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Thomas Askren farm Archive
Askren, Thomas
1835-1871
A collection of diaries and account books, dating from 1835 to 1871.
Shirley Brooks, diaries
Brooks, Shirley (1815-1874)
1867-1872
Each volume is bound in leather and embossed on the spine with gilt lettering: SHIRLEY BROOKS' DIARY, followed by the years 1867, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872 respectively. On the inside of each front cover...
Diary of Joseph Bufton, together with four letters from Sarah Unwin to her son, Stephen Unwin.
Bufton, Joseph
1664-1825
Comprises personal notes made by Joseph Bufton, between 1664 and 1716, on blank pages and margins of a printed almanac 'Goldsmith's Almanack 1686'. These include ordinances of the Company of Clothiers...
Private journal, for 1854, of the Rev. Robert Whytehead
Whytehead, Robert (1808-1863)
1854
Paper-covered notebook
Diaries of Edward Lawson of Redesdale Cottage, for 1850, 1863, and 1864
Lawson, Edward (1806-1878)
1850-1864
The diary entries are recorded in the 1850, 1863 and 1864 editions of 'The Newcastle memorandum-book and register of the northern counties', which was printed in account-book format. The entries often...
Sabbath journal of conduct
1865-1870
Comprises occasional writings on family and business interests. The writer mentions business relating to Old Jamaica Wharf and Chelsea Wharf and that a garden edging and artificial stone company had b...
Journal of proceedings of HMS Cambrian, HMS Peterel, and HMS Challenger
1861-1865
Personal log book of an (officer?) serving on HMS Cambrian, September-October 1861, under the command of Commodore J.J. McCeverty; HMS Peterel, February 1862-May 1863, under the command of Captain G.W...
Papers relating to a European tour undertaken by the Burroughs family of Boston, Massachusetts
Burroughs Family
1881-1883
Comprises: a) 7 journals: i) February-March 1881 (France and Italy), ii) January-September 1882 (France, Italy, Germany); iii) September-October 1882 (Hamburg to Vienna) and July 1883 (Belgium, Hollan...
Diary of the Rev. James Blunt
Blunt, James Henry Tomlinson
1886
Contains brief records of personal affairs and of duties in relation to All Saints Church, Kirkee
Diary and commonplace book of the Rev. Henry Parker, rector of Ilderton
Parker, Henry
1836-1845
Includes very brief diary entries and weather observations
Diary of a journey round Australia and back to England
1876
Covers a sea voyage round Australia, a journey inland to New South Wales and Victoria, and a voyage back to England
Travel
1829
Vincent Novello and his wife Mary Sabilla Novello travelled through Europe in 1829 and both kept diaries from this time. The file contains Vincent Novello's diaries along with associated letters, memo...