Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lois Seeman Diaries
- Dates:
- 1939-1942, bulk 1939-1942
- Creators:
- Seeman, Lois
- Extent:
- 0.20 linear feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Lois Seeman Diaries, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The diaries of Lois Seeman document her life over a period of 1940 - 1942 in National City [San Diego] California, pre-World War II. Her diaries describe her thoughts, as a young teenage girl, boyfriends, girlfriends, senior year in high school, graduation, first job, and the beginning of the Second World War. She describes her parents divorce [her mother is only 34 years old in 1940] and notes the relationship issues within her family. The diaries also illustrate the hardship, as all her circle of regular boyfriends enlist and go to war. Both diaries are handwritten, bound journals.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lois Seeman lived in National City, [San Diego] California beginning in the 1920s. Her estimated birth year is 1925. According to the 1940 Census, her family consisted of her father, Lewis; mother, Edna; and two sisters, Patsy and Bonnie.
- Accruals:
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MS-9999-203
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Seeman, Lois -- Diaries
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was encoded in EAD by Archon 3.20 from an SQL database source on November 7th, 2014 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Lois Seeman Diaries, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
- Location of this collection:
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Library and Information Access5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8050, US
- Contact:
- (619) 594-6791