Chauncey Smith Nichols diaries, 1860-1865.
Collection Number: 6015
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Chauncey Smith Nichols diaries, 1860-1865.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6015
Abstract:
Contains three diaries of Chauncey Smith Nichols which report on social events, school
attendance, family news and everyday activities (1860,1864, 1865). The 1864 volume
includes financial records. Also included is a resolution to establish and a constitution
for the Methodist Female Missionary Society on the Hector circuit (April 9, 1845).
Creator:
Nichols, Chauncey Smith.
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English
Contains three diaries of Chauncey Smith Nichols which report on social events, school
attendance, family news and everyday activities (1860,1864, 1865). The 1864 volume
includes financial records. Also included is a resolution to establish and a constitution
for the Methodist Female Missionary Society on the Hector circuit (April 9, 1845).
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Chauncey Smith Nichols diaries, #6015. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Female Methodist Missionary Society (Hector, N.Y.)
Places:
Schuyler County (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Hector (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Item 1 |
Sheet establishing the Methodist Female Missionary Society, on the Hector Circuit,
dated April 9, 1845 .
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April 9, 1845 | |
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Scope and Contents
This sheet includes both the resolution to establish the Society and its Constitution.
Included in the constitution was the official structure, con-sisting of a President,
a Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and fourteen "Managers," being two representatives
from each of the classes in the Hector Circuit 2-Lake Road, Hector Chapel, Block Schoolhouse,
Burdett., Reynoldsville, "Davis class," and Sutton Schoolhouse. The sheet ends with
the names of the officials selected at the time of the Society's establishment.
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| Item 2 |
C.S. Nichols Diary, 1860 - entries January 1-May 27, 1860 ; unpaginated.
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January 1-May 27, 1860 | |
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Scope and Contents
Biography: Chauncey Smith Nichols was born February 13, 1847, the son of Robert T.
and Harriet Smith Nichols, and grandson of pioneer settler Chauncey W. Smith of Hector,
N.Y. C.S. Nichols' parents were married in New Jersey on February 29, 1844 and moved
to North Barton, N.Y. to live. They had one other child, Helen Adell Nichols, born
on December 19, 1849.
Contents: The 1860 diary is commercially made, and entries in the diary refer almost
exclusively to Nichols' school attendance and domestic chores. Some entries refer
to local events. All entries stop after May 27, 1860, the re-mainder of the diary
being filled with recipes, various lists of domestic items and unidentified figures.
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| Item 3 |
C.S. Nichols Diary 1865 (target reads "1864") January 1 - December 31, 1865 ; unpaginated.
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January 1 - December 31, 1865 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: The 1865 diary is commercially made, and entries in this volume are more
detailed than in Item #2. Nichols was apparently not attending school at this time,
but noted in the diary are domestic chores, local events, activities, and work with
friends and discussions in the Post Office.
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| Item 4 |
C.S. Nichols Diary 1864 (target reads "1865") January 1-December 31, 1864 ; unpaginated.
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January 1-December 31, 1864 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: The 1864 diary is also commercially made. The entries in this volume are
similar to those in Item #3, with the addition of notes on school attendance. In the
back of this volume, Nichols used the printed charts for cash accounts (the chart
for December is missing) and bills payable/receivable for the months February to July
and December.
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