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Items with subject 'Diaries (Men)'
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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.
Victor Riedel Collection
by Riedel, Victor (1944 – 1946)
5 folders (0.5 linear feet)
The Victor Riedel collection consists of a diary, memorandums, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera that document the Second World War experience of Marine Corps corporal Victor Riedel from 1944 to 1946. Riedel's diary, which also partially served as a scrapbook, includes entries from 1944 to 1945, but entries before November 1945 were recorded from a previous diary that was destroyed in a typhoon. He wrote about bombings, kamikaze attacks, and field clean up after planes crashed. Riedel served in the Pacific theater and was assigned to Okinawa, Japan, as well as other Japanese islands. Artifacts include patches, one medal, two Marine Corps pins, and a battlefield relic that is likely a piece of a Japanese plane. Also included are military orders (one regarding treatment of locals), a letter from another soldier, a poem from women, airplane identification aids, and a sketch of leaving Okinawa in February 1946.
Vincent and Riley family papers
by Riley, Beulah Vincent; Riley, John L.; Vincent, Virginia (1905 – 1953)
1 carton, 5 boxes (3.5 linear feet)
The Vincent and Riley family papers are the reflection of a prosperous Worcester County, Maryland family. The diaries from Virginia Lee Vincent and Beulah Vincent Riley provide a detailed account of their day-to-day lives in Snow Hill, Maryland from 1907 until 1953. Entries include the daily weather, church activities, Eastern Shore travel, and family goings-on and illnesses. Virginia and Beulah did have occasional entries on national elections and medical society meetings. Dr. John L. Riley’s physicians’ visiting lists are also included in the collection. These weekly lists contain Dr. Riley’s patients, type of contact (e.g., visit, prescription, dressing wound), and charges (total weekly and cumulative for year). His ledgers record the responsibilities of a rural physician ranging from daily visits, surgeries, vaccinations, and dentistry work.
William Leonard Collection
by Leonard, William J. (circa 1862)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The William Leonard Collection consists of an 1862 Civil War diary of Col. William J. Leonard, who commanded the Purnell Legion. There is also William Leonard's last will and testament enclosed within this collection. There is also an 1877 map of his home, and a photograph of him and his wife, Isabella Leonard. The Diary has been transcribed while the last will and testament is in the original writing.