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Guide to the Charles H. Durham Diaries
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Description
Three diaries kept by homosexual academic, Charles H. Durham, chronicling his relationship with Stanford University Classicist, Samuel Walter Miller, span the years 1883-1896.
Background
A romantic Christian homosexual man, Charles Howard Durham (1858-1943) graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1882. He was a studious individual, conscientious teacher, and diligent letter writer.Samuel Walter Miller (1864-1949), a renowned American linguist and scholar, is most famous for conducting the first American excavation in Greece in 1885 and for founding the Stanford University Classics department in 1894.
Extent
0.75 Linear feet
Restrictions
The materials are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Availability
The materials are open for research use.