Diaries and journals.
Found in 149 Collections and/or Records:
John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) Papers
John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) Papers
Selected letters and portions of the diary of John P. Kennedy, a Baltimore essayist and novelist. The letters describe Kennedy's many visits to Berkeley Springs and White Sulpher Springs. These items were copied from the originals which are held by the Library of Congress.
John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) Papers
Papers of a Baltimore essayist and novelist which include selected materials pertaining to the Berkeley Springs-Martinsburg-Winchester area, visits to Richmond, Salt Sulphur, and White Sulphur Springs, and a journey in 1850 to Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville from Kennedy's journal, 1848-1855; and his diary, 1829-1832. There are also selected letters and portions of a diary copied from originals in the Library of Congress.
John Smith, Methodist Circuit Rider, Journal
Journal of John Smith, Methodist circuit rider, concerning his work on the Greenbrier Circuit in West Virginia, 1787 and 1788; the Redstone Circuit in western Pennsylvania and western Virginia, 1786-1787; and the Holston Circuit in 1787. Smith preached Calvinist doctrines of unconditional election, reprobation, and perseverance. There is a typescript, "Greenbrier Circuit - Its First Year; 1787-1788," by the Reverend Lawrence Sherwood, based on the Smith journal.
John W. Davis, Lawyer, Papers
Jordan Harrison Account Book and Two Typescripts
An account book from Skimino, York County, Virginia, which mentions several members of the Bates, Cole, Harrison, More, and Smith families. The journal lists expenses incurred in moving from York County to Mount Pleasant, Ohio, in 1817. There is a typed index to names in the journal, and a typed narrative on the Harrison and Bates families.
Joseph McGill, Diary of a Coal Mine Surveyor and Engineer
Julia Welch Bates, Parkersburg High School Scrapbook
High school scrapbook of a Parkersburg native, Julia Bates Welch. The scrapbook consists of cards, photos, diary entries and lists of classmate names. The diary entries are about typical social events for a female teenager of that era such as parties, picnics and camping with comments about her friends and their experiences of the events.
Lawrence Sherwood, Collector, Diaries
Pocket diaries (1853-1854) of William M. Randolph, a farmer in Moorefield, West Virginia, and diaries (1861-1870) for Lettie Smith, a teacher in Grant and Tucker counties.
Lewis Donnally Diary
Diary kept by Lewis Donnally, an attorney at Charleston, containing entries throughout the year, mainly concerns the weather and his fiancee, but mentions some current events topics, like McKinley's nomination.