John Henry Barker Diary
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Scope and Contents
Diary of John Henry Barker (b. 1861). He resided in Oxford County, Maine, and mentions traveling around the county from Lewiston to Rumford, mainly along the Androscoggin River. His mostly brief entries record weather, floods, prices, family and social events, health, etc. A few cash accounts are listed in the back of the 1906 diary.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1909
Language of Materials
English
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Biographical Information:
John Henry Barker (b. 1861) was a carpenter of Oxford County, Maine.
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Extent
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Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed in November 2009
- Title
- Guide to the John Henry Barker Diary
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Ute Schechter.
- Date
- 2009-11-19
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository