Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Hawes papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 64
Scope and Content note
Note that Andrew Hawes is the collector and very few papers in the collection deal with Hawes himself.Chiefly papers collected by Hawes relating to 18th and 19th century Maine, particularly Falmouth, Me., together with a small amount of correspondence (chiefly genealogical); a travel diary (1860); and other papers, of Hawes. Also includes correspondence and legal, business, and family papers of Moses Pearson (1697-1778) first sheriff of Cumberland County; the Quinby family,...
Dates:
1682 - 1909
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Augusta D. Boyd papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 379
Scope and Content note
Correspondence, diary (1881-1892), school reports, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous items.
Dates:
1867 - 1937
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Barrell family collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2129
Scope and Content note
This collection includes letters, account books, diaries, poems, wills, deeds, plans, receipts, pamphlets, inventories, and genealogical notes, most of which directly involve either Nathaniel Barrell or Charles Colborn Barrell. The earliest letters found in the collection were nearly all either addressed to or authored by Nathaniel, while the later letters were often addressed to Charles, or, in some instances, one of his ten children. Letters to Charles' father John and Charles' second wife...
Dates:
1740 - 1936
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Blanchard family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2239
Scope and Content note
The collection includes correspondence with friends and family and regarding business matters, much of it Civil War era, and family photographs, diaries, receipts, farming records, an autograph book, glass plate negatives, clippings, poetry, drawings, a funeral book, a baby book, and a birthday book.
Dates:
1794 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1845 - 1945
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Charles Parsons Chandler papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 75
Scope and Content note
Primarily personal and business papers consisting of legal and political correspondence, civil commissions, court docket books, accounts, and legal documents; also included are papers of Peleg and Charles Peleg Chandler, shipping and business papers of John and Augustus Hale, and a diary of Emily Sarah (Chandler) Jones.
Dates:
1812 - 1909
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Christopher P. Monkhouse family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4208
Scope and Content note
This collection documents the personal and professional life of Christopher P. Monkhouse (CPM), as well as various members of his immediate and extended family. Contents include correspondence, records, research, memorabilia, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. These items reflect the relationships, roles, education, interests, pursuits, collections, and property of CPM, his parents, brothers, aunts, grandparents, and extended family members. The papers of family members include...
Dates:
1852 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1947 - 2021
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Colburn, Chadwick, and Fernald family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4256
Scope and Content note
This collection documents the relationships, interests, and activities of Abbie Hunt Colburn Fernald and other members of the Colburn, Chadwick, and Fernald families. Contents include correspondence, financial papers, diaries, memorabilia, publications, maps, and school catalogues. Memorabilia includes a selection of cards, such as invitations, advertisements, rewards of merit, and pocket calendars, as well as menus and brochures for restaurants and businesses. Included as well are various...
Dates:
1832 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1832 - 1901
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Deering, Orr, and Warren family collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4212
Scope and Content note
Correspondence, diary, photographs (including tintypes), documents, newspaper clippings.
Flash drive with transcriptions available (contains photographs, letters, documents, some of which are in this collection but more are added). This flash drive is in the source file. Also in the source file is donor correspondence with MHS and her family, which summarizes the family history, with bibliographical sources.
Dates:
1812 - 2004
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
Deering/Noyes collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 951
Scope and Content note
The Deering/Noyes collection (1764-1971) includes the papers of several members of the Deering and Noyes families, as well as those of several members of allied families. Most of the holdings consist of deeds, accounts, estate papers, property lists, and other material pertaining to the acquisition and transfer of property.Of primary importance in this collection are the papers and accounts of Nathaniel Deering (1736-1795); James Deering (1766-1850); Nathaniel Deering...
Dates:
1764 - 1971
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
E.C. Jordan & Co. records and family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4276
Scope and Content note
This collection includes the personal, professional, and family papers of Edward C. Jordan (ECJ1), his nephew Henry I. Jordan (HIJ), and his grand-nephew Edward C. Jordan (ECJ2), as well as select records of their mutual engineering firm E.C. Jordan & Co. Contents include correspondence, essays, ledgers, records, publications, scrapbooks, news clippings, photographs, and drawings. Also included are detailed genealogies compiled by HIJ of the related Boody, Frost, Jordan, Leach, Pennell,...
Dates:
1748 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1857 - 1995
Found in:
Maine Historical Society