Scope and Contents The following has been provided by the seller:: "Account book begins March 12 – 1840 (21 named employees) P 1 - Zebulon Pinkham come on bord at – per month – he quit March 16th, 1841 – was paid $175 for one years work. P 2 – Jackson Mott, William Moore and (John) Clark came on bord P 3 – David Williams, Jackson Mott (at $14/month) What follows are listing for many employees mixed with specific expenditures on the Sloop. Other sailors employed by Kirby include: Richard Richie * Theodore Smith...

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Diary, 1936-1939

Scope and Contents The following excerpts were provided by the seller: "Catfish, shrimp, and oysters are the main fish products handled. There is a shrimp and canning factory on the dock. About 25 shrimpers are the fleet usually based here as well as small catfishermen's boats.......There are three rather dubious small marine railways which belong to this same shrimp company"........" The town of Darien is located on a hill at the north end of the bridge. The shrimp docks are located at the bottom of the hill....

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Five-year diary, spanning 1938-1942, of Agnes Wullenwaber of Illinois. Brief entries describe the daily life of the author, including chores, work, and social life. The author also comments on the hardships of the Great Depression and the beginnings of World War II.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Ledger (14 pp.), 1883-1884 recording rent for organizations, individuals and a school. The cover of the volume reads "Society Record Ledger" but no further information is given. Rent was collected from Harmony Lodge No.4, Arbeiter Kranken Unterstuetzungs Verein, Sued Baltimore Kranken Unterstuetzungs Verein, Teutonia Hain No. 13, Window Glass Blowers' Union No. 300, Knights of Labor Liberty Assembly No. 2075, Rescue Council No. 1, Butler Club of South Baltimore, American League of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Kept by the wife of a U.S. military officer while stationed in Japan. At the beginning of the year, entries are made more regularly and mention daily social engagements, activities and appointments for the couple's two children and events. Much of the social life in Tokyo centered around the Washington Heights Club, of which a program is included.After the husband's promotion in March 1954, the family moved from Tokyo to a smaller town. After June, diary entries become less...

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Diary, 1935 of Ruth Daisy Lamon of North Adams, Massachusetts. Ruth Lamon attended Drury High School and was a member of the class of 1936. In daily entries, some of which are rather detailed, she talks about her activities, school, social life and sports. Includes a playbill for a high school play.

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Daybook, circa 1890s, of the Cleveland and Badminton Foxhounds of the United Kingdom. Includes descriptions of various hunts on which the dogs go, names and pedigrees of some of the dogs, accounts of money exchanged during hunts, and poems written about dogs.