthly salary and expenses are noted in the back of the diary.
John C. Smith's Book of Gospels
by Smith, John C. (1841 – 1842)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This book of sermons was written by John C. Smith in 1841 and 1842. Smith was the pastor of the Fourth Church in Washington, D.C., a Presbyterian congregation that he preached at for 38 years. He noted that "Sunday sermons are omitted in this series. They were delivered in the course of four revivals, and being entirely practical the notes are not preserved."
Journal of Isadore Soiecki
by Soiecki, Isadore (1859 – 1872)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal was written by Isadore Soiecki of Baltimore, Maryland between 1859 and 1872 and contains both original and copied poetry, biographical entries, and genealogical notes. Soiecki was admitted into the Baltimore Bar in 1872. In July 1862 at Harrisonburg, Virginia, he penned the poem "Oh Maryland, Enslaved, Oppressed" about bloody battles in the American Civil War, though it is unclear if it was original or copied.
Journal of Spirit Manifestations
by Benson, Wilmer (1852 – 1854)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Wilmer Benson's Journal of Spirit Manifestations documents the phenomenological occurences of the Booneville, Missouri photographer from 1852 to 1854. Writings in this journal were not only recorded by Benson, but purportedly the spirits that visited him. Most of Benson's encounters were with his 12 year old daughter, Jane; he relates experiences with alphabet answering by the spirits, levitation of a table and unscrewing of the table top, and visits from family and non-family members. The transcribed journal is attached.