Series 5: Diaries, 1854-1911
Scope and Contents note
Collection of incomplete runs of small, pocket diaries kept by Abby J. Reed Kendall, 1870-1911, Nathan Kendall, 1854-1870, and son George Kendall, 1879. Also, one small memo book dated 1891 kept by E.A. Barnes (unidentified). Contents of Abby and Nathan's diaries deal primarily with daily expenditures, receipts, memos to self, weather reports and short comments about the day. George, aged about 16, is more detailed about his life and activities on the farm in Fowler, Indiana. E.A. Barnes, apparently an avid reader and writer of sentimental poems, gives short reports of life at home with her mother.
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1911
Creator
- From the Collection: Kendall, Nathan R. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Nathan and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Arrangement note
Arranged by author and then chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org