John S. Weeks Papers, 1856-1906

Title:

John S. Weeks Papers, 1856-1906

Creator:

Weeks, John S., 1841-1930

Accession / Call Number:

1977.067

Object ID:

M 1977-067

Date:

1856-1906

Physical Description:

3 boxes ; 1.04 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The John S. Weeks Papers consist of family genealogy, diaries, correspondence, financial papers, and documents of John Spencer Weeks. In the early months of 1864, his diaries mention the effects of the Civil War on Orford, NH. He then leaves on a trip to the "West," going to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati, where he took a job with an insurance company. He travels Indiana and Illinois, where he works in Chicago for a railroad. The effects of the war are visible in his comments on politics, the abolition movement, Lee's surrender, and the assassination of Lincoln. In August of 1865, he starts home again where he looks for work. In 1866, he is working in the Atlantic Cotton Mill in Lawrence, MA. In 1867, he devotes more of his diary to the Atlantic Baseball Club, which he helps organize. Weeks includes mentions of floods, earthquakes, and national events both here and in Europe and Canada. He also mentions daily activities and family matters. This collection also includes excerpts of letters and diaries compiled and reproduced by Audrey Weeks (Mrs. Douglas Weeks) and genealogy.

Subjects:

Account books , Baseball , Correspondence , Cotton manufacture , Diaries , Farmers , Farms , Insurance , Mills and mill-work , Textile industry , Travel , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Cincinnati, OH
Illinois
Indiana
Lawrence, MA
Orford, NH
Philadelphia, PA
Wentworth, NH

People:

Weeks, John S., 1841-1930

Organizations:

Weeks family
Merrill family
American Farmers Insurance Co.
Atlantic Cotton Mills

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Donald Weeks for the Leonard Weeks & Descendants in America, Inc.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS63273_Weeks_John_S._Papers_ 1977.067.pdf