Box 1
Container
Contains 7 Results:
Diary -- Roberts, John Montgomery, 1830
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1830
Diary -- Roberts, John Montgomery, 1831
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1831
Diary -- Roberts, Mary W., 1831
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1831
Diary -- Roberts, John Montgomery, 1832-1848
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1832-1848
Diary -- Roberts, John Montgomery, 1848-1858
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1848-1858
Diary -- Roberts, Ann Waters and John Montgomery, 1859-1886
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1859-1886
Diary -- Roberts, John Montgomery, 1871-1884
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The collection contains seven farm diaries documenting the Roberts’ lives from the time they moved to Illinois in 1830 until 1858. The first diary, written in 1830 by John Roberts, includes extensive notes relating to lithography. Before moving to Illinois, Roberts trained as a lithographer’s apprentice. In this notebook, he wrote instructions on how to create prints, crayons, various types of ink, paper, and varnish. Additionally, Roberts included notes pertaining to his new...
Dates:
1871-1884