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W. S. Dunford Diaries

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W. S. Dunford Diaries, 1878-1893 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: W. S. Dunford Diaries, 1878-1893Add to your cart.

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-217

Primary Creator: Dunford, W. S. (1853-1894)

Extent: 4.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Autographs, Farm life, Nansemond County (Va.), Suffolk (Va.), Suffolk (Va.)--Social life and customs

Forms of Material: Diaries, Obituaries, Poems

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Three diaries ranging from February 1, 1878 to March 18, 1893 and belonging to W. S. Dunford of Bowers Hill, Virginia. Each volume is precluded by the title "Account of time." The brief daily entries primarily include Dunford's weather observations, while sometimes including chores, travels from home, and significant daily events. The front and back inside covers of each volume include simple poems and quotations, along with autographs.

Biographical Note

William/Wilson Samuel Dunford was born on November 20, 1853 in Nansemond County, Virginia. Dunford was a farmer. He married Estelle Wilson on September 26, 1883 in Nansemond County, Virginia. Dunford died on February 18, 1894 and was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Autographs
Farm life
Nansemond County (Va.)
Suffolk (Va.)
Suffolk (Va.)--Social life and customs

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. C. C. Hiles by donation

Preferred Citation: W. S. Dunford Diaries, MSS 0000-217, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 7, 2020.


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Folder 1: Diary, 1878 February 1 - 1881 August 26Add to your cart.
Pages 1-5 contain Dunford Account with Bain, commencing June 2, 1877 to October 29, 1879. R. J. K. Bain, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Folder 2: Diary, 1881 August 27 - 1888 March 30Add to your cart.
Includes obituary for Estelle Dunford pasted onto diary page for January 5, 1885. There is an ink sketch of a house in the back of this volume.
Folder 3: Diary, 1888 April 1 - 1893 March 18Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, Dora to "My Dearest cousin Wilsie" and "My dear Uncle William", 1892 October 19Add to your cart.
Written in New York. Folder also includes two unrelated envelopes dated July 9, 1892, sent to Mr. W. S. Dunford, Magnolia, Virginia.


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Slover Library
235 Plume Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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