Lorenzo Billings Diary and Census Records
Scope and Contents Note
A diary for the year 1883 of a farmer in Milton Plantation, Maine. Topics covered include the weather, trips to town, visitors, farming chores. Included also are photocopies of census records for Lorenzo and his father in 1860, 1870, 1900, and 1910.
Dates
- 1883
Creator
- Billings, Lorenzo, 1859- (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Lorenzo Billings, son of Augustus and Harriet Billings, was born in 1859 and was a farmer from Milton Plantation in Oxford County, Maine. He and his wife Ada had 4 sons and 5 daughters.
Extent
1 folder (6 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A diary for the year 1883 of a farmer in Milton Plantation, Maine. Also included also are photocopies of census records for Lorenzo and his father in 1860, 1870, 1900, and 1910.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Norm Dawson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Census records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Farmers -- Maine -- Milton Plantation -- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Milton Plantation (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Lorenzo Billings Diary and Census Records
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
