John W. Gates diaries and account books
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises fourteen diaries written by John W. Gates, a dairy farmer from Chittenango, Madison County, New York. The diaries cover the years 1902, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929. They recount activities of the farm, meetings attended as an elected official, and family and business trips. A 1922 book contains accounts for gasoline, oil, and kerosone. Three bank account books and assorted loose documents from 1864 to 1897 belonged to Daniel Gates, John W. Gates' grandfather.
Gates was also a New York state Assemblyman in 1925 and 1926, and a state Senator from 1927 to 1932.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1929
Creator
- Gates, John W. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use and has no known restrictions.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2019.
Subject
- Gates, John W. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the John W. Gates diaries and account books
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository