Young Woman's Diary, 1937

Summary

Title:

Young Woman's Diary

Dates:

1937

Abstract:

This is the page-a-day diary of a young school-age woman. She kept entries from Sunday June 27, 1937 to Sunday October 10, 1937. Based on the mention of the cities of Concord, Laconia, Camptom and Tilton she likely lived in New Hampshire. There is also a cash balance sheet in back listing expenses such as film tickets, soap, tissues, church, and ribbon. The entries cover her summer and the beginning of her school year, and generally talk about her daily activities. Topics include visits with family members, chores, music lessons, glee club, choir, class work, taking care of a baby named David (possibly her little brother), camp, and the death of "Nan" (likely her grandmother). Notably, this young girl talks about developing a crush and falling "more and more in love" with an older woman who seems to be her caretaker while her mom is away for the summer, or perhaps her music teacher, or both.

Extent:

.623 linear feet

Language:

English .

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Background

Scope and content:

This is the page-a-day diary of a young school-age woman. She kept entries from Sunday June 27, 1937 to Sunday October 10, 1937. Based on the mention of the cities of Concord, Laconia, Camptom and Tilton she likely lived in New Hampshire. There is also a cash balance sheet in back listing expenses such as film tickets, soap, tissues, church, and ribbon. The entries cover her summer and the beginning of her school year, and generally talk about her daily activities. Topics include visits with family members, chores, music lessons, glee club, choir, class work, taking care of a baby named David (possibly her little brother), camp, and the death of "Nan" (likely her grandmother). Notably, this young girl talks about developing a crush and falling "more and more in love" with an older woman who seems to be her caretaker while her mom is away for the summer, or perhaps her music teacher, or both.

Acquisition information:

Purchased, 2024

Processing information:

Carri Frola, 2024

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Ephemera

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-28 10:51:58 -0700 .

Restrictions:

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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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