| 21. | Title: | Charles Nicoll Bancker Journal (1793) | | | Dates: | 1793 - 1793 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Albany | New York | | | Abstract: | Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the early national period, maintained a brief journal regarding a trip up the Hudson River between 7/20-8/15/1793. This slim volume chronicles a trip from New York to Albany via the Hudson River aboard a schooner and then an overland trip throughout upstate New York. This journal offers a vivid depiction of travel and life in the early republic. The author–identified as Charles Nicoll Bancker by one his family members–makes numerous observations about the geography, economy, and people of the Hudson River Valley. The diarist pays particular attention to merchant stores and visited as many as he could. There are two pencil sketches in the back of the journal. | | |
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| Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the early national period, maintained a brief journal regarding a trip up the Hudson River between 7/20-8/15/1793. This slim volume chronicles a trip from New York to Albany via the Hudson River aboard a schooner and then an overland trip throughout upstate New York. This journal offers a vivid depiction of travel and life in the early republic. The author–identified as Charles Nicoll Bancker by one his family members–makes numerous observations about the geography, economy, and people of the Hudson River Valley. The diarist pays particular attention to merchant stores and visited as many as he could. There are two pencil sketches in the back of the journal.
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22. | Title: | Charles Thomas Jackson Notebooks (1833-1857) | | | Dates: | 1833 - 1857 | | | Extent: | 5 volumes
| | | Locations: | Boston | Concord | Portsmouth | Quebec City | | | Abstract: | Charles Thomas Jackson maintained at least five notebooks that could be classified as diaries, which detail geological expeditions undertaken between 1833-1849. These diaries may interest researchers considering Jackson's geological surveys, New England farming, husbandry, and geology, and the Lower Canada Rebellion. | | |
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The first journal, entitled, "Exchange Book A 1833," includes notes on minerals, individuals, and destinations spanning 6/15/1833-4/7/1843. Jackson maintained two sequential volumes between 1840 and 1841. The 1840 notebook contains entries written between 9/21-10/6, and devotes significant attention to non-geological affairs, such as towns and people, husbandry, farming methods, and yields for oats, potatoes, wheat, and various dairy products. The 1841 volume is considerably more focused on geology, with detailed accounts of granite, smoky quartz, limestone, iron, marble, and lead mines and quarries across New England. While these entries are almost single-mindedly focused on geology, there are instances when Jackson considers other affairs. For example, between 7/4-7/9, he briefly acknowledges the illness, death, and funeral of his daughter, Susan on 7/20, he notes a "late speculation mania " and shortly after an 8/17 entry, he describes a visit to Quebec with some commentary on the Lower Canada Rebellion. This journal features numerous hand-drawn diagrams, many of which are noteworthy for their excellent draftsmanship (8/15 and 9/15). An 1849 journal continues in much the same vein, detailing geological discoveries, carefully rendered diagrams (e.g. 8/4), and barometric readings. Jackson also maintained an account book that spans January 1855-October 1857. That volume features a letter to a "Humphrey Esq.," dated 1/6/186[sic] and a signed entry concerning a dispute regarding certified copies of a document, dated 8/21 (presumably 1857). Interested researchers may choose to review other notebooks in the Geology Journals box, such as a catalog of rocks and minerals from Lake Superior and a scrapbook maintained by Mrs. C.J. Jackson, dated 1881. | | |
| Charles Thomas Jackson maintained at least five notebooks that could be classified as diaries, which detail geological expeditions undertaken between 1833-1849. These diaries may interest researchers considering Jackson's geological surveys, New England farming, husbandry, and geology, and the Lower Canada Rebellion. The first journal, entitled, "Exchange Book A 1833," includes notes on minerals, individuals, and destinations spanning 6/15/1833-4/7/1843. Jackson maintained two sequential volumes between 1840 and 1841. The 1840 notebook contains entries written between 9/21-10/6, and devotes significant attention to non-geological affairs, such as towns and people, husbandry, farming methods, and yields for oats, potatoes, wheat, and various dairy products. The 1841 volume is considerably more focused on geology, with detailed accounts of granite, smoky quartz, limestone, iron, marble, and lead mines and quarries across New England. While these entries are almost single-mindedly focused on geology, there are instances when Jackson considers other affairs. For example, between 7/4-7/9, he briefly acknowledges the illness, death, and funeral of his daughter, Susan on 7/20, he notes a "late speculation mania " and shortly after an 8/17 entry, he describes a visit to Quebec with some commentary on the Lower Canada Rebellion. This journal features numerous hand-drawn diagrams, many of which are noteworthy for their excellent draftsmanship (8/15 and 9/15). An 1849 journal continues in much the same vein, detailing geological discoveries, carefully rendered diagrams (e.g. 8/4), and barometric readings. Jackson also maintained an account book that spans January 1855-October 1857. That volume features a letter to a "Humphrey Esq.," dated 1/6/186[sic] and a signed entry concerning a dispute regarding certified copies of a document, dated 8/21 (presumably 1857). Interested researchers may choose to review other notebooks in the Geology Journals box, such as a catalog of rocks and minerals from Lake Superior and a scrapbook maintained by Mrs. C.J. Jackson, dated 1881. View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- Death of Daughter: "This morning she is evidently sinking. 5 PM she died—We returned to Boston & the corpse of the child was brought down in the night by the [nurse]" (7/7/1841)
- Quebec and Lower Canadian Rebellion: "We have now no hairbreadth escapes to relate and all goes glibly as the railroad car on the present route. We held long talks with the Canadian Caliche drivers who showed us all the scenes of the Insurrection of Montreal & Vicinity. The Canadians have been sadly abused by the English & abominably neglected by the Americans. Had they revolted they would have been styled Heroes & would have been crowded with laurels but because they failed ignominy & the scaffolds are regarded as their just dues!!! This is human justice and human glory! It was so in Paris in June 1832. That was an infamous rebellion because it failed although it had a better cause than the Revolution of the 3 days of July 1830" (8/17/1841)
- Speculation mania: "another pyrite mine was discovered & the dreams of gold silver & copper were dissipated in a sulfurous smoke at once by my verdict on the nature of the minerals obtained by villains at the mine" (9/13/1841)
| | | Subjects: | Accounts. | Agriculture. | Canada--History--1763-1867. | Diaries. | Expedition | Geology. | New England. | Rebellions, revolts, and uprisings | Science. | Travel. | | | Collection: | Papers of Charles Thomas Jackson
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23. | Title: | Curt Stern Diaries (1952, 1963) | | | Dates: | 1952 - 1963 | | | Extent: | 2 volumes
| | | Locations: | Baltimore | Baton Rouge | Bloomington | Charlottesville | Cincinnati | Columbus | Indianapolis | Knoxville | Saint Petersburg | Memphis | Moscow | New Orleans | Oakland | Washington D.C. | | | Abstract: | Curt Stern Papers include two diaries written after his inauguration into the American Philosophical Society and move to UC Berkeley. The first documents a national lecture tour taken in the fall of 1952 and the second, from the spring of 1963, describe an exchange visit to the Soviet Union. Read in tandem, these two volumes may interest researchers investigating Stern's work in genetics and his scholarly networks, segregation and the Jim Crow South, the post-war research university, and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. | | |
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Contrary to its title, "Sigma Xi lecture tour, 1953" includes entries between 10/14-11/22/1952, shortly after his election to the American Philosophical Society. Contained in a Spiral Stenographer's Notebook (with loose pages until the 11/12 entry), this notebook provides a granular account—often down to the hour—of his travels, meetings, lectures, and seminars with specifics accounts of people, places, and universities. Notably, Stern regularly evaluates audience attendance and engagement, and names individuals with institutional affiliations. Occasionally, he judges institutional priorities. For example, of LSU he writes, "Big campus: Spanish moss and architecture. Money assigned to enlarging stadium instead of library" (10/15/1952). And, while he tends to focus on higher education, occasionally, surrounding communities permeate his observations. For example, in his LSU entry, Stern also records segregation, adding, "road past unpainted negro houses--very small, no basement" (10/15/1952). A second, unbound volume from a decade later provides a detailed account of a two-week trip to the Soviet Union. Maintained between 5/13-6/2/1963, "U.S.S.R Exchange Visit" documents Stern's travels, meetings, seminars, and sightseeing. Although most of the entries are dedicated to his genetics research, Stern also notes visits to various cultural sites and landmarks, including: the Kremlin, in whose mausoleum he writes "Lenin's face yellowish as for wax with light making it glow from inside" (5/16/1963) Sverdlovsk Square, which he describes as "early-19th century Versailles-like park and castle," (5/16/1963), and the Ruski Museum, in which he describes Soviet realism as "wheat factories, sturdy healthy people, statue of men [forging] sword into plough" (5/29/1963). Stern includes at least one brief account of religious practice (or lack thereof) in 1960s Soviet Union, writing: "Morning visit to the churches in the Kremlin…They are all museums but kept in the spirit of religious places. No atheistic propaganda" (5/25/1963). | | |
| Curt Stern Papers include two diaries written after his inauguration into the American Philosophical Society and move to UC Berkeley. The first documents a national lecture tour taken in the fall of 1952 and the second, from the spring of 1963, describe an exchange visit to the Soviet Union. Read in tandem, these two volumes may interest researchers investigating Stern's work in genetics and his scholarly networks, segregation and the Jim Crow South, the post-war research university, and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. Contrary to its title, "Sigma Xi lecture tour, 1953" includes entries between 10/14-11/22/1952, shortly after his election to the American Philosophical Society. Contained in a Spiral Stenographer's Notebook (with loose pages until the 11/12 entry), this notebook provides a granular account—often down to the hour—of his travels, meetings, lectures, and seminars with specifics accounts of people, places, and universities. Notably, Stern regularly evaluates audience attendance and engagement, and names individuals with institutional affiliations. Occasionally, he judges institutional priorities. For example, of LSU he writes, "Big campus: Spanish moss and architecture. Money assigned to enlarging stadium instead of library" (10/15/1952). And, while he tends to focus on higher education, occasionally, surrounding communities permeate his observations. For example, in his LSU entry, Stern also records segregation, adding, "road past unpainted negro houses--very small, no basement" (10/15/1952). A second, unbound volume from a decade later provides a detailed account of a two-week trip to the Soviet Union. Maintained between 5/13-6/2/1963, "U.S.S.R Exchange Visit" documents Stern's travels, meetings, seminars, and sightseeing. Although most of the entries are dedicated to his genetics research, Stern also notes visits to various cultural sites and landmarks, including: the Kremlin, in whose mausoleum he writes "Lenin's face yellowish as for wax with light making it glow from inside" (5/16/1963) Sverdlovsk Square, which he describes as "early-19th century Versailles-like park and castle," (5/16/1963), and the Ruski Museum, in which he describes Soviet realism as "wheat factories, sturdy healthy people, statue of men [forging] sword into plough" (5/29/1963). Stern includes at least one brief account of religious practice (or lack thereof) in 1960s Soviet Union, writing: "Morning visit to the churches in the Kremlin…They are all museums but kept in the spirit of religious places. No atheistic propaganda" (5/25/1963). View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- Outside LSU: "road past unpainted negro houses--very small, no basement" (10/15/1952)
- Lynchburg, "hilly city, negro sections" (10/30/1952)
- U.S.S.R: "Morning visit to the churches in the Kremlin…They are all museums but kept in the spirit of religious places. No atheistic propaganda" (5/25/1963)
| | | Subjects: | Art. | Crossing over (Genetics) | Diaries. | Evolutionary developmental biology. | Genetics--History. | Genetics. | Higher education & society | Human genetics. | Race. | Science. | Segregation. | Social conflict. | Soviet Union. | University of Rochester. | Zoology. | | | Collection: | Curt Stern Papers
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24. | Title: | David Brainerd Diary (1745) | | | Dates: | 1745 - 1745 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Philadelphia | | | Abstract: | David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745 | | |
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The Brainerd Diary offers a textured account of the missionary work of a Congregationalist in New England and the mid-Atlantic during the mid-eighteenth century (7/17-11/20/1745). While Jonathan Edwards published the journal after Brainerd's death of tuberculosis in 1747, the original volume at the APS differs from the published version in meaningful ways discussed in the Early American History note. Notably, Brainerd's journal offers a real-time account of his activities that researchers may read against the published version to consider how Edwards shaped the narrative. In addition to supporting the research of Brainerd and Edwards scholars, this diary offers a range of insights into colonial America, including the life and views of a missionaries in the eighteenth century and missionary exchanges with indigenous peoples. Reference the Early American History note for a detailed description of the volume. Interested researchers will also discover that the Beinecke has digitized another Brainerd diary: https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Brainerd%2C+David%2C+1718-1747 | | |
| David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745 The Brainerd Diary offers a textured account of the missionary work of a Congregationalist in New England and the mid-Atlantic during the mid-eighteenth century (7/17-11/20/1745). While Jonathan Edwards published the journal after Brainerd's death of tuberculosis in 1747, the original volume at the APS differs from the published version in meaningful ways discussed in the Early American History note. Notably, Brainerd's journal offers a real-time account of his activities that researchers may read against the published version to consider how Edwards shaped the narrative. In addition to supporting the research of Brainerd and Edwards scholars, this diary offers a range of insights into colonial America, including the life and views of a missionaries in the eighteenth century and missionary exchanges with indigenous peoples. Reference the Early American History note for a detailed description of the volume. Interested researchers will also discover that the Beinecke has digitized another Brainerd diary: https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Brainerd%2C+David%2C+1718-1747 View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- Preaches to both settlers and indigenous peoples: "Preach'd to the Indians first, then the white people, and in the afternoon the Indians again, divine Truths seemd to make powerful impressions upon several of them" (7/21/1745)
- Uneven success in missionary work: "Visited an Indian town call'd Juneata on an island in Susqahannah: but was discoursed by the tempers & behavior of the Indians there. Altho' they appear'd friendy, when I was with them in the spring, and gave me encouragement, to come & see them again, yet now they seem'd resolved, to retain their pagan notions, and persist in their Idolatrous practices" (9/19/1745)
- Resolves to learn Delaware on account of linguistic barriers: "I'm at time discouraged from any attempts, seeing their languages are so numerous" (11/20/1745)
| | | Subjects: | Colonial America | Diaries. | Indians of North America--Missions. | Indians of North America--New Jersey. | Indians of North America--Pennsylvania. | Missionaries. | Native America | Religion. | Travel. | | | Collection: | David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745
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25. | Title: | David Rittenhouse Diaries (1784-1805) | | | Dates: | 1784 - 1805 | | | Extent: | 2 volumes
| | | Locations: | Bethlehem | Easton | Lancaster | Northampton | Philadelphia | York | | | Abstract: | Meteorological observations, 1784-1805 | | |
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David Rittenhouse maintained meteorological observations in two volumes that span the first twenty years of the early national period (5/6/1784-9/30/1805). Alongside weather conditions, Rittenhouse regularly documents temperatures, the conditions of roads, expenses, and accounts. These volumes may interest researchers studying meteorological conditions as well as other regional phenomena such as eclipses and the Yellow Fever epidemic. | | |
| Meteorological observations, 1784-1805 David Rittenhouse maintained meteorological observations in two volumes that span the first twenty years of the early national period (5/6/1784-9/30/1805). Alongside weather conditions, Rittenhouse regularly documents temperatures, the conditions of roads, expenses, and accounts. These volumes may interest researchers studying meteorological conditions as well as other regional phenomena such as eclipses and the Yellow Fever epidemic. View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- "Oct 14th 1791- about 4 o'clock in the afternoon a large Spot in the Sun disappeared. Same Spot appeared again about the End of Oct and beginning of Nov. the 9th & 10th" (10/14/1791)
- "The fever very mortal this year" (7/11/1798)
| | | Subjects: | Accounts. | Diaries. | Meteorology. | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. | Travel. | United States--Civilization--1783-1865. | Weather. | Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | | | Collection: | Meteorological observations, 1784-1805
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26. | Title: | Edmund Beecher Wilson Journal (1903-1928) | | | Dates: | 1903 - 1928 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | New York | | | Abstract: | Edmund Beecher Wilson maintained a private journal than traverses much his tenure at Columbia University (12/5/1903-5/24/1928). Wilson includes frank assessments of undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom would become leaders in the fields of biology, genetics, and zoology. For example, he writes of Rebecca Lancefield—who would become a leading microbiologist—"good on the whole, faulty in spots" (5/26/1917). Other prominent graduate students include A. Franklin Shull, Jack Schultz, Hermann Muller, Calvin Bridges, Alfred Sturtevant, and Curt Stern (for whom APS possesses two diaries). Researchers interested in the history of science, education, and the research university will find this volume particularly useful. | | |
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| Edmund Beecher Wilson maintained a private journal than traverses much his tenure at Columbia University (12/5/1903-5/24/1928). Wilson includes frank assessments of undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom would become leaders in the fields of biology, genetics, and zoology. For example, he writes of Rebecca Lancefield—who would become a leading microbiologist—"good on the whole, faulty in spots" (5/26/1917). Other prominent graduate students include A. Franklin Shull, Jack Schultz, Hermann Muller, Calvin Bridges, Alfred Sturtevant, and Curt Stern (for whom APS possesses two diaries). Researchers interested in the history of science, education, and the research university will find this volume particularly useful.
View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Anatomy. | Biology. | Columbia University. | Diaries. | Higher education & society | Science. | Stern, Curt, 1902-1981 | United States--Civilization--1865-1918. | United States--Civilization--1918-1945. | Zoology. | | | Collection: | Edmund B. (Edmund Beecher) Wilson notebooks, 1875-1928
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27. | Title: | Albert Dabadie Bache Diaries (1862, 1867-1869) | | | Dates: | 1862 - 1868 | | | Extent: | 3 volumes
| | | Locations: | Bombay | Cape of Good Hope | Cape Town | Hong Kong | Hyogo | Manila | Muscat | Nagasaki | Osaka | Rio de Janeiro | Saint Augustin | Shanghai | Simon's Town | Singapore | Yokohama | | | Abstract: | Albert Dabadie Bache maintained several diaries that ought to interest scholars investigating the Civil War, naval history, and Asia--especially China and Japan--in the nineteenth century. The first volume recount his tenure as captain's clerk aboard the U.S.S. Hartford in 1862 (1/1-11/28). Bache provides an on-the-ground view of the Civil War that traverses the American North and South. The first half of the journal documents his life at camps in the South, including Baton Rouge, Cape Hatteras, New Orleans, and Vicksburg, and, starting in late-September, he returns to the northeast, first to New York and then to Philadelphia. In addition to providing a glimpse at soldier camps—especially in Baton Rouge (8/8)—Bache records at least one instance of Yellow Fever.; The latter two diaries (from 1867 and 1868 respectively), document his service as assistant paymaster on the U.S.S. Iroquois, of the Asiatic Squadron. After leaving from the Brooklyn Navy Yard (2/1/1867), Bache immediately confronts a hurricane (2/11/1867). Bache had an opportunity to take numerous shore leaves across Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar, Oman, Singapore, China, Japan, and the Philippines: he visits Rio de Janeiro during Holy Week (April 1867), offers extended descriptions of Saint Augustin that spills across multiple entries (7/9-7/22/1867), and attends a Chinese opera in Singapore (10/10/1763). His 1868 journal continues to narrate his travels in Asia, most especially Japan. Bache makes good use of this volume's larger pages, recording extended accounts of the cities Hakodate, Hyogo, Nagasaki, Niigata, Osaka, and Yokohama. After spending most of the year traveling Japan's coast--he doesn't leave for China until 11/16/1868--he closes his volume with a brief visit to the Philippines. | | |
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| Albert Dabadie Bache maintained several diaries that ought to interest scholars investigating the Civil War, naval history, and Asia--especially China and Japan--in the nineteenth century. The first volume recount his tenure as captain's clerk aboard the U.S.S. Hartford in 1862 (1/1-11/28). Bache provides an on-the-ground view of the Civil War that traverses the American North and South. The first half of the journal documents his life at camps in the South, including Baton Rouge, Cape Hatteras, New Orleans, and Vicksburg, and, starting in late-September, he returns to the northeast, first to New York and then to Philadelphia. In addition to providing a glimpse at soldier camps—especially in Baton Rouge (8/8)—Bache records at least one instance of Yellow Fever.; The latter two diaries (from 1867 and 1868 respectively), document his service as assistant paymaster on the U.S.S. Iroquois, of the Asiatic Squadron. After leaving from the Brooklyn Navy Yard (2/1/1867), Bache immediately confronts a hurricane (2/11/1867). Bache had an opportunity to take numerous shore leaves across Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar, Oman, Singapore, China, Japan, and the Philippines: he visits Rio de Janeiro during Holy Week (April 1867), offers extended descriptions of Saint Augustin that spills across multiple entries (7/9-7/22/1867), and attends a Chinese opera in Singapore (10/10/1763). His 1868 journal continues to narrate his travels in Asia, most especially Japan. Bache makes good use of this volume's larger pages, recording extended accounts of the cities Hakodate, Hyogo, Nagasaki, Niigata, Osaka, and Yokohama. After spending most of the year traveling Japan's coast--he doesn't leave for China until 11/16/1868--he closes his volume with a brief visit to the Philippines.
View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Africa. | Asia. | Asia--Social life and customs. | Americans Abroad | Diaries. | Seafaring life. | Travel. | | | Collection: | Albert Dabadie Bache diaries, 1862, 1867-1869
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28. | Title: | Edward Flahiff, Wilbur Sawyer, and John Weir Diaries (1937-1941) | | | Dates: | 1937 - 1941 | | | Extent: | 5 volumes
| | | Locations: | Kingston | Ithaca | Montego Bay | Montegomery | | | Abstract: | The Eugene Opie Papers includes extracts from diaries from several of his peers that illuminate his notable career in pathology, most especially his work on tuberculosis in Jamaica between 1937-1941. The Opie Papers include typed, loose diary notes from three of his peers: Wilbur A. Sawyer, John M. Weir, and Edward W. Flahiff. Sawyer supplies brief notes related to a pair of meetings within scientists in Montegomery (6/20-6/21/1937) and at Cornell University (11/17/1937). Weir's notes record one year of hospital and asylum work in Jamaica (2/1/1939-1/31/1940), with regular references to tuberculin tests, injections, and vaccinations. Of note, Weir devotes about a week to research Yellow Fever (4/1-4/8/1940). Finally, Flahiff offers the most exhaustive account of the Jamaica efforts. Contained in three folders, his notes span two and half years of work (10/1/1938-5/14/1941). Notably, Flahiff makes regular mentions of Opie, and notes that cultural issues impede their medical work. For example, he writes, "Birth control propaganda continues to be a serious deterrent to our nurses' efforts in the field" (3/7/1939). Perhaps most notably, Flahiff registers the effects of World War II obliquely in his entries. He notes a "new contingent of soldiers in Jamaica…composed of Canadians who have replaced the English troops in the Island" (7/1/1940) and glosses a public holiday for a "Peacemaker's Day" with the parenthetical "(Why???)" (11/9/1940). Together, these three sets of diaries ought to interest scholars researching Eugene Opie's career in pathology, especially his work to address tuberculosis in Jamaica. | | |
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| The Eugene Opie Papers includes extracts from diaries from several of his peers that illuminate his notable career in pathology, most especially his work on tuberculosis in Jamaica between 1937-1941. The Opie Papers include typed, loose diary notes from three of his peers: Wilbur A. Sawyer, John M. Weir, and Edward W. Flahiff. Sawyer supplies brief notes related to a pair of meetings within scientists in Montegomery (6/20-6/21/1937) and at Cornell University (11/17/1937). Weir's notes record one year of hospital and asylum work in Jamaica (2/1/1939-1/31/1940), with regular references to tuberculin tests, injections, and vaccinations. Of note, Weir devotes about a week to research Yellow Fever (4/1-4/8/1940). Finally, Flahiff offers the most exhaustive account of the Jamaica efforts. Contained in three folders, his notes span two and half years of work (10/1/1938-5/14/1941). Notably, Flahiff makes regular mentions of Opie, and notes that cultural issues impede their medical work. For example, he writes, "Birth control propaganda continues to be a serious deterrent to our nurses' efforts in the field" (3/7/1939). Perhaps most notably, Flahiff registers the effects of World War II obliquely in his entries. He notes a "new contingent of soldiers in Jamaica…composed of Canadians who have replaced the English troops in the Island" (7/1/1940) and glosses a public holiday for a "Peacemaker's Day" with the parenthetical "(Why???)" (11/9/1940). Together, these three sets of diaries ought to interest scholars researching Eugene Opie's career in pathology, especially his work to address tuberculosis in Jamaica.
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Selected Quotations- Flahiff: "Birth control propaganda continues to be a serious deterrent to our nurses' efforts in the field" (3/7/1939)
- "new contingent of soldiers in Jamaica…composed of Canadians who have replaced the English troops in the Island" (7/1/1940)
- "Public Holiday. Peacemaker's Day (Why???)" (11/9/1940)
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29. | Title: | Edward Uhler Condon Diaries (1939-1971) | | | Dates: | 1939 - 1971 | | | Extent: | 35 volumes
| | | Locations: | Chicago | London | New York | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Princeton | Tokyo | Washington D.C. | | | Abstract: | Theoretical physicist Edward Uhler Condon documents three decades of his professional career through 35 volumes of appointment books and planners (1939-1971). Although his entries are necessarily sparse, these notebooks ought to interest scholars researching his professional activities in government, industry, and the academy (most especially his tenure at Princeton University). Condon recounts a range of professional engagements, including his teaching schedule, meetings, conferences, proposals, and book manuscript development. Notably, early entries register some religious practices (Jewish), such as meetings with rabbis (e.g. 4/16/1939, 10/19/1939), and mounting concerns related to World War II (beginning 3/16/1939). Later journals document his rising professional star, including a memo inviting him to participate in a meeting at Library of Congress (11/7/1949) and National Science Foundation (11/9/1957). Researchers interested in his career will find detailed records of his professional networks, including the names, contact details, and occasionally business cards of associates. | | |
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| Theoretical physicist Edward Uhler Condon documents three decades of his professional career through 35 volumes of appointment books and planners (1939-1971). Although his entries are necessarily sparse, these notebooks ought to interest scholars researching his professional activities in government, industry, and the academy (most especially his tenure at Princeton University). Condon recounts a range of professional engagements, including his teaching schedule, meetings, conferences, proposals, and book manuscript development. Notably, early entries register some religious practices (Jewish), such as meetings with rabbis (e.g. 4/16/1939, 10/19/1939), and mounting concerns related to World War II (beginning 3/16/1939). Later journals document his rising professional star, including a memo inviting him to participate in a meeting at Library of Congress (11/7/1949) and National Science Foundation (11/9/1957). Researchers interested in his career will find detailed records of his professional networks, including the names, contact details, and occasionally business cards of associates.
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30. | Title: | Elisha Kent Kane Papers & Kane Ship Logs (1836-1855) | | | Dates: | 1836 - 1855 | | | Extent: | 50 volumes
| | | Locations: | Baltimore | Bombay | Boston | Hong Kong | New York | Philadelphia | Rio de Janeiro | San Francisco | Washington D.C. | Amsterdam | Barbados | Bermuda | Callao | Camden | Charleston | Chincha Islands | Cienfuegos | Colombo | Demerara | Havana | Havre de Grace | Liverpool | Luxor | Macau | Manila | Melbourne | Mobile | New Orleans | Norfolk | Norwich | Pensacola | Richmond | Savannah | Tabasco | Tahiti | Tarrytown | Valparaiso | Tampico | Veracruz | Wilmington | | | Abstract: | The Elisha Kent Kane Papers and Logbooks include at least 50 heterogeneous notebooks, journals, and logs that may be loosely termed diaries and clustered into four main categories: Kane's arctic expeditions (containing six notebooks); his world travel (eight notebooks); his education, training, and medical practice (24 notebooks); and the various ship logs contained in the Kane Ship Log collection (12 notebooks). Although some of these records are difficult to interpret in isolation, when read together in these suggestive clusters, they will richly reward scholars interested in trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific travel, antebellum medicine, colonialism, and ethnography. Reference F. A. Parker's "Log of the U.S. Frigate Brandywine" (Kane Logbooks, No.7) and Samuel L. Breeze's "Journal of the U.S. Sloop of War Albany" (Kane Logbooks, No.8) for detailed illustrations of antebellum Rio de Janeiro, Macao, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Valparaiso, Veracruz, and the Yucatan. | | |
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| The Elisha Kent Kane Papers and Logbooks include at least 50 heterogeneous notebooks, journals, and logs that may be loosely termed diaries and clustered into four main categories: Kane's arctic expeditions (containing six notebooks); his world travel (eight notebooks); his education, training, and medical practice (24 notebooks); and the various ship logs contained in the Kane Ship Log collection (12 notebooks). Although some of these records are difficult to interpret in isolation, when read together in these suggestive clusters, they will richly reward scholars interested in trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific travel, antebellum medicine, colonialism, and ethnography. Reference F. A. Parker's "Log of the U.S. Frigate Brandywine" (Kane Logbooks, No.7) and Samuel L. Breeze's "Journal of the U.S. Sloop of War Albany" (Kane Logbooks, No.8) for detailed illustrations of antebellum Rio de Janeiro, Macao, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Valparaiso, Veracruz, and the Yucatan.
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31. | Title: | Emma B. Andrews Bedawin Diary (1889-1913) | | | Dates: | 1889 - 1913 | | | Extent: | 2 volumes
| | | Locations: | Baltimore | London | New York | Paris | Rome | Washington D.C., Alexandria | Algiers, Bologna | Cairo | Corfu | Florence | Genoa | Gibraltar | Granada | Lucerne | Luxor | Madrid | Marseilles | Milan | Naples | Newport | Perugia | Turin | Vatican | Venice | | | Abstract: | While accompanying Theodore M. Davis on numerous archaeological trips to Egypt in the fin de siecle, Emma B. Andrews maintained a detailed diary between 1889-1913, which furnish researchers with cultural and archaeological insights into colonial Egypt and early-twentieth century Italy. | | |
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The "Bedawin" diaries are contained in two typed volumes. In a prefatory note dated February 1919, Albert M. Lythgoe, founder of the department of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, justifies copying the journal to ensure that, "we might have on record in the Egyptian Department of the Museum the many facts which it contains relative to the archaeological work of Theodore M. Davis." He adds that the entries provide a "charming description" of "river-life on the 'Bedawin'" (February 1919). In addition to recording the weather, travel, lodging, and sights, Andrews's entries also provide accounts of accidents (e.g. 1/5/1890, 5/4/1897, 1/26/1912), discoveries (1/27/00), and the education (2/3/1902, 1/14/1903), work (1/3/1893), diet (1/1/1890, 3/12/1893), attire (1/7/1890), diseases (12/12/1900), burial grounds (1/20/1890), and religion (2/28/1893) of the peoples who inhabit the Nile. Not unsurprisingly, her entries evince her colonial sympathies. For example, she describes the salubrious effects of English officers of their Egyptian counterparts: "[the] influence of the English officers commanding [the army], was a potent engine for civilization and good" (1/24/1890). On passing some dead orange groves, she notes, "This is why Egyptians and Egypt will always need some intelligent domineering" (3/21/1899). Despite those biases, Andrews is continuously charmed by her surroundings, lavishing lyrical descriptions upon Egyptian pyramids (12/14/1892), ruins (1/8/1890, 1/21/1890), hieroglyphics (2/2/1890), and the Nile (2/3/1900). Researchers interested in turn of the century Europe will also be rewarded with detailed accounts of Rome (3/21/1890, 4/19/93), Paris (5/23/1893), and London (6/8/1893). For those seeking still more detail and context, visit the Emma B. Andrews Diary Project: http://www.emmabandrews.org/ | | |
| While accompanying Theodore M. Davis on numerous archaeological trips to Egypt in the fin de siecle, Emma B. Andrews maintained a detailed diary between 1889-1913, which furnish researchers with cultural and archaeological insights into colonial Egypt and early-twentieth century Italy. The "Bedawin" diaries are contained in two typed volumes. In a prefatory note dated February 1919, Albert M. Lythgoe, founder of the department of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, justifies copying the journal to ensure that, "we might have on record in the Egyptian Department of the Museum the many facts which it contains relative to the archaeological work of Theodore M. Davis." He adds that the entries provide a "charming description" of "river-life on the 'Bedawin'" (February 1919). In addition to recording the weather, travel, lodging, and sights, Andrews's entries also provide accounts of accidents (e.g. 1/5/1890, 5/4/1897, 1/26/1912), discoveries (1/27/00), and the education (2/3/1902, 1/14/1903), work (1/3/1893), diet (1/1/1890, 3/12/1893), attire (1/7/1890), diseases (12/12/1900), burial grounds (1/20/1890), and religion (2/28/1893) of the peoples who inhabit the Nile. Not unsurprisingly, her entries evince her colonial sympathies. For example, she describes the salubrious effects of English officers of their Egyptian counterparts: "[the] influence of the English officers commanding [the army], was a potent engine for civilization and good" (1/24/1890). On passing some dead orange groves, she notes, "This is why Egyptians and Egypt will always need some intelligent domineering" (3/21/1899). Despite those biases, Andrews is continuously charmed by her surroundings, lavishing lyrical descriptions upon Egyptian pyramids (12/14/1892), ruins (1/8/1890, 1/21/1890), hieroglyphics (2/2/1890), and the Nile (2/3/1900). Researchers interested in turn of the century Europe will also be rewarded with detailed accounts of Rome (3/21/1890, 4/19/93), Paris (5/23/1893), and London (6/8/1893). For those seeking still more detail and context, visit the Emma B. Andrews Diary Project: http://www.emmabandrews.org/ View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- Her first encounter with a Temple: "I knew it from prints and photographs, but as we drew near it, the stupendous facade and gloomy portal, with vistas of enormous, closely set pillars, with their heavy fantastic capitals of Hathor heads, was sufficiently impressive" (1/8/1890)
- An account of Rome: Rome: "The German Emperor is coming tomorrow, and I wanted really to see this cocky, energetic young Emperor. The streets are ablaze with colour and flags, a and tiers of temporary seats everywhere. It is a triumph for the King, and serves to offset the prestige of the Pope...Leo XIII may be a sweet and venerable old man--but all the same he is foolishly sulking in his self-imposed martyrdom in the Vatican--and temporal power seems a thing forever vanished from papal hands. I immediately fall under the magical charm of everything in a Rome, the moment I enter it--and though the changes are many--the charm remains" (4/19/1893)
- On British colonialism in Egypt: "Alas! owing to some disease last year, they have all been shorn of their branches...this is why Egyptians and Egypt will always need some intelligent domineering" (3/21/1899)
| | | Subjects: | Africa. | Archaeology. | Blizzards. | Colonialisms | Diaries. | Egyptology. | Europe. | Hieroglyphics. | International education. | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) | Travel. | Weather. | Women--History. | | | Collection: | A Journal on the Bedawin
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32. | Title: | Ernst P. Boas Diary (1907) | | | Dates: | 1907 - 1907 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | New York | | | Abstract: | The Ernst P. Boas Papers contain one diary, dated 1907. Ernst Boas, son of the anthropologist Franz Boas, maintained this diary while in school. As such, it provides a glimpse into his high school and college education, family life, recreational activities. Notably, it includes several notes concerning the travels of his father (e.g. 4/17/1907) and his contraction of pneumonia (4/29-5/6/1907). Recorded at the age of 16, this volume may interest scholars researching Ernst Boas during formative years at Ethical Culture School. | | |
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| The Ernst P. Boas Papers contain one diary, dated 1907. Ernst Boas, son of the anthropologist Franz Boas, maintained this diary while in school. As such, it provides a glimpse into his high school and college education, family life, recreational activities. Notably, it includes several notes concerning the travels of his father (e.g. 4/17/1907) and his contraction of pneumonia (4/29-5/6/1907). Recorded at the age of 16, this volume may interest scholars researching Ernst Boas during formative years at Ethical Culture School.
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33. | Title: | Fox Family Journals (1785, 1790, 1883) | | | Dates: | 1785 - 1884 | | | Extent: | 3 volumes
| | | Locations: | Biarritz | Dover | Dresden | Florence | Genoa | London | Liverpool | Marseille | Monte Carlo | Naples | Nice | Paris | Pisa | Rome | Turin | Venice | | | Abstract: | The Fox Family Papers include three quite dissimilar journals spanning generations of the Fox family. The first two volumes are from the late-eighteenth century (1785 and 1790) and both appear to have been maintained by George Fox, a prominent Philadelphia doctor and close friend of William Temple Franklin. The first journal features some entries from 1785, though few are sequential. Fox records both a transatlantic voyage (6/25/1785) and and various trips throughout continental Europe later that fall. This volume might be better described as a commonplace book than a journal, with numerous quotations, historical notes, and data, including at least one note about Buffon, written in French. A second volume, also presumably recorded by George Fox, contains accounts from the year 1790. Finally, a descendent, Sara Fox, furnishes a European travel diary from nearly one-hundred years later. That volume recounts Fox's sightseeing in England, France, Germany and Italy between 1883-1884. These volumes may interest scholars researching the Fox family, transatlantic travel in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and women's history. | | |
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| The Fox Family Papers include three quite dissimilar journals spanning generations of the Fox family. The first two volumes are from the late-eighteenth century (1785 and 1790) and both appear to have been maintained by George Fox, a prominent Philadelphia doctor and close friend of William Temple Franklin. The first journal features some entries from 1785, though few are sequential. Fox records both a transatlantic voyage (6/25/1785) and and various trips throughout continental Europe later that fall. This volume might be better described as a commonplace book than a journal, with numerous quotations, historical notes, and data, including at least one note about Buffon, written in French. A second volume, also presumably recorded by George Fox, contains accounts from the year 1790. Finally, a descendent, Sara Fox, furnishes a European travel diary from nearly one-hundred years later. That volume recounts Fox's sightseeing in England, France, Germany and Italy between 1883-1884. These volumes may interest scholars researching the Fox family, transatlantic travel in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and women's history.
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34. | Title: | Francis Hopkinson Notebook (1784-1791) | | | Dates: | 1784 - 1791 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Philadelphia | | | Abstract: | The Francis Hopkinson notebook provides insights into the finances, and, to a lesser degree, the personal affairs of an American statesman. Entries span 11/21/1785-9/3/1790, with one or two outlying entries, one dated 2/20/1784, and another, which records the death of a "Mr. Bordeu," from 4/8/1791. Given that Hopkinson himself died in November 1791, this volume provides a window into his final years. Most entries are devoted to accounts. For example, Hopkinson notes the purchase of a ten-volume encyclopedia (2/15/1790). However, he occasional references personal affairs, as he does on 10/15/1790, when he writes, "Nancy went to school again." This notebook may interest researchers exploring Hopkinson's biography or Philadelphia during the early national period. | | |
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| The Francis Hopkinson notebook provides insights into the finances, and, to a lesser degree, the personal affairs of an American statesman. Entries span 11/21/1785-9/3/1790, with one or two outlying entries, one dated 2/20/1784, and another, which records the death of a "Mr. Bordeu," from 4/8/1791. Given that Hopkinson himself died in November 1791, this volume provides a window into his final years. Most entries are devoted to accounts. For example, Hopkinson notes the purchase of a ten-volume encyclopedia (2/15/1790). However, he occasional references personal affairs, as he does on 10/15/1790, when he writes, "Nancy went to school again." This notebook may interest researchers exploring Hopkinson's biography or Philadelphia during the early national period.
View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Accounts. | Diaries. | United States--Politics and government--1783-1865. | | | Collection: | Francis Hopkinson notebook, 1784-1791
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35. | Title: | Francis John Worsley Roughton Notebooks (1927-1966) | | | Dates: | 1927 - 1966 | | | Extent: | 38 volumes
| | | Locations: | Cambridge | London | New York | Oxford | | | Abstract: | In 38 notebooks that span his career at Cambridge and beyond (1927-66), Francis Roughton records voluminous notes related to his research, meetings, experiments, and finances. These volumes may interest researchers examining Roughton's career and the field of respiratory physiology more generally. | | |
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Roughton's notebooks are scattered across eight boxes. Diaries include a 1927 reading/research diary 12 appointment diaries maintained between 1928-35, 1954-55, 1962-65 and 25 lab notebooks spanning 1940-66 (with exception of 1947-8 and 1954). The research diary includes reading notes as well as formulas, illustrations, and notes related to experiments and lectures. Appointment diaries include sketches and doodles, account balances, breakfast and dinner plans, to-do lists, reading lists, meetings, lectures, and various ephemera. While entries focus on his research and career, Roughton sometimes intersperses personal notes, such as family visits (8/9/1929), vacation plans (3/13/1931), and social outings (12/13/1933). An appointment diary for 1965 tracks his finances between 1947-1972. The laboratory notebooks stretch the definition of diary, and many—not included here—lacking complete dates or years. In addition to notes related to experiments, meetings, and lectures, the laboratory notebooks often include various ephemera such as loose pages of notes, illustrations, and conference programs. For some years, Roughton maintains multiple notebooks. For example, there are at least three books related to 1951 scattered across folders in box 110 and 111. Researchers will find at least an additional 1953 notebook in a "Misc. Undated Folder" in box 116. The 25 books identified in this note include only dated laboratory notebooks researchers interested in Roughton's research would be well-advised to review all laboratory notebooks available in boxes 109-116. | | |
| In 38 notebooks that span his career at Cambridge and beyond (1927-66), Francis Roughton records voluminous notes related to his research, meetings, experiments, and finances. These volumes may interest researchers examining Roughton's career and the field of respiratory physiology more generally. Roughton's notebooks are scattered across eight boxes. Diaries include a 1927 reading/research diary 12 appointment diaries maintained between 1928-35, 1954-55, 1962-65 and 25 lab notebooks spanning 1940-66 (with exception of 1947-8 and 1954). The research diary includes reading notes as well as formulas, illustrations, and notes related to experiments and lectures. Appointment diaries include sketches and doodles, account balances, breakfast and dinner plans, to-do lists, reading lists, meetings, lectures, and various ephemera. While entries focus on his research and career, Roughton sometimes intersperses personal notes, such as family visits (8/9/1929), vacation plans (3/13/1931), and social outings (12/13/1933). An appointment diary for 1965 tracks his finances between 1947-1972. The laboratory notebooks stretch the definition of diary, and many—not included here—lacking complete dates or years. In addition to notes related to experiments, meetings, and lectures, the laboratory notebooks often include various ephemera such as loose pages of notes, illustrations, and conference programs. For some years, Roughton maintains multiple notebooks. For example, there are at least three books related to 1951 scattered across folders in box 110 and 111. Researchers will find at least an additional 1953 notebook in a "Misc. Undated Folder" in box 116. The 25 books identified in this note include only dated laboratory notebooks researchers interested in Roughton's research would be well-advised to review all laboratory notebooks available in boxes 109-116. View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Accounts. | Biochemistry. | Cambridge Philosophical Society | Diaries. | Medical Research Council (Great Britain) | Medicine. | Physiology. | Respiratory organs. | Science. | University of Cambridge. | | | Collection: | Francis John Worsley Roughton Papers
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36. | Title: | Frank Spooner Churchill Diary (1912) | | | Dates: | 1912 - 1912 | | | Extent: | 6 volumes
| | | Locations: | Bad Lands National Park | Crater Lake | Denver | Grand Canyon | Grand Junction | Mammoth Springs | Minneapolis | Phoenix | Royal Gorge | Saint Louis | Saint Paul | Salt Lake City | San Francisco | Santa Fe | Seattle | Spokane | Theodore Roosevelt Dam | Yellowstone National Park | | | Abstract: | From a geographical trip of the American Geographical Society of New York to the west coast, Frank Spooner Churchill furnishes firsthand accounts of national parks and the U.S. west at the turn of the twentieth century. Maintained on various scraps of paper contained in six folders—some of them addressed to his wife and son—Churchill records a month of travels in significant detail (8/28-10/5/1912). He visits major national parks (many of which listed in Locations), and tours a number of U.S. cities, including San Francisco, where he discusses the 1906 earthquake, and Salt Lake City, where he visits a Mormon church (9/24/1912). Notably, Churchill enthusiastically explores indigenous sites, including Indian burial mounds near Saint Louis (8/28/1912) and a pueblo outside Santa Fe (9/29-9/30/1912). Throughout his travels by automobile, train, and boat, Churchill proves a studious observer of travelers. He talks presidential politics with his hosts (9/1/1912), records a lengthy entry on an "attractive fellow" named Baldwin (9/11/1912), and even muses about the differences between European and American men, the latter whom "talk little and do much" (9/16-18/1912). Finally, researchers interested in early-twentieth century material culture will discover a bounty of ephemera interwoven with his entries, including a telegram, a brochure from Lake Washington, newspaper clippings Seattle Daily Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Denver Post, and dozens of other items in the box. | | |
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| From a geographical trip of the American Geographical Society of New York to the west coast, Frank Spooner Churchill furnishes firsthand accounts of national parks and the U.S. west at the turn of the twentieth century. Maintained on various scraps of paper contained in six folders—some of them addressed to his wife and son—Churchill records a month of travels in significant detail (8/28-10/5/1912). He visits major national parks (many of which listed in Locations), and tours a number of U.S. cities, including San Francisco, where he discusses the 1906 earthquake, and Salt Lake City, where he visits a Mormon church (9/24/1912). Notably, Churchill enthusiastically explores indigenous sites, including Indian burial mounds near Saint Louis (8/28/1912) and a pueblo outside Santa Fe (9/29-9/30/1912). Throughout his travels by automobile, train, and boat, Churchill proves a studious observer of travelers. He talks presidential politics with his hosts (9/1/1912), records a lengthy entry on an "attractive fellow" named Baldwin (9/11/1912), and even muses about the differences between European and American men, the latter whom "talk little and do much" (9/16-18/1912). Finally, researchers interested in early-twentieth century material culture will discover a bounty of ephemera interwoven with his entries, including a telegram, a brochure from Lake Washington, newspaper clippings Seattle Daily Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Denver Post, and dozens of other items in the box.
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Selected Quotations- Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 election: "At each city of any size we are met be leading business men, representing associations, commerce, &c—I always bring up the political question, seeking what is the sentiment on [the] national issue" (9/1/1912)
| | | Subjects: | American West in the twentieth century | Diaries. | Ephemera. | Mormon Church. | Native America | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. | Travel. | United States--Civilization--1865-1918. | | | Collection: | Frank Spooner Churchill papers, 1912
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37. | Title: | Franz Boas Diaries (1883-1912) | | | Dates: | 1883 - 1912 | | | Extent: | 7 volumes
| | | Locations: | Baffin Island | Mexico City | | | Abstract: | The Boas collections include seven diaries that Franz Boas maintained between 1883-1912. These diaries will interest German-reading researchers interested Boas's work with the Baffinland Inuit and his lecture tour in Mexico. Non-German speakers may also browse these diaries for his personal sketches. These diaries ought to interest researchers exploring Boas's career and the history of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. | | |
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Five diaries traverse 1883-84: the Baffinland Diary & Notebook, 1883 Baffinland Diary, July 1883-January 1884 Wilhelm Weike Diary, June 1883-September 1884 Baffinland Diary, 1883 and Baffinland Diary, 1884. The American Philosophical Society also possesses two diaries maintained as loose pages: seven pages from an 1888 diary, also available electronically (http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text:19253#page/2/mode/1up) and 24 pages related to his 1911-12 lectures in Mexico. | | |
| The Boas collections include seven diaries that Franz Boas maintained between 1883-1912. These diaries will interest German-reading researchers interested Boas's work with the Baffinland Inuit and his lecture tour in Mexico. Non-German speakers may also browse these diaries for his personal sketches. These diaries ought to interest researchers exploring Boas's career and the history of anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics. Five diaries traverse 1883-84: the Baffinland Diary & Notebook, 1883 Baffinland Diary, July 1883-January 1884 Wilhelm Weike Diary, June 1883-September 1884 Baffinland Diary, 1883 and Baffinland Diary, 1884. The American Philosophical Society also possesses two diaries maintained as loose pages: seven pages from an 1888 diary, also available electronically (http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text:19253#page/2/mode/1up) and 24 pages related to his 1911-12 lectures in Mexico. View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Anthropology--Fieldwork. | Anthropology. | Diaries. | Ethnology--North America. | Indians of North America--Languages. | Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific. | Indigenous people. | Inuit. | Jewish scientists. | Northwest Coast of North America. | Race relations. | | | Collection: | Franz Boas Papers
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38. | Title: | Alexander Dallas Bache Diary (1862) | | | Dates: | 1862 - 1862 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Baton Rouge | Mobile | Natchez | New Orleans | Philadelphia | Vicksburg | | | Abstract: | The Alexander Dallas Bache diary offers an unusual view of Civil War battlefields from the perspective of the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Bache served as Captain's Clerk aboard USS Harford flagship, one of 17 Union ships that traveled up the Mississippi River to take New Orleans. With entries spanning the spring and summer of 1862 (4/14-7/13), this volume recounts naval bombardments in the early years of the war, provides textured accounts of the Confederate South, and will no doubt interest researchers who study the Civil War, U.S. military history, and the Confederate States of America. | | |
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Bache's diary provides curt but consistent accounts of the Union's military operations, particularly along the Mississippi River. Those include the Battle of Charlotte (4/25), the Battle of Baton Rouge (5/28), and the Battle of Vicksburg (6/28). Notably, Bache travels to shore on at least one occasion, furnishing first-hand accounts of the Confederate South. For example, he attends a religious service, writing, "Some of the officers went to church where they prayed for the President of the Confed. States" (5/13). Later, he describes as Natchez as a "very pretty place" (5/18). Interested researchers might consider pairing this volume with the Thomas Hewson Bache Diary, also from 1862, which provides a surgeon's perspective on the Battle of Baton Rouge. | | |
| The Alexander Dallas Bache diary offers an unusual view of Civil War battlefields from the perspective of the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Bache served as Captain's Clerk aboard USS Harford flagship, one of 17 Union ships that traveled up the Mississippi River to take New Orleans. With entries spanning the spring and summer of 1862 (4/14-7/13), this volume recounts naval bombardments in the early years of the war, provides textured accounts of the Confederate South, and will no doubt interest researchers who study the Civil War, U.S. military history, and the Confederate States of America. Bache's diary provides curt but consistent accounts of the Union's military operations, particularly along the Mississippi River. Those include the Battle of Charlotte (4/25), the Battle of Baton Rouge (5/28), and the Battle of Vicksburg (6/28). Notably, Bache travels to shore on at least one occasion, furnishing first-hand accounts of the Confederate South. For example, he attends a religious service, writing, "Some of the officers went to church where they prayed for the President of the Confed. States" (5/13). Later, he describes as Natchez as a "very pretty place" (5/18). Interested researchers might consider pairing this volume with the Thomas Hewson Bache Diary, also from 1862, which provides a surgeon's perspective on the Battle of Baton Rouge. View Full Description in New Window | | | |
Selected Quotations- "the bombing in the night was beautiful" (4/19)
- Receives news that "the American flag flies over Jackson" (4/28)
- "Some of the officers went to church where they prayed for the President of the Confed. States" (5/13)
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39. | Title: | Frederick Pursh Botanical Journal (1807) | | | Dates: | 1807 - 1807 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Cayuga | Easton | Owego | New York | Philadelphia | Salt Point | Saratoga Springs | | | Abstract: | Botanist Frederick Pursh maintained a journal that illuminates his travels from Philadelphia through northeastern Pennsylvania and New York in the early national period (3/23-10/8/1807). Notably, this volume was found among the papers of his Pursh's patron, Benjamin Smith Barton, for whom the APS also possesses holdings (Mss.B.B284d). Although the excursion was for botanical research, Pursh's diary entries record other details, including comments on the state of roads, the people he met, the towns he visited, and the natural environment. He records multiple bouts of sickness (6/20 and 8/14), notes his correspondence with Barton (7/15), and includes two sketches (6/3 and 6/17). | | |
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Selected Quotations- "My anxiety of getting away from here is beyond all description" (8/16/1806)
| | | Subjects: | Botany. | Diaries. | Travel. | United States--Civilization--1783-1865. | Weather. | | | Collection: | Journal of a botanical excursion in the Northeastern parts of Pennsylvania and in the state of New York, 1807
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40. | Title: | George Croghan Journal | | | Dates: | 1759 - 1759 | | | Extent: | 1 volume
| | | Locations: | Philadelphia | | | Abstract: | This collection of seven volumes contains the minutes of various treaties the colony of Pennsylvania conducted with indigenous peoples. Notably, the volume with minutes for Indian treaties from 1758-1760 contains a journal into western areas taken in 1759 by George Croghan, agent of Sir William Johnson. This volume may interest scholars researching the Seven Years' War, colonial diplomacy, and Native America. | | |
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| This collection of seven volumes contains the minutes of various treaties the colony of Pennsylvania conducted with indigenous peoples. Notably, the volume with minutes for Indian treaties from 1758-1760 contains a journal into western areas taken in 1759 by George Croghan, agent of Sir William Johnson. This volume may interest scholars researching the Seven Years' War, colonial diplomacy, and Native America.
View Full Description in New Window | | | | | | | Subjects: | Colonial America | Diaries. | Diplomacy. | Native America | Indians of North America--Pennsylvania. | Philadelphia history | | | Collection: | Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760, [n.d.].
(Mss.970.5.P26)
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