Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Burns, Lloyd D. (1825-1892) |
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title:
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Diary |
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dates:
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1857-1860 |
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extent:
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0.21 linear ft. |
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collection number:
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MS 111 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Lloyd D. Burns Diary, MS 111, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Biographical
note
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Lloyd Dwight Burns (1825-1892) lived in Dallas
County, Iowa, from 1848 until his death in 1892. He married Minerva
Jane Adams in 1846. Burns farmed in Sugar Grove Township in Dallas
County and was the county's first judge. |
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Collection description
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This collection contains a transcription of Burns' diary for the
years 1857, 1858, and 1860. The diary contains information on
the weather; purchases; marriages solemnized; and attendance at
political meetings, the literary society, lectures, magic shows, and
church. Burns took an active interest in politics, read widely, and
loaned money readily. Included are accounts of two trips to the
Dakota Territory in May and July 1860 in which he describes the
topography, trees, and crops of the area. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
Diary |
1857-1860 |
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