E. A. Russell Diary

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0996-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Note

Diary of a farmer in Leeds, Maine for the year 1927. Entries record the weather and the daily life of a farmer and include cutting ice, taking milk to the station, hauling logs to the mill, chopping and stacking wood, helping his wife with the wash every Monday, going to Farm Bureau meetings. Accounts for 1927 are listed at the end of the diary.

Dates

January 1-November 18, 1927

Creator

Russell, E. A. (Ernest Alonzo), 1872- (Person)

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Ernest Alonzo Russell, son of Alonzo Proctor and Mary Ann Russell, was born in 1872. He married Kittie Lane, daughter of George Bailey and Viola Lane, in 1892. He was a farmer who resided in Leeds, Maine. He and Kittie had a daughter named Eula born in 1896 and she married Adin Furner.

Extent

1 folder (1 item ; 22 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Diary of a farmer in Leeds, Maine for the year 1927. Accounts for 1927 are listed at the end of the diary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from DeWolfe & Wood, Alfred, Maine in September, 2003.

General

No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Subjects

Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Farmers -- Maine -- Leeds -- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Leeds (Me. : Town) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings