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Vincent and Riley family papers

1 carton, 5 boxes (3.5 linear feet)

(1905 – 1953)

bulk 1907-1944

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2007.022
Creator(s) Riley, Beulah Vincent; Riley, John L. ; Vincent, Virginia
Acquisition

The Vincent and Riley family papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Bill Bostian, April 2004.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Joel Henry, October 2016.
Related Materials

Virginia Riley Crocker papers (1920 – 1945)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

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.

Biographical History

Virginia Lee Payne (February 5, 1864-June 19, 1947) married Clarence L. Vincent (February 5, 1861- October 11, 1945) in August of 1883.  Clarence was an editor and publisher for a local newspaper, while Virginia was a homemaker and raised her daughter, Beulah.  In 1909, Beulah Payne Vincent (November 7, 1884- June 24, 1969) married physician Dr. John L. Riley (February 18, 1875-July 24, 1948), and he moved into the Vincent family’s estate on Market Street in Snow Hill, Maryland. Virginia and Beulah’s diaries show the families regularly spent time together as they attended the same congregation at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church in Snow Hill, and Virginia helped raise Beulah’s daughter Virginia L. Riley, who was born in 1914.  The Riley’s and Vincent’s are buried adjacent to one another in the Makemie Memorial Cemetery.  

Arrangement Statement

The Virginia-Riley papers have been arranged into three series, VIRGINIA LEE VINCENT DIARIES, BEULAH PAYNE VINCENT RILEY DIARIES, and DR. JOHN L. RILEY PHYSICIANS’ VISITING LIST.

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Men)
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Medical History
  • Corporate Names
    • Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church
    • Medical Society of Worcester County
  • Personal Names
    • Riley, Beulah Payne Vincent (1884-1969)
    • Riley, John L. Dr. (1875-1948)
    • Vincent, Virginia Payne (1864-1947)
  • Location Terms
    • Snow Hill (Md.)

Inventory List

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Series I: Virginia Lee Vincent Diaries

Box 1

1.      Diaries, 1911, 1914

2.      Diaries, 1916-1917

3.      Diaries, 1920-1921

4.      Diary, 1922

5.      Diaries, 1923-1924

6.      Diaries, 1925-1926

7.      Diaries, 1927-1928

8.      Diaries, 1929-1930

9.      Diaries, 1931, 1934

10.  Diaries, 1935-1936

 

Box 2

1.      Diaries, 1937-1938

2.      Diaries, 1939-1940

3.      Diaries, 1942-1943

4.      Diary, 1944

 

Box 3

1.      Diary, 1946

 

Series II: Beulah Vincent Riley Diaries

2.      Diaries, 1907-1908

3.      Diaries, 1909-1910

4.      Diaries, 1911-1912

5.      Diaries, 1913-1914

6.      Diaries, 1916, 1920

 

Box 4

1.      Diaries, 1921-1922

2.      Diaries, 1924-1925

3.      Diaries, 1926-1927

4.      Diaries, 1928-1929

5.      Diaries, 1930-1931

 

Box 5

1.      Diary, 1932

2.      Diaries, 1933-1934

3.      Diaries, 1935-1936

4.      Diary, 1937

5.      Diary, 1938

 

Box 6

1.      Diary, 1940

2.      Diaries, 1951, 1953

3.      Composition Book, Virginia Lee Riley, 1905

Series III: Dr. John L. Riley Physicians’ Visiting List

4.      Physicians’ Visiting List, 1911-1915

5.      Physicians’ Visiting List, 1916-1919

6.      Physicians’ Visiting List, 1920-1922

 

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