The Willis Carter diaries were created by a resident of West Pembroke in Washington County, Maine and include descriptions of daily life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carter's entries mention political events, provide school records, and include considerable information about the Carter family. Each diary ends with a detailed list of purchases for the year.
This digital collection represents a collaborative effort between Raymond H. Fogler Library's Special Collections Department and the Pembroke Historical Society. Volunteers will gradually be transcribing the diaries and transcriptions will be added as they become available.
For more information about the collection, please contact Special Collections at um.library.spc @ maine.edu or 207.581.1686.
Diaries from 1881
Diary for 01 01 to 02 28, 1881, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 01, 1881, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1881, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 22, 1881, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 03 to 12 28, 1881 with Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1883
Diary for 01 11 to 02 28, 1883, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 04 29, 1883, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 30 to 06 30, 1883, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 31, 1883, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 10 30, 1883, Willis Carter
Diary for 10 31 to 12 31, 1883 with Financial Records, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1884
Diary for 01 01 to 02 27, 1884, Willis Carter
Diary for 02 28 to 05 01, 1884, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1884, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 09 02, 1884, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 03 to 11 01, 1884, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 02 to 12 31, 1884 with Weather, School Records, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1885
Diary for 01 01 to 02 26, 1885, Willis Carter
Diary for 02 27 to 04 27, 1885, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 28 to 06 26, 1885, Willis Carter
Diary for 06 27 to 08 31, 1885, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 10 30, 1885, Willis Carter
Diary for 10 31 to 12 31, 1885, with Notes and Records, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1886
Diary for 01 03 to 02 27, 1886, Willis Carter
Diary for 02 28 to 05 01, 1886, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1886, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 29, 1886, Willis Carter
Diary for 08 30 to 11 01, 1886, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 02 to 12 31, 1886 with Purchases, Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1887
Diary for 01 01 to 03 04, 1887, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 05 to 05 03, 1887, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 04 to 07 02, 1887, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 03 to 08 31, 1887, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 05, 1887, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 06 to 12 31 with Cash Accounts, Treasurer's Report, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1888
Diary for 01 01 to 03 01, 1888, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 02 to 04 30, 1888, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 01 to 07 01, 1888, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 02 to 09 29, 1888, Willis Carter
Diary for 10 02 to 11 30, 1888, Willis Carter
Diary for 12 01 to 12 31, 1888 with Accounts, Address Book, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1889
Diary for 01 01 to 02 28, 1889, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 01, 1889, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1889, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 31, 1889, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 01, 1889, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 02 to 12 31, 1889 with Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1890
Diary for 01 01 to 02 28, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 01, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 31, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 01, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 02 to 12 31, 1890, Willis Carter
Diary Pages with Cash Accounts and Personal Records for 1890, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1891
Diary for 01 01 to 02 26, 1891, Willis Carter
Diary for 02 27 to 04 27, 1891, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 28 to 07 02, 1891, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 03 to 08 31, 1891, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 05, 1891, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 06 to 12 31, 1891 with Cash Accounts, Record of Letters Received, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1892
Diary for 01 01 to 02 29, 1892, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 01, 1892, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 02 to 06 30, 1892, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 31, 1892, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 01, 1892, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 02 to 12 31, 1892 with Cash Accounts, Receipts, Clippings, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1893
Diary for 01 01 to 03 04, 1893, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 05 to 05 03, 1893, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 04 to 07 02, 1893, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 03 to 08 31, 1893, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 05, 1893, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 06 to 12 31, 1893 with Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1894
Diary for 01 01 to 02 28, 1894, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 02, 1894, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 03 to 06 30, 1894, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 08 31, 1894, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 01 to 11 19, 1894, Willis Carter
Diary for 12 01, 1894 to 01 08, 1895 with Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1895
Diary for 01 01 to 02 27, 1895, Willis Carter
Diary for 02 28 to 04 29, 1895, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 30 to 06 30, 1895, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 01 to 09 01, 1895, Willis Carter
Diary for 09 02 to 11 02, 1895, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 03 to 12 31, 1895 with Cash Accounts, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1896
Diary for 01 01 to 02 29, 1896, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 04 28, 1896, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 29 to 06 28, 1896, Willis Carter
Diary for 06 29 to 08 30, 1896, Willis Carter
Diary for 08 31 to 12 10, 1896 with Financial Records, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 30 to 12 29, 1898 with Financial Records, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1897
Diary for 02 07 to 08 31, 1897, Willis Carter
Diary for 11 15 to 12 18, 1897 with Financial Records, Willis Carter
Financial Records, 1897, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1898
Diary for 01 01 to 04 01, 1898, Willis Carter
Diary for 04 02 to 07 21, 1898, Willis Carter
Diary for 07 29 to 11 29, 1898, Willis Carter
Diaries from 1900
Diary for 01 01 to 02 28, 1900, Willis Carter
Diary for 03 01 to 05 03, 1900, Willis Carter
Diary for 05 04 to 06 29, 1900, Willis Carter
Diary for 06 30 to 07 30, 1900 with Factory Work Records, Sea Coast Packing Co., Willis Carter