Ernest H. Boynton Diaries and Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Diaries and papers of a railroad employee living in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.The 29 diaries cover the years 1883, 1885-1891, 1895-1906, 1909-1915, 1917, and 1927. Entries include short observations on the weather, daily activities, trips made, family activities, visitors. Records of cash accounts are included at the end of each diary. Also included in the papers are bank account books from Merchants National Bank of Boston (1914 Nov. 20-1918 June 19); Forest City Trust Company, Portland, Maine (1922 Nov. 17-1923 May 28); First National Bank, Portland, Maine (1923 July 6-1926 July 12); and Melrose Trust Company, Melrose, Massachusetts (1927 March 8-June 27). Also included are two Memorandum Books: one for 1906 and one which lists teachers and their students and lists accounts for 1913 and 1914. Included also is a diary by Ernest's son Malcolm for the year 1913. Included are 4 letters from The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada in 1886, 1889 and 1892 concerning Ernest Boynton's salary. Removed from the backs of the diaries were many business cards, membership cards, newspaper clippings, and receipts.
Dates
- 1883-1927
Creator
- Boynton, Ernest H., 1864-1946 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Ernest H. Boynton, son of Robert and Lucy Boynton, was born in 1864 and died in 1946. His father's estate was the largest in Oxford, Maine, in 1870. They lived in the part of Oxford known as Welchville. Ernest was a station agent for the Grand Trunk Railway and during the years he wrote his diaries he lived in Oxford, Yarmouthville, Auburn, and Lewiston, Maine; Berlin, New Hampshire; Boston and Melrose, Massachusetts. He married Cora Blanchard on October 2, 1889. His son Malcolm was born Nov. 13, 1894. They had four other children: Charles, Robert, Leah, and Beatrice.
Extent
3 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Diaries and papers of a railroad employee living in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.The 29 diaries cover the years 1883, 1885-1891, 1895-1906, 1909-1915, 1917, and 1927. Also included in the papers are bank account books from Merchants National Bank of Boston (1914 Nov. 20-1918 June 19); Forest City Trust Company, Portland, Maine (1922 Nov. 17-1923 May 28); First National Bank, Portland, Maine (1923 July 6-1926 July 12); and Melrose Trust Company, Melrose, Massachusetts (1927 March 8-June 27). Also included are two Memorandum Books: one for 1906 and one which lists teachers and their students and lists accounts for 1913 and 1914. Included also is a diary by Ernest's son Malcolm for the year 1913. Included are 4 letters from The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada in 1886, 1889 and 1892 concerning Ernest Boynton's salary. Removed from the backs of the diaries were many business cards, membership cards, newspaper clippings, and receipts.
Organization and Arrangement
Items have been removed from the backs of the diaries and placed in folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from DeWolfe & Wood, Alfred, Maine in April 2004.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Auburn (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Berlin (N.H.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boston (Mass.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boynton, Cora, 1870-1919
- Boynton, Malcolm, 1894-
- Boynton, Malcolm, 1894-
- Business cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada -- Employees
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lewiston (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Melrose (Mass.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Membership cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Oxford (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroad station managers -- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Welchville (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yarmouth (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yarmouthville (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Ernest H. Boynton Diaries and Papers
- 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
