]> obhc_baum_lillie Finding Aid of the Lillie Jacob Baum Baum Diaries, 1900-1948 Processed by: Sarah S. Downing; machine-readable finding aid created by: Christine A. Dumoulin &hdrNcDncsa; North Carolina State Archives 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: December, 2007 Description is in English Finding Aid of the Lillie Jacob Baum Baum Diaries, 1900-1948 Outer Banks History Center &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary Outer Banks History Center Baum, Lillie Jacob Baum Lillie Jacob Baum Baum Diaries, 1900-1948 33MSS-4 Materials in English 46 1.75 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Outer Banks History Center. Lillie Jacob Baum was born on April 6, 1868 in the Blackwater Community of Princess Ann County, Va. In 1892 she married her cousin, Dr. Julius Cephas Baum. She kept diaries from 1900 until 1948 about daily life on Pine Island on the Currituck Banks.Baum documented everyday life in a world that was changing rapidly. Her insights span domestic life (cooking, sewing, etc.) to her first ride in an automobile. The collection contains 46 diaries including genealogy notes and personal accounts. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], 33MSS-4, Lillie Jacob Baum Baum Diaries, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, N.C., U.S.A.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by Wesley L. Baum.

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah S. Downing

Encoded by Christine A. Dumoulin, December, 2007

Biographical Note

Lillie Jacob Baum was born on April 6, 1868 in the Blackwater Community of Princess Ann County, Va. Her parents were Jacob Mercer Baum and her mother Anne But Smith Baum. She was educated at home and at the Norfolk College for Young Ladies. In 1892 she married her cousin, Dr. Julius Cephas Baum.

For the next ten years, they lived at The Land of Promise in Princess Ann County, where Julian practiced medicine and farmed. They had three sons Julian, Alan and Edward Ossian or Jack. In 1902, the family moved to Pine Island on the Currituck Banks so that Julian could help his father, Josephus Baum, farm his land near Grandy and on Pine Island. The elder Baum was engaged in farming, market hunting, and the operation of a hunt club. Lillie Jacob Baum Baum devoted her life to her family as a homemaker.

Collection Overview

The collection contains 46 diaries including genealogy notes and personal accounts. Lillie Baum began her diaries in 1900 and continued until 1948. There is also a diary dated from 1883 to 1888 written by a Lloyd Baum.

Collection Arrangement

The diaries are arranged in chronological order by year.

Online Catalog Headings

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Subject Terms Baum, Julius Cephas Baum, Lillie Jacob Baum--Diaries Baum, Lloyd Commodities-North Carolina Diaries Genealogy Geographic Terms Currituck County (N.C.) Pine Island (N.C.) Related Collections

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Container List Diares, 1900-1948 1 1883 1900 1901 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 2 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1927 1928 3 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 4 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 5 1945 1946 1947 1948