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Items with subject 'Diaries (Men)'
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Journal of Wilder W. Perry
by Perry, Wilder (1867 – 1868)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The journal of Wilder W. Perry was used while he was teaching at Dark Harbor Seminary in Islesboro, Maine (starting Dec. 2, 1867) and Lincolnville Beach (starting Dec. 21, 1868).
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Henry Bowes Collection
by Bowes, Edward Henry (1901, 1969)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The Lieutenant Colonel Edward H. Bowes Collection documents the personal history of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Henry Bowes (1896-1944). Personal items relating to Edward Bowes’ career in the U.S. Army from 1919 to 1944 include diaries, photographs, and other service-related documents. Bowes’ wife Roselmer Bowes (nee McKee) and two children lived primarily in New York and San Francisco, California and are documented through photographs and other documents. Bowes was a prisoner of war (POW) in a Philippine Military Prison Camp during World War II and later died after his prisoner vessel was sunk. There are also two yearbooks, a photo album, a birth certificate of Roselmer Bowes (nee McKee), a handbook meant for cadets about the West Point Military Academy, and a copy of a telegram and record detailing Bowes’ death.
Littleton Dennis Teackle Diary
by Teackle, Littleton Dennis (1799 – 1800)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains the "Travel Diaries of Littleton Dennis Teackle". The diaries were photocopied page by page and cover March through May of 1799. It is assumed to be one volume of a multi-volume work, as the entire work is indicated as having ended on January 1800. This particular volume covers Teackle's voyage from Philadelphia to London, England, and from there a tour encompassing much of rural England, Scotland, and his return trip to New York and finally in Virginia.
Luis Alaniz Collection
by Alaniz, Luis (1940 – 1994)
6 boxes (5 linear feet)
The Luis Alaniz collection consists of the personal scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and military memorabilia of World War Two veteran Luis Alaniz. Born October 28, 1922 in Dallas, Texas, Alaniz enlisted in the United States Army on September 10, 1940. He was initially a Medical Technician, promoted to Private on May 25, 1941 and later Corporal on July 16, 1942, but was later a technician in the 755th Railway Shop Battalion. Alaniz was sent to Europe (France and Belgium) on December 5, 1943 and returned on October 5, 1945. He later worked for the New Mexico National Guard, United States Air Force in Sandia Base, and was part of the International Chemical Workers Union in Los Angeles, California.
M.J. Harrison's Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Travel Diary
by Harrison, MJ (1854 – 1857)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary documents a MJ Harrison's trip with his brother through the Northern French city of Boulogne-sur-Mer between 1854 and 1857. Harrison boarded the Albion steamship in London on August 10, 1854, to visit his father and for several weeks followed Prince Albert and Emperor Napoleon III during their visit to Boulogne. The author was very observant and immersed himself in the Boulogne-sur-Mer culture; included with his entries are small drawings of the townspeople and their costumes. Scattered throughout the travel diary are cuttings from publications, as well as many poems and phrases that the author compiled. The transcribed diary is attached.
Memoir of William Vaux
by Vaux, William (1894)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Memoir of William Vaux was written in 1894 and recounts the life of the Doylestown, Pennsylvania man who was born in Philadelphia to British immigrants in 1825. The memoir covers his early family life, being sent out to work for Quaker farmers in the country at age seven, his teenage years working for farmers and learning the shoe making trade. He was an entrepreneur and described his businesses, houses and other buildings he bought and sold, his financial hardship in the 1870s. He also joined the home guard during Robert E. Lee's invasion at Gettysburg in 1863, though he did not see combat.
Memoirs and Personal Collections of Anastacio T. Menor
by Menor, Anastacio (1934 – 1980)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Memoirs and Personal Collections of Anastacio T. Menor was begun in 1934 and continued until at least 1980. The journal consists of collected writings from notable authors, philosophers, politicians, and religious works, in addition to original writing by Anastacio Menor that is often signed with A.T. Menor. While much of Menor's writing concerns finding happiness, some of it is whimsical and less philosophical. He often wrote or collected writings about the relationship of men and women. There are also sections with shorthand translations, serial numbers from $100 bills, and a few newspaper clippings.
Millwood Plantation Journal (Old Long Field, Maryland)
by Barrett Family (1863 – 1865)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal was used both as a diary and as a business ledger for a plantation known as Millwood, located in Old Long Field, Prince George's County, Maryland (present day Forestville), between 1863 and 1865. The journal was printed by J.W. Randolph in Richmond, Virginia and was intended as to be a "Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book For the Use of the Manager on the Estate." The journal begins with 20 pages of printed text that describes how to run a successful plantation including tables, data, and diagrams, as well as a section on the "Treatment of Negroes." Following the printed section are sporadic daily entries written by two different authors, likely from the Barrett family, who recorded the operations of the plantation, family events, and brief comments on the American Civil War between 1863 and 1864. There is also one page that lists six slaves in the inventory: Tom, Jim, John, Gill, Sarah, and Phebe. The transcribed journal is attached.
Samuel Dawson family papers
by Dawson, Samuel (1783 – 1920)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Samuel Dawson family papers document the activities of Dawson of Virginia and his descendants before, during and after the Civil War from 1783-1920 with the bulk of the material dating from 1861-1868. Materials include legal judgment and the estate inventory of Samuel Dawson, a receipt for horses sold to the Confederacy by Samuel A. Dawson, a diary written by Charles G. Dawson documenting his experience in the Gettysburg campaign, a record of family slaves, a handwritten cookbook and a travel account from Philadelphia to Fauquier, Va. by Henrietta Horner Wyeth during the 1860s as well as Dawson and Cooper family histories. Also included is a handwritten constitution for the Society of the Cincinnati and an abstracts of correspondence from General Thomas Jesup from his campaigns in Florida during the Seminole Wars.
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)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
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.