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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Saltonstall Parker Papers, 1763-1984, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 388
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, original artwork, and sampler patterns from Mary Saltonstall Parker and other family members.

Dates: 1763-1984, undated

Matthew Adams Stickney Family Papers, 1685-1924, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 463
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Matthew Adams Stickney along with papers of his father Dudley, his brother Dudley, his daughter Lucy, and other family members.

Dates: 1685-1924, undated

Michael Shepard Papers, 1813-1937, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 237
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the shipping and business papers of Michael Shepard and his son, Michael Webb Shepard. The bulk of the collection is related to Shepard's shipping activities at ports in East Africa from 1835-1855, when he traded in ivory, copal, textiles and cloves.

Dates: 1813-1937, undated

Mrs. Alfred M. Frost Diary, circa 1900-1910

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 350
Abstract

This manuscript diary, circa 1900-1910, was kept by Mrs. Alfred Frost of Poughkeepsie, New York, and it records a five-week journey through southeastern China.

Dates: circa 1900-1910

Nathaniel Kinsman (1798-1847) Papers, 1784-1882

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 43
Abstract

The Nathaniel Kinsman Papers contain the business and personal papers of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Chase) Kinsman. In addition, there are legal and business papers, correspondence, and receipts for Nathaniel's children, parents, brother, and in-laws: Chase, Buffington, and Nichols.

Dates: 1784-1882

Northey Family Papers, 1688-1901, 1964, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 78
Abstract

The Northey Family papers illustrate the activities of one of Salem's prominent Quaker families during the later 18th and 19th centuries.

Dates: 1688-1901, 1964, undated

Orne Family Papers, 1719-1899, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 41
Abstract

The bulk of the Orne Family Papers, which consists of the shipping papers generated by Timothy Orne (1717-1767), Josiah Orne (1768-1825), William Orne (1751/2-1815), and Joseph Orne (1778-1806) spans almost a century of Salem shipping from 1732 to 1825. The papers reflect the business, legal, and personal papers of each cousin, their immediate families, and their in-laws.

Dates: 1719-1899, undated

Osgood Family Papers, 1661-1932, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 189
Abstract

The Osgood Family papers document five generations of the Osgood family of Salem, Massachusetts, including the shipping and business papers of John Osgood (1758-1826), shoemakers' ledgers of Nathaniel (1714-1799) and Christopher (1748-1828) Osgood, and John F. Osgood's (1825-1894) autobiography describing his international travels.

Dates: 1661-1932, undated

Overseers of the Poor (Salem, Massachusetts) Records, 1749, 1769, 1784-1901

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 652
Abstract

The records of the Overseers of the Poor of Salem, Massachusetts contain financial, meeting, and Alms House records, as well as correspondence and other records.

Dates: 1749, 1769, 1784-1901

Pabodie Family Papers, 1815-1936, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 355
Abstract

The Pabodie Family Papers consist of four manuscript diaries, a workbook, and hundreds of pages of genealogical information and research notes about the Pabodie family collected by Benjamin Francis Pabodie.

Dates: 1815-1936, undated