Overview of the Collection
Biographical Information:
Access Terms
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Lois Seeman Diaries
Dates: 1939-1942
Bulk Dates: 1939-1942
Identification: MS-0512
Creator:
Seeman, Lois
Physical Description: 0.20 linear feet
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
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.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Geographic Name:
National City (Calif.)
Personal Name:
Seeman, Lois
Topical Term:
Seeman, Lois -- Diaries
Administrative Information
Accruals:
MS-9999-203
Conditions Governing Use:
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.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Lois Seeman Diaries, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
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.