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Diary, 1891-1905.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1 v.
Diary, 1891-1905, of the Reverend William Charles Plenderleath, an Anglican clergyman of Mamhead, Devonshire. Consists of one volume of about 200 pages.
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Diaries, 1869-1871 and 1890.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
4 items.
Diaries kept by Mrs. Scudamore of Maidstone, Kent, document the home life and social life of the author and her family. Frequent mention is made of games and amusements as well as the author's attendance at meetings of local charitable organizations. Diaries are written on the blank pages of Lett's Diary and Almanac for the respective years.
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Diary, 1850-1953.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1 item (132 p.)
Daily entries record family, business, and religious life of Quaker farmer in the Philadelphia area. Chiefly describes routine farm activities and community life which includes detailed information on family relations. Descriptins of Friends meetings document the role of women preachers in the church.
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Diaries, 1905-1913.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
6 items (.2 linear ft.)
Entries discuss the travel; music, German, and French classes; interest in singing; and social activities of an American woman living in Europe and Pennsylvania. Diaries, 1905-1909, reveal that Whelan lived as a single woman in Dresden, Germany and then traveled through France and England before returning to Philadelphia. After a gap of four years, the diaries resume in 1913 after Whelan's marriage, and describe a trip to England and France.
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Jaeger diary, 1885-1894.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1 v. (200 p.)
Diary of the wife of a minister, probably Episcopal, who founded an orphanage for black children in Rustburg (Campbell Co.), Va.
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Papers, 1859-1867.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
5 ;
A letter, memorandum book, copybook, and two diaries relating to service in the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment.
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Diaries, 1934-1946.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
7 items (.6 linear ft.)
Collection consists of seven daily diaries. The first two, dated 1934 and 1936, contain information regarding Jones' daily routine at the Icknield Street School in Hockley, Birmingham, England. These diaries present brief accounts of his extracurricular activities (gymnastics, reading, and visiting town with his parents).
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Jaeger diary, 1885-1894.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1 v. (200 p.)
Diary of the wife of a minister, probably Episcopal, who founded an orphanage for black children in Rustburg (Campbell Co.), Va.
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Journals, 1791-1803.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
5 v.
Collection consists of Ormond's journals giving an account of his work in various localities of N.C. and Va.
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Diaries, 1868-1874.

Duke University - David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library
3 vols.
Diaries concerning local happenings in Richmond, Virginia, the weather, and business affairs of George N. Skipwith (d. 1874), an employee in the office of the James River and Kanawha Canal Company at Richmond.
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