Carpenter's day book
Creation: 1796-1821Abstract
The collection consists of a day book kept by an unidentified carpenter in the Philadelphia area from 1796 to 1799.
Dates
- Creation: 1796-1821
Extent
1 item(s)
Physical Description
20 loose double leaves
Historical Note
Prior to the mid-nineteenth century, most carpenters worked under the artisan system. A carpenter first apprenticed for a minimum of four years and then became a journeyman. Journeymen worked under the management of a master carpenter.
During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, organizations of skilled workers, a precursor to trade unions, began to emerge in U.S. northeastern cities.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a day book kept by an unidentified carpenter in the Philadelphia area from 1796 to 1799. The volume was subsequently used as a scrapbook of popular poetry and news from approximately 1819 to 1821, possibly by Kate Gillingham.
News clippings were removed and stored in an oversize box with the original page order maintained.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Litigators may not view the collection without approval.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Provenance
On Deposit.
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Carpenter's day book
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
