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Preferred Citation:

Carrington Phelps Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed in August 2009 by Ute Schechter.

Biographical Information:

Carrington Phelps was the owner by inheritance the Phelps Tavern inLitchfield County, Connecticut. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Diary of Carrington Phelps, owner of the historic Phelps Tavern of Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, for the year 1931. In daily entries Phelps describes weather and activities like reading, milking, and sawing timber. For excerpts, provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Connecticut--Social life and customs--20th century
• Diaries