Diaries

Abstract This collection comprises a handwritten diary created by Emma Cummins Snively Crosier Pauling in the late 19th century. Emma Cummins Snively Crosier Pauling was born in Pennsylvania in 1848, and after a life spent in the American West and Northeast, died in Pennsylvania in 1923. The diary chronicles Emma Cummins Snively Crosier Pauling’s daily life in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania in the 1880s through 1890. It primarily traces her life during her fourth and final marriage, and...

Content Description This collection consists of four small diaries, three owned and authored by self-taught artist Lewis Smith. The diaries provide insights into Lewis Smith’s life that are hard to trace elsewhere. Entries often point to his daily life, weather, business and personal travel, observations, and activities. The entries are typically rather short, usually under four sentences. The largest, and most recent diary is a "Five Year Diary," where the author can easily compare their day's log with what...

Abstract The John Montelius Papers contain photographs, journals, and pamphlets created in America in the mid to late 1800s. The photographs portray members and friends of the Montelius family. The journals contain handwritten diary entries by John Montelius about his everyday life and focus on the weather and his family. The pamphlets are handwritten educational tools focused on mathematics, calligraphy, drawing, and geography and maps. Montelius was a farmer and calligraphy teacher who lived in...