Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Memoranda of Various Things and on D.H. Bruce, 1895-1904, MS 236, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Irene Ashworth Valentine, August 1991.

Biographical/Historical Information

Daniel Hoge Bruce (1846-1915) lived in Wise County, Virginia. He married Martha Karr in 1876.

Scope and Content

This is a typescript of Daniel Bruce's daily diary from 1895 to 1904. He discusses the weather, crops, politics, local events, and community members around Big Stone Gap in Wise County, Virginia. It also includes brief family genealogical information, and additional family notes are handwritten in the margins.

According to the typed cover, the original diary is owned by Mrs. Rosa Bruce Stradley. This typescript was printed by Mrs. Hattie Bruce Cummings and Betty Sue Cummings for his descendants.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Bruce, Daniel Hoge.

Family Names:

• Bruce family.

Subjects:

• Diaries.
• Genealogy.

Geographical Names:

• Wise County (Va.)