Frederick Moler Farm Journal (SC-28)
Scope and Contents
This ledger book and journal documents financial transactions and glimpses of daily life of a farming family near Dayton, Ohio, from the 1850s to the 1870s. Included are notes surrounding purchase and sale of supplies, equipment, food, and clothing, as well as tax payments and payments made to a local church. The book also documents transactions for services that the Moler family performed for others in the region, such as hauling lumber. Scattered throughout the book are occasional, brief entries documenting daily farm duties, including the care of animals. Additionally, several pages include drafts of correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1850 - 1878
Creator
- Moler, Frederick (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Individuals named in the volume include David Moler, Frederick Moler, and William Moler.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This ledger book contains notations providing useful insight on Ohio farm life in the mid-19th century, dating between 1850 and 1878.
Arrangement
The collection consists of one item.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Several pages in the journal are loose, and are tucked inside the front or back cover.
Custodial History
An address label pasted into the front of the book reads “Grace Lehman,” possibly a twentieth-century owner of the book.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, on September 16, 1976.
- Title
- Guide to the Frederick Moler Farm Journal (SC-28)
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
