Abstract
The author appears to have been a young man living on his mother's farm near Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, who earned additional money by casual day labor. The diary is a standard pocket diary of the period with notations of work done and other daily activities, with a small cash book section at the rear.
Dates
- Creation: 1867
Creator
- Unknown (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
Biographical Note
The author appears to have been a young man living on his mother's farm near Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, who earned additional money by casual day labor. He probably came from a family of at least modest means, and he was definitely not an industrial worker, probably "lower middle class" rather than "working class." Much of the work consisted of odd jobs at the local poorhouse, some of which may have been of a charitable or religious nature.
Scope and Contents
The diary is a standard pocket diary of the period with notations of work done and other daily activities, with a small cash book section at the rear. It gives a picture of work routines in a semi-rural area in the mid-nineteenth century, in Montour County, Pennsylvania.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Laborer's diary
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
