Title
Dairy: Harrison N. Arthur
Diary, 1882 - 1960 belonging to Harrison Newhall Arthur. Diary includes family birth and death dates . Mr Arthur was a textile worker in Lawrence working at both the Everett Mills and Pacific Mills. In 1906 he went to work at the B.M. Co. of Waltham. He had a sister Carrie and he was married to Martha Eliza Grace Wainwright in 1899. The diary lists events that happened both in Lawrence ( old LHS fire, Congregational Church fire, Strike 1912) as well as the country ( San Francisco earthquake, elections, Armistice Day) . The diary if full of personal events, travels, and significant purchases such as his Hamilton watch and his first car. The diary entries are brief, not detailed and certainly cover a large expanse of time. The diary is regular up to 1929. The last entry is on November 22, 1960. There are 115 numbered pages.
Photocopy of diary is with the original.
admin: Biographical data: Born Lawrence, MA September 18, 1877 5:30 am. Son of Andrew Scott Arthur (born Dracut, MA) and Carrie May Richardson (Methuen, MA)
Creator
Arthur, Harrison Newall
Date (coverage)
1882-1960
leather cover, paper, handwritten
Credit
David Eaton Arthur