Diaries

Pocket diary kept by Alonzo A. Orr in 1865. The diary contains brief entries on daily activities and a portion of a letter.

Journals kept by Bertha L. Brown, a charter member of the Bird Conservation Club of Bangor, Maine. The journals document Brown's birding activities in Maine, California, and Oregon. Collection also includes a notebook of wildflower sightings, a Daily Field Checking List, and the field guides Land Birds East of the Rockies and Wild Flowers East of the Rockies.

Handwritten diary documenting a trip made by James Crosby and his wife Charlotte Hills Crosby from Bangor, Maine, to Saratoga Springs, New York, in the summer of 1825. Diary begins: "I now set out on a journey with my beloved wife with the ardent desire and hope of benefiting her health." The diary describes towns passed on the journey through Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Includes a transcription made by Charles Crosby, James Crosby's grandson.

"Journal of Joseph Leavitt, September 28, 1810 - November 28, 1828: Containing events of life in Bangor for the whole of that period."

Journals kept by the residents and visitors of 31 Kossuth Street, Bangor, Maine documenting their activities in the early 1970s. The journals consist of diary entries, drawings, and photographs. Collection also includes "Nevada State Honey Works Live at the Ram's Horn" audio CD.

Pocket diaries kept by Origen Fuller of LaGrange, Maine. Fuller was a farmer who also worked as an undertaker and performed other jobs in the community. Fuller's brief entries note the weather, his farm and work activities (including the burials performed), and financial transactions. Some diaries contain additional materials such as receipts, notes, and undertaker's vouchers.

Diaries kept by Bangor merchant Walter B. Gould beginning when he was a student at East Corinth Academy. The diaries document his personal life, travels, and business enterprises.