Mahala E. Emler Diary Collection, 1943-1967

Summary

Creators:

Emler, Mahala E.

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.

Extent:

0.42 linear feet

Language:

English

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Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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."

Acquisition information:

Purchase. 2013

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Documents

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:

California State University, Northridge, Special Collections

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US

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