William J. Tobey Daily Diaries
Scope and Contents
Diaries kept by William J. Tobey of Waterville, Maine, for the years 1882 to 1922 and 1929 to 1935. Tobey recorded daily events, the weather, principal occupations of the day, sales and purchases, cash received and paid out, and bills receivable and payable. From various entries it appears that Tobey may have been a farmer. One of the volumes was also used by Tobey's daughter, Mary E. Tobey, to record transactions for a general jobbing business that she started in Waterville in 1916. Later entries indicate that she also started a general hardware business in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1935
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Extent
7 Volumes (31-35 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Stacy Timmer Heriot, Rockport, Me. in April 2002.
General Note
Printed volumes completed in ms.
Subject
- Tobey, William J. (Person)
- Tobey, Mary E. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William J. Tobey Daily Diaries
- Status
- In Progress
- 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
