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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Farm Diaries (Virginia), 1923-1954 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.265

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Farm Diaries (Virginia) 1923-1944, 1954 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.265 1.20 22 Vols. The papers are in: English arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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 Preferred Citation

Farm Diaries (Virginia), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 06/09/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and described in June 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

 Scope and Contents

Twenty-two diaries kept by unidentified farm owner or manager for the years 1923-1944 and 1954. Entries are mostly brief and note daily weather and chores performed on the farm, which employed 6-8 men year round and up to 60 on the orchard during picking season. Most entries give the full names of workers employed each day and broken down by task.The identity of the farm and location have not been positively established at this point: The seller notes that the farm was assumed to be Bocock farm located in Albemarle County near Stony Point and Burke Hills farms; entries mention trucking apples to Keswick and Charlottesville. An 8 November 1935 funeral note mentions that the deceased was a 'gardener at Castalia.'

 Arrangement of Materials

Chronological.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Topical Term: Agricultural laborers--Virginia Farm management--Virginia--History--20th century. Farms--Virginia--Albemarle County. Orchards--Virginia. Detailed Description of the Collection Diaries id57963 1923-1928 1 Diaries id57964 1929-1933 2 Diaries id57965 1934-1937 3 Diaries id57966 1938-1941 4 Diaries id57967 1942-1944, 1954 5