NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3002.AM: John Walter Bassett, 1847-1939
Diaries (on microfilm): 1864-1939
Unadilla, Otoe County, Neb.: Farmer
Size: 2 reels of microfilm
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of two reels of negative microfilm containing 26 diaries kept by John Walter Bassett. These diaries relate to crop conditions, weather, domestic life, and financial records. Bassett lived on a farm all of his life, and began his diaries when he was a school boy, recording day-to-day occurrences.
DESCRIPTION
Reel 1
Diaries, 1864-1881
Reel 2
Diaries, 1882-1939
ADDED ENTRIES:
Bassett, John Walter, 1847-1939
Diaries
Farm life
Otoe County (Neb.) — History
Unadilla (Neb.) — History
HEK/jc 02-04-1966
Rev. KFK 07-22-1996
02-02-2010 Revised TMM