Edmund C. Spaulding Diaries, 1855-1879, 1942

Title:

Edmund C. Spaulding Diaries, 1855-1879, 1942

Creator:

Spaulding, Edmund C., 1838-1915

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2018.009

Object ID:

2018.009

Date:

1855-1879, 1942

Physical Description:

2 boxes ; 0.83 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Edmund C. Spaulding Diaries consist primarily of diaries from Spaulding, but also account books, school books, a Mount Washington brochure, and a variety of loose documents dating from 1855 to 1942. The first box consists of bound volumes, primarily diaries, detailing the daily life of Spaulding from 1855 to 1879. The diaries began in Lancaster, NH, where Spaulding grew up and was attending school, before moving on to his time in Brooklyn, MN; Beloit, WI; Clinton, WI; Charles City, IA; and New Hampton, IA. The diaries consistently include notes on the weather, farming, school, and meetings, such as attending temperance meetings and lectures. There are little to no notes on larger events, such as the Civil War. Transcriptions of most of these diaries are available in the second box. Loose papers found in folders at the back of the diaries have been removed and filed chronologically in the second box based on the date of the diary they were found in. The variety of loose materials include hair clippings, essays, accounts, receipts, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, advertisements, etc. Items of note include: instructions on how to play the flute and violin from the 1858 diary, tintypes of unidentified people found in the 1861 diary, an 1863 Confederate States of America 5-dollar banknote found in the 1863 diary, and school regulations found in the 1870 diary. Also included is an undated map of the Mount Washington range printed on cloth.

Subjects:

Account books , Diaries , Maps , Money--Confederate States of America , Photography , Schools , Farmers , Teachers

Locations:

Beloit, WI
Brooklyn, MN
Charles City, IA
Clinton, WI
Lancaster, NH
Mount Washington, NH
New Hampton, IA

People:

Spaulding, Edmund C., 1838-1915 , Spaulding, Caroline E., 1848-1925

Credit Line:

Gift of the family of Mayne Spaulding.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS60500_Spaulding_Edmund_C._Diaries_2018.009-original.pdf