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Reuben Lewis Bartle journals
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2023-004
Abstract
Daily journals kept by Reuben Lewis "R. L." Bartle (1844 - 1917) of Washington County, Indiana. The journals cover the years 1884 to 1893; January through May of 1894; and 1903 through 1911. He records daily happenings and financial transactions, visits, trips to Henryville and Salem, the nearest towns. Bartle was a notary public and often records when his neighbors brought legal documents for him to witness; among these are often Civil War pension applications. He makes frequent mentions of...
Dates:
1884 - 1894; 1903 - 1911
Patrick Casey papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-001
Abstract
This collection consists of a brief narrative and two diaries from 1862 to 1865 written by a resident of Whitehall, Washington County, New York while enlisted with the 104th NY Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The narrative and diary entries detail regimental movements, battles, living conditions as a prisoner of war, camp life, prices of clothing and sundries, and the weather. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...
Dates:
1862 - 1865
Frank W. Eldredge diary
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1983-002
Abstract
Diary of Frank W. Eldredge (1849 - 1912) kept while attending Eagleswood Military Academy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1863 and 1864, with a single entry from 1866. The diary was kept in an old ledger book, and not sequentially. From the front of the book, the entries are as follows: April 16 - May 5, 1864; September 15, 1864; July 3, 1866; November 8, 1864; February 26, 1863; September 27 - October 18, 1863; February 13 - 22 1863. Eldredge's diary entries document the weather and his daily...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Edward I. Ford diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2005-001
Abstract
This collection includes two diaries kept by Dr. Edward Irving Ford (1825 - 1908) of Binghamton, Broome County, New York, for the years 1863 and 1866. The 1863 diary records Ford's activities in Binghamton and then his service as an army surgeon in various locations. The 1866 diary records his final month in hospital service, his journey back to Binghamton and various other travels, and his purchase of a drug store in Binghamton.Both diaries have been digitized and are available at...
Dates:
1863 - 1866
Mae E. Franklin diaries and friendship albums
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2019-002
Abstract
This collection contains seven diaries dating from 1901 to 1917 and one friendship album from 1897 to 1920 belonging to Mae E. Franklin. A second friendship album, from 1892 to 1920, belonged to Elmer Franklin, Mae’s husband. The Franklins resided in Preston, New York.
Dates:
1892 - 1920
John W. Gates diaries and account books
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2019-003
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...
Dates:
1864 - 1929
Celia Smith Kelm and Rena Smith Murray diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2019-005
Abstract
Celia Smith Kelm (1882 - 1968) and Rena Smith Murray (1899 - 1996), two sisters from Port Dickinson, Broome County, New York, kept diaries from 1920 to 1990 (Celia wrote from 1920 to 1966 and Rena wrote from 1926 to 1990). Each diary notes occurrences in their daily lives including spending time with relatives and friends, going to restaurants and places of entertainment, everyday household chores and happenings, important personal milestones, and local and national events.
Dates:
1920 - 1990
Tilly Losch papers and artworks
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2014-001
Overview
Ottilie Ethel Leopoldine Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (née Losch; 1903–1975), known professionally as Tilly Losch, was an Austrian dancer, choreographer, actress and painter. A graduate of the Vienna Opera Ballet School, Losch worked with Max Reinhardt for productions such as of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1927) and The Miracle (1932). The Tilly Losch collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence as well as legal documents, banking...
Dates:
1907 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1975
Josiah T. Newcomb papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1985-003
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, business and local history research files, maps and other materials of Josiah T. Newcomb (1911 - 1981), director of the Binghamton University Library from 1953 to 1971 and Broome County Historian.
Dates:
1926 - 1984
James Bostwick Robinson diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2023-003
Abstract
This collection includes the diaries of James Bostwick Robinson (1840 - 1912) for the years 1860, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, and 1866, as well as a later, undated autograph book. The diaries cover much of Robinson's service in the 85th New York Volunteers. He discusses army life in some detail, including his time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia beginning in April 1864. Robinson frequently mentions his health problems, and at the end of each diary records his spending in detail. At the end of...
Dates:
1860 - 1866 and undated