Laduska Walker Sears Diary
Scope and Contents
Laduska Walker Sears' diary and recipe book contains a short entry for nearly every day from January-August 1876, when she was about 19 years old. Most entries are 2-3 sentences long and most describe her daily housework as a young unmarried woman, living in her parents' home. She mentions her "duties" each day, including washing, cooking, ironing, sewing, gardening and scrubbing floors. She also mentions numerous visits with friends and family. After August, almost all of the diary entries are obscured by recipe clippings that were pasted on top of the pages. Several handwritten recipes are also present. See also the diaries by James Knox Sears, Laduska's husband, written several years after her death (MS.108).
Dates
- 1876
Creator
- Sears, Laduska Walker (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical Note
Laduska Jane Walker Sears lived from 1857-1903 in Polk County, Oregon. According to her obituary, she was the daughter of pioneers Walter Montgomery and Jane Walker. She was born in the log cabin on their donation claim in Spring Valley, which was a community about 10 miles northwest of Salem, later known as the town of Zena. She married James Knox Sears in 1878 and lived most of her adult life in the town of McCoy, Polk County. She died in 1903, leaving five children: Maude, Dora, Winnette, Bernice and Earl.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Laduska Jane Walker Sears lived from 1857-1903 in Polk County, Oregon. Her diary and recipe book contains a short entry for nearly every day from January-August 1876, when she was about 19 years old, as well as recipes.
Location
Housed in MS File Box 3.
Accruals
No additions to this collection are expected.
Creator
- Sears, Laduska Walker (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Laduska Walker Sears Diary
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Eva Guggemos
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Pacific University Archives Repository