Ernest C. Brown Diaries
Scope and Contents
Diaries, 1905-1941, of Ernest C. Brown documenting his employment as a rural mail carrier in Robbinston, Maine. Daily entries provide details of the weather, the number of pieces of mail delivered, events in the family and the town, etc. A few entries in the diary for 1937 appear to have been made by Brown's son, Philip R. Brown.
Dates
- 1905-1941
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.
Biographical Note
Ernest C. Brown, a native of Robbinston, Maine, was a rural mail carrier there from 1905 until his retirement in 1946.
Extent
6 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barbara B. Barnes, Robbinston, Maine in November 2010.
- Brown, Ernest C.
- Brown, Philip R.
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letter carriers -- Maine -- Robbinston -- Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maine -- Climate -- Observations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Robbinston (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rural free delivery -- Maine -- Robbinston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Ernest C. Brown 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
