Robert J. Walker Journal
1889-1897
Manuscript Collection #466- Creator(s)
- Walker, Robert J.
- Physical description
- 0.073 Cubic Feet, Farm journal (1889-1897), 46 pages.
- Preferred Citation
- Robert J. Walker Journal (#466), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Journal (1889-1897) including farm journal, business transactions, daily weather, religious beliefs, alliance meetings.
Scope and arrangement
Robert J. Walker, a Duplin County, N.C., farmer recorded his day-to-day activities in a journal (1889-1897). His writings contain accounts of business transactions such as the amount of meat, corn, and oats sold in a day; crop cultivation including planting and harvesting; and daily weather. Also of interest are Walker's attempts to record his strong religious beliefs in everyday life and brief references to a Farmers' Alliance meetings.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Processing information
Processed by E. Scott, October 1983
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
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Key terms
Personal Names
Walker, Robert J.Walker, Robert J.--Religion
Corporate Names
North Carolina Farmers' AllianceTopical
Agriculture--North Carolina--Duplin CountyFarm life--North Carolina--Duplin County
Farmers--North Carolina--Duplin County