Guide to the Mahala E. Emler Diary Collection
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Title: Mahala E. Emler Diary Collection
Creator:
Emler, Mahala E.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.MEE
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1943-1967
Abstract: Mahala E. Emler, of Coshocton and
Cambridge, Ohio, kept a diary from 1943 to 1967 in which she describes her daily routines,
events, marriages, births, her local community, and events of national significance
including the conclusion of World War II and the Kennedy assassination. Entries are
relatively brief, written in a set of five-year diaries. Though she occasionally missed a
day for hospital visits and other exceptional events, she was a fairly consistent
diarist.
Language of Material: English
Mahala E. Emler lived in Coshocton and Cambridge, Ohio from the 1940s to 1960s. In the
final diary kept from 1963 to 1967 she recorded a brief personal description in which she
her weight and height, and her hair color as "turning gray."
Mahala E. Emler, of Coshocton and Cambridge, Ohio, kept a diary from 1943 to 1967 in which
she describes her daily routines, events, marriages, births, her local community, and events
of national significance including the conclusion of World War II and the Kennedy
assassination. Entries are relatively brief, written in a set of five-year diaries. Though
she occasionally missed a day for hospital visits and other exceptional events, she was a
fairly consistent diarist. Each diary includes her home address in the first few pages. The
last also includes a brief personal description, in which she recorded her weight and
height, and her hair color as "turning gray," as well as a list of people to whom she sent
Christmas cards.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase. 2013
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Box 1, Folder 1
Diaries 1943-1953
Box 1, Folder 2
Diaries 1953-1962
Box 1, Folder 3
Diary 1963-1967