Back to ArchivesJoseph Skirm Journals Collection
Collection Number: 78.32
This collection consists of fifteen (15) journals handwritten by Santa Cruz County litigator Joseph H. Skirm. The contents of the journals include notes and observations on the temperature and nature of the daily weather, notes on cases and fees paid for legal services, notes about daily events such as planting crops on his household farm, and expenditures for his household. The journals are handwritten in ink on lined paper, and are hard-cover. Most of the journals have attractive marbled ink covers in various colors.
This series consists of Joseph H. Skirm’s handwritten journals. Subjects of the journals include notes on Legal Services and fees paid, his observations on the weather, and notes on household expenditures and Skirm’s account balance.