Scope and Contents The following excerpts and list of names mentioned were provided by the seller and have not been verified for accuracy: "1921 “January 2nd, I tended gates. Went to Charles Washburn’s funeral. He was fetched home from France. Went to Mrs. Harvey to see well man. Ma done housework and rested. Pa done chores. Cloudy, cold. The ground is frozen hard.” “January 25th, I done housework. Waited on mother. Went to town saw where they had big fire last night in William Farnsworth Store. Mother has a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Five-year diary, 1932-1936, of a teenage boy, Henry Barber (1918-2002) of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. There are a couple of entries for 1937 on loose pieces of paper as well. In brief daily entries, Henry describes his daily activities, like going to school, collecting stamps, reading, going to ball games, riding his bike and listening to the radio. He wrote most days in 1934, 1935 and 1936 and less often in 1932 and 1933. Also included are a few loose pages, on which he noted the titles of...

Scope and Contents The following excerpts were provided by the seller: "Jan 24, 1935 - Went to school in taxi as it was cold. Received stamps. Did homework. Listened to radio. Looked over cachet list. Read stamp offers. Am getting another cold. Jan 28, 1935 - Didn't go to school today. Received Benedict Arnold cachet. Pasted 15 stamps in album. Wrote for Boy Scout cachet. Sent stamps back to Charles Murphy. Read and listened to the radio. April 3, 1934 - Today is my birthday. I am 16. Got swell presents from...

Scope and Contents The following excerpts were provided by the seller and have not been verified for accuracy: "May 1919 Blind Children singing on the train, man with umbrella & chicken; girl and mule on the way to town, Jas Clyde very sick. Harlu home - shot thru head-hand-leg. Funeral of Alvin Draper. Helped Bro Dycus Undertaker calling people "gather round" "hep out" "corpse." Sang while filling grave-near door & well. House over grave. Home over a very rough hill. Called on Virg. Pistole - picked...

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Scrapbook, 1906-1915, kept most likely by a nurse of Corning Hospital, Corning, N.Y. Included are photographs (both personal and of pediatric patients), clippings, invitations, poems, and prayers. Some of the items relate to Montreal and Calgary, Canada.

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Autograph album, 1938-1942, of an unidentified woman (Clara), most likely of Martinsville, Va. Contains signatures and brief entries, like verses and poems by her friends from Virginia and North Carolina.

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Autograph album, 1879-1884 of Emma Smyth. Contains words of friendship and poems dedicated to her. Most locations are in south-west Virginia and Tennessee. Also included are two news clippings.

Scope and Contents "Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson, formerly a Lieutenant and Brevet Major of the 54th US Infantry during the Civil War, kept this diary from 1870 while an officer of the 25th Regiment, US Infantry. In 1870, the regiment begins the year in Louisiana and then they are marched to San Antonio briefly and then Thompson’s company is marched on to Ft. Davis, Texas to control the Mexicans and the Indians in this remote outpost. The diary, identified in ink on the inside cover, is 3” x 7” in...