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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 23 items) |
Abstract | J. F. Osborne was a country doctor and farmer in Gibson County, Tenn. The collection contains eighteen volumes of Osborne's daily diary, 1905-1924, 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. |
Creator | Osborne, J. F., b. 1843. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, April 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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J. F. Osborne was a country doctor and farmer in Gibson County, Tenn.
Back to TopThe collection contains eighteen volumes of Osborne's daily diary, 1905-1924, 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.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Volume 1: Account book, 1890-1913 |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2: 1901 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 3: 1903 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4: 1904 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 5: Mary's diary, 1905 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 6: 1905 |
Folder 7 |
Volume 7: 1906 |
Folder 8 |
Volume 8: 1908 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 9: 1909 |
Folder 10 |
Volume 10: 1910 |
Folder 11 |
Volume 11: 1911 |
Folder 12 |
Volume 12: 1912 |
Folder 13 |
Volume 13: 1913 |
Folder 14 |
Volume 14: 1914 |
Folder 15 |
Volume 15: 1915 |
Folder 16 |
Volume 16: 1916 |
Folder 17 |
Volume 17: 1917 |
Folder 18 |
Volume 18: 1918 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 19: 1920 |
Folder 20 |
Volume 20: 1921 |
Folder 21 |
Volume 21: January-9 July 1923 |
Folder 22 |
Volume 22: 10 July-December 1923 |
Folder 23 |
Volume 23: 1924 |