Philo Hewett Diary
Scope and Contents Note
Diary of an 18-year-old student living in East Winthrop, Maine. He spent a lot of time at his camp with his friends and describes in his diary his daily activities including school, work, fun with his friends and his girl friend whom he later married. Included also are two newspaper clippings. One is about Squirrel Island, a summer resort in the Boothbay Harbor region, which Philo and his friends visited in the summer. The second clipping describes a father and son banquet in East Winthrop which Philo attended.
Dates
- 1928
Creator
- Hewett, Philo, 1909-2001 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Philo Conant Hewett was born in 1909 and died in East Winthrop, Maine in 2001. He married Dorothy Dudley True of Augusta, Maine on September 14, 1935.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Diary of an 18-year-old student living in East Winthrop, Maine.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Beakers Antiques, Hollis Center, Maine in November 2001.
General
Philo Hewett recorded his diary in a blank Wanamaker diary, published in New York by John Wanamaker in 1928. In addition to the lined diary pages the diary includes advertising, quotations, anecdotes, current events, seating diagrams of local New York theaters, etc.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- John Wanamaker (Firm)
- Squirrel Island (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Students -- Maine -- Winthrop Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Winthrop (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Philo Hewett Diary
- 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
