Finding aid for the Marvin E. Stow Diary
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Stow, Marvin E.
Title: Marvin E. Stow Diary
Dates: 1848
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Marvin E. Stow was a livestock farmer of Strongsville (Cuyahoga County), Ohio, in the nineteenth century. The collection consists of a single bound volume which describes daily farm life, the weather, and such social events as deaths, sickness, guests, and visits to Cleveland, Ohio.
MS Number MS 4328
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of Marvin E. Stow

Marvin E. Stow (?-?) raised livestock on his farm in Strongsville, Ohio, during the middle of the nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

The Marvin E. Stow Diary, 1848, consists of a single bound volume.

The collection is useful for understanding daily farm life and agricultural practices in the Western Reserve in the mid-nineteenth century. The diary describes the weather and Stow's daily activities with some notes on social occurrences such as deaths, sicknesses, arrival of guests, and visits to Cleveland, Ohio.

Statement of Arrangement

The diary is arranged chronologically with the exception that all Sundays are grouped in the back of the diary.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Farm life -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
Stow, Marvin E.
Strongsville (Ohio) -- Biography.
Strongsville (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4328 Marvin E. Stow Diary, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Taurus Books, 1982

Processing Information

Processed by Daniel J. Linke in 1989.