New York (State)--Social conditions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ivan M. Baxter Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 00838
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1914 of Ivan M. Baxter (b. 1896) of Smithville, Chenango County, New York. He appears to live on a farm where his family raises cattle and farms wheat and corn. Baxter, who was 17 at the time he wrote in this diary, describes daily work (e.g. helping with cattle, splitting wood, farming), weather and leisure activities such as church, dating, sleigh riding, cattle drives, automobile racing and dances. His daily income is recorded in the back of the diary.
Dates:
1914
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Rogers-Angevine Diaries
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.047, 2009.080, 2009.173
Scope and Contents
This collection consists diaries of mother and daughters from New York (State). There are seven diaries of Lidorna A. Rogers, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1900-1901, 1912 and 1914-1915, and five diaries of her daughter Una L. Angevine for the years 1916 and 1921-1923. Acc. 2009.047 consists of two diaries, 1902-1903, 1904, of L. A. Rogers (Lidorna A. Rogers) living near Maine, New York. Many of her entries deal with weaving, particularly carpets and curtains. Other entries concern...
Dates:
1895-1923
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center