Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

John Henry Barker Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 11/19/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in November 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

Biographical Note

John Henry Barker (b. 1861) was a carpenter of Oxford County, Maine.Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:<a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John_Herny_Barker">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John_Herny_Barker</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary of John Henry Barker (b. 1861). He resided in Oxford County, Maine, and mentions traveling around the county from Lewiston to Rumford, mainly along the Androscoggin River. His mostly brief entries record weather, floods, prices, family and social events, health, etc.  A few cash accounts are listed in the back of the 1906 diary.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Geographic Name:

• Maine--Social life and customs--20th century.

Topical Term:

• Carpenters

Additional Information