Edwin L. Gibson daybook, 1836-1838, Date acquired: 01/09/1930
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.00 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Edwin L. Gibson daybook, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-124
Background
- Scope and content:
This item is a day-by-day account of work done and/or activities in the area of Centerville, Alabama. The author is unknown, and it is poorly written and in poor condition. It provides a description of menial or slavish labor performed, such as picking corn, picking cotton and slaughtering pigs and beef. It furnishes an insight into how people lived and worked during the early 1800s.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Mrs. C. Woodham
- Processing information:
Processed February 4, 1964
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Agriculture--History
- Places:
- Alabama
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Edwin L. Gibson daybook, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-0-124
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
