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Preferred Citation:

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

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed in November 2009

Biographical Information:

John Henry Barker (b. 1861) was a carpenter of Oxford County, Maine.

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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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Carpenters
• Diaries
• Maine--Social life and customs--20th century