Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: James Engler diaries
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: James Engler diaries
- Date
- 1879-1906 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Engler, James W.
- Extent
- 0.7 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Farm life
- Crops
- Diaries -- 19th Century.
- Diaries -- 20th century
- Family farms
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.1082: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: James Engler diaries, 1879-1906, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- James W. Engler was born near Sandusky, Ohio to Jonas F. and Elizabeth (Hendricks) Engler in 1856. James, like his father, was a farmer and settled on land in Flatrock, Spence County, Ohio. On July 27, 1884 James married Rebecca Buck and the couple had four children: Edith M., Arthur C., Roland G. and Ethel. James W. Engler died in 1940 and bequethed his land to his children.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The James Engler diaries (dated 1879-1906; 0.7 cubic feet; 2 boxes) comprise Excelsior diaries that document day-to-day work conditions and tasks for Ohioan farmer, James Engler, from 1879 to 1906. The leather bound Excelsior diaries include pages at the front and back of the book for address lists, calendars, post office rates, and cash accounts. James Engler wrote about the weather and farm tasks like plowing, planting corn and digging at a nearby quarry. He also included accounts of family, church and trips away his farm in Flatrock, Spence County, Ohio.
- The James Engler diaries collection is part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
James Engler diaries, 1879, 1880
James Engler diaries, 1881, 1882
James Engler diaries, 1883, 1885
James Engler diaries, 1886, 1887
James Engler diaries, 1888, 1889
James Engler diaries, 1890, 1891
James Engler diaries, 1892, 1893
James Engler diaries, 1894, 1895
James Engler diaries, 1896, 1897
James Engler diaries, 1898, 1899
James Engler diaries, 1900, 1901
James Engler diaries, 1902, 1904
James Engler diary, 1905
James Engler diary, 1906
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