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Diary and accounts (Lisbon Falls, Me.)

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00824
Scope and Contents

Diary, 1881, of  a Singer Sewing Machines salesman from Lisbon Falls, Maine. Describes daily activities, work-related and private. Accounts are kept in back of diary.

For a more detailed description and excerpts, provided by the seller, see item description below.

Dates: 1881
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Nelson and Daniel Gordon Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00147
Scope and Contents Diaries, 1890-1899, of Nelson and Daniel Gordon, brothers from Thorndike, Maine. Nelson Gordon was the town clerk of Thorndike, Maine, and Daniel Gordon was a school teacher who also made caskets. Nelson's diary, 1890, talks about his wife, Emma, his daily activities, his interaction with his local community, his job, among others. Daniel Gordon's diaries, 1894 and 1899, include his views on teaching school, his students, inventions that he makes, and his work making caskets...
Dates: 1890-1899
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Benjamin Thompson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00170
Scope and Contents Diaries and legal documents, 1810-1896, written by Benjamin Thompson (1810-1870) and Otis Thompson (1879-1896) of Topsham, Maine. Diaries include description of his life as a teenager working on a farm, people with whom he interacted, towns he visited, and the sermons at his church. There are also diaries of his life as a teacher, which include daily notes on what he taught. There are also descriptions of a trip that Thompson took to Ohio. The legal documents related to Benjamin...
Dates: 1810-1896
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Mabel Towne Diary

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00806
Scope and Contents

Diary of Mabel Towne (b. 1873), of Norway, Maine, for the year 1887. In brief daily entries, Mabel records weather, family life and social activities.

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Dates: 1887
Found in: Special Collections Research Center