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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: A book of daily entries which chronicles a writer's experiences and observations. Used For: Journals (Diaries) Broader Term(s): Manuscripts [check for pictures with this index term] [thesaurus term(s) only] Notes: Term Type Category: Subject (MARC 150) Term Type Category: Genre/Format (MARC 155/655)

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Alice Richards McCreery Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H63-86
Abstract

Alice Richards McCreery was the daughter of Governor W.A. Richards. Collection includes a scrapbook from a visit to Washington, DC, letters between her and her fiance, and family correspondence related to the unsolved murder of her sister and her husband.

Dates: 1880-1950; Majority of material found in 1880-1913

Guide to the Campbell Family Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C-1049
Abstract

Personal papers of the John A. and Isabella Wunderly Campbell Family, Wyoming's first territorial governor. The collection provides a glimpse of what life was like in mid-19th century America and Wyoming Territory. Allusions to Civil War events can be found, as can references to political maneuverings in the 1870s. The military records provide data on Civil War events and mustering.

Dates: 1854-1907; Majority of material found within 1860-1907

Guide to the Charles E. Lane Collection

 Collection — Box 327
Identifier: H71-104
Abstract

Genealogy records, letters, notebooks, newspaper articles, deeds and fliers about Lane's professional and personal life.

Dates: 1875-1961

Guide to the Cyrus Currier Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H-77
Abstract

Microfilmed copy of Cyrus Currier's Journal by the Northern Overland Route.

Dates: 1849

Guide to the D.C. Nowlin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H64-90
Abstract

The collection consists of Wyoming State Game Warden and first manager of the National Elk Refuge D.C. Nowlin's correspondence, books, memorabilia, and an obituary.

Dates: 1871-1925

Guide to the Diary of James Akin, Jr.

 Collection — Box 326
Identifier: H71-99
Abstract

Overland Trail diary of James Akin Jr., who traveled from Clinton, Iowa, to Oregon in 1852. The party included the Akin, Richey, and Ingram families. Following Akin's death on the trail, his orphaned children were taken in and raised by the Richey family.

Dates: 1852

Guide to the Eugene Emerson Collection

 Collection — Box 686
Identifier: H2001-9

Guide to the Eva Goldsmith Guy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C-1454
Abstract

Collection contains social and personal records about the Goldsmith family, who homesteaded north of Cheyenne in 1883.

Dates: 1884-1919

Guide to the Frank Brown Collection

 Collection — Box 675
Identifier: H96-32
Abstract

Correspondence and records relating to family and business life.

Dates: 1902-1920

Guide to the Hamilton Collection, On the Top of Wyoming

 Collection — Box 729
Identifier: H2019-13
Abstract

On the Top of Wyoming, a handwritten guided fishing expedition diary by Gurdon Hubbard Hamilton. It includes reflections on the trip to the Cody, Wyoming vicinity including Shoshone National Forest and Bridger-Teton National Forest.

Dates: August 10, 1930 - August 29, 1930