J. F. Osborne diaries, 1890-1924 (bulk 1903-1924) [manuscript].

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Osborne, J. F., b. 1843. J. F. Osborne diaries, 1890-1924 (bulk 1903-1924) [manuscript].

J. F. Osborne diaries, 1890-1924 (bulk 1903-1924) [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24990344

Eighteen volumes of the daily diary, 1905-1924, of J. F. Osborne, a country doctor and farmer, in Gibson County, Tenn., and diary volumes of Osborne's wife Nannie and his daughter Mary. Dr. Osborne recorded weather, farm and housekeeping activities, professional calls (but no medical information), local events, leisure activities such as church affairs, short trips, Confederate reunions, and other concerns of private life. Two volumes of Nannie Osborne's diary, 1903 and 1904, recount family and social events; Mary Osborne's diary from 1905 is that of a schoolgirl, and includes poems and lists of callers. Also included are a small account book, 1890-1913, and a book of miscellaneous memoranda, 1901.

23 v. (1.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill