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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.

Dates: 1863 - 1866

Celia Smith Kelm and Rena Smith Murray diaries and papers

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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

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