Frank Waldo Littlefield, 1855-1946 [RG3107.AM]

HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID



RG3107.AM:  Frank Waldo Littlefield, 1855-1946



Diaries:  1893-1945

Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska:  Farmer

Size:  0.75 cu.ft.; 1 box



SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE



The collection consists of transcripts of the diaries of Frank W. Littlefield of Dorchester, Nebraska. Entries span the years 1893-1945, and include such topics as farming methods, the role of the church in the community, school district meeting news, ladies circles, entertainment (the opera house, etc.), the effects of national news on a small community, the impact of World Wars I and II, and news of births, deaths, and marriages of family and neighbors. Included are a detailed index of the diaries, and appendices with photocopies of: genealogical charts of the Littlefield family, photographs, and documents (will and probate materials of Frank W. Littlefield, selected letters, maps, etc.), as well as reminiscences and an “Early History of Frank W. Littlefield” by his daughter, Ada Littlefield.  Several of the original diaries have also been added to the collection.



INVENTORY



Box 1

Folder




    1. Diary transcripts, 1893-1898

    1. Diary transcripts, 1899-1906

    1. Diary transcripts, 1907-1910

    1. Diary transcripts, 1911-1917

    1. Diary transcripts, 1918-1919; 1924; 1928-1932

    1. Diary transcripts, 1933-1935; 1937-1938

    1. Diary transcripts, 1939-1942

    1. Diary transcripts, 1943-1945; addendum and index

    1. Original diary, 1893

    1. Original diary, 1894

    1. Original diary, 1899-1900

    1. Original diary, 1911

    1. Original diary, 1914-1917

    1. Original diary, 1944-1945



 



Subject headings:



Dorchester (Neb.) — History

Farm life — Nebraska — Saline County

Littlefield, Ada Sarah, 1889-1983

Littlefield, Frank Waldo, 1855-1946

Littlefield family

Reminiscences

Saline County (Neb.) — History



 



KFK                     04-10-1995

Revised TMM      06-11-2010; 07-09-2021

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