Parker Family Diaries
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of several diaries containing short entries regarding daily activities. Diaries are arranged alphabetically by author then chronologically.
Dates
- 1884-1949
Creator
- Parker Family of Adamant and East Montpelier, VT (Creator, Family)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
The diaries represent Simon and Addie Parker, a married couple, and Ella Parker, who was Addie's sister.
Simon Parker (1838-1910) was the son of Simon Parker (Sr.) (1808-1876) and Ruth P. Macomber (1801-1846). He worked as a farmer in several Washington County, Vermont towns including Woodbury, Calais, and East Montpelier. He was married twice: to Mary Ann Slayton (1836-1873) in 1868 and to Abba Adeline Sloan, nicknamed "Ada" and "Addie," (1858-1954) in 1877. Addie was born in Calais to Lyman Aruna Sloan (1821-1877) and Lucy Ann Lindsay (1829-1921). She had several siblings including a sister named Ella.
Ella C. Viola Sloan (1867-1958) was born in Calais, Vermont. She married twice: first William I. Rickard (1868-1926) in 1889 and next Frank J. Parker (1858-1948, son of John Cortland Parker and Olivia Wheeler Parker) in 1927 (his third marriage). Both men worked as farmers. Ella and William adopted niece Addie Luna Sprague (1907-1985) who married Shubal Ralph Fair (1894-1982) in 1924.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of diaries kept by Addie, Ella, and Simon Parker of Adamant and East Montpelier, VT.
Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
- Title
- Guide to the Parker Family Diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2022 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
