Diaries.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Diary, Unionville, PA, 1873
File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Contains a single small diary and a note claiming it is definitely written by Caleb Kirk Wilkinson.
Dates:
1873
Diary, Unionville, PA, 1881 - 1884
File — Box 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Contains a small diary with minimal writing, along with a note that says it was written by and belonged to Frank Wilkinson.
Dates:
1881 - 1884
Henry B. Whittington Diary (MS011)
Collection
Identifier: MS011
Content Description
The diary begins on the date of Federal occupation of Alexandria by Union troops, May 24, 1861. Entries describe events related to the Civil War, the occupying troops, and attitudes of the local populace. There is rich detail regarding personnel of the ever-changing occupying force, its disruption of local affairs, and response of the citizens. Local and national events such as major battles, skirmishes, and political occurrences are vividly described. References to persons important to the...
Dates:
24 May 1861 - 22 April 1865
Notebook of John Hancock Lee Sangster, 1856-1859
File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
This folder contains one small notebook used by John Hancock Lee "Jack" Sangster during his time at the University of Virginia in the late 1850s. In it, Jack writes about his courses, expenses, and day to day excursions.
Dates:
1856-1859
William F. Carne Papers (MS308)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS308
Scope and Contents
The 1853-1854 diary documents the intimate details of Carne's daily life, and includes scraps of paper dated 50 years later (1903-1904), which at times seem to comment upon those earlier events.
Dates:
1853-1854