Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
The Diary of the House in the Woods (SC-273)
Collection
Identifier: SC-273
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single pamphlet titled "The Diary of the House in the Woods," which was published by the Lowe Brothers Company in Dayton, Ohio. The pamphlet is a combination of two people's diaries. Katherine McDowell and her husband Ned allowed their diaries to be published to explain the development of their house that they built and in which they lived in the woods. The diary entries begin in May of 1918 and continue through October of the same year. The couple also included...
Dates:
circa 1918
Found in:
Special Collections
Henry H. Arnold Diary Transcription (SC-73)
Collection
Identifier: SC-73
Scope and Contents
Transcription of more than 400 pages of a diary belonging to Henry H. Arnold, a farmer in Montgomery County, Ohio.
Dates:
1875 - 1903
Found in:
Special Collections
Leonard Hill Local History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-28
Abstract
The local history collection of Leonard Hill includes a variety of 19th century events and topics related to Piqua area history. Included are an early 19th century farmer's diary by John B. Miller, a Miami and Erie Canal log book by foreman James R. Spencer, and an 1862 Union soldier's diary recounting two months following the battle at Richmond, Kentucky in which he had been captured, paroled and returned to Union custody, north of Columbus, Ohio. In addition, various clippings and magazine...
Dates:
1836-1971; Majority of material found within 1950-1970
Found in:
Special Collections
Andrew S. Iddings Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-23
Abstract
Correspondence, notes, travel journals, clippings, financial records, and business files pertaining to Iddings' long career as a lawyer, businessman, civic leader and photographer in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates:
1803-1974; Majority of material found within 1900-1971
Found in:
Special Collections
J. Edgar Scholl Diary (SC-53)
Collection
Identifier: SC-53
Scope and Contents
A transcription of Scholl's diary, includes brief information about his life and the weather, from Fayette County, Indiana.
Dates:
1901-1902
Found in:
Special Collections
James F. Overholser Civil War Diaries (MS-5) in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-5 CORE Scholar
Hiram Ketcham Civil War Diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-392
Abstract
The collection consists of an original Civil War pocket diary written by Hiram Ketcham of Buchanan, Ohio, and a typed transcript. The diary begins with Ketcham reporting for duty at Circleville in the 12th District of Ohio after being drafted into U.S. Service on September 27, 1864. Ketcham was assigned to Company G of the 67th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). He wrote of his travels to the battleground, camp life and news, troop movement, fighting at Fort Gregg near...
Dates:
Nov 13, 1864 - June 30, 1865
Found in:
Special Collections
Ann Kirk Diary (SC-67)
Collection
Identifier: SC-67
Scope and Contents
Diary provides details on the foundation of the Dayton Chamber Orchestra, later the Dayton Philharmonic.
Dates:
1933-1934
Found in:
Special Collections
Derostus F. Ladley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-117
Abstract
Born April 10, 1806 in Virginia, Derostus Ladley was a minister and prominent member of the Christian Connection / Connexion (also called the Christian Church). From 1838-1852, the Ladley family moved around Ohio as he preached and founded churches. In 1852, the family settled in Yellow Springs, Ohio where he founded the First Christian Church, and the Second Christian Church. He was also involved in the founding of Antioch College. His papers consist primarily of letters between Derostus...
Dates:
1821-1867
Found in:
Special Collections
Margaret Smell Diary (SC-85) in CORE Scholar
Digital Record
Identifier: SC-85 CORE Scholar
