A Guide to the Lewis Leonard Diary, 1913-1918
A Collection in
Special Collections
Accession Number Ms2008-054
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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Processed by: Emily K. Bibby, Special Collections Staff
2006 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Lewis Leonard Diary must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Lewis Leonard Diary, Ms2008-054 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Lewis Leonard Diary was purchased by Special Collections in 1993.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Lewis Leonard Diary commenced and was completed in August 2008.
Biographical Information
Lewis Leonard was a resident of Oswego, New York in the early twentieth century. He and his wife, Emily, had at least two children, including one who served in World War I.
Scope and Content
The diary of Lewis Leonard, written from 1913 to 1918, primarily documents the day-to-day life of its author. Leonard describes social activities, his health and the health of others, clothing, and the weather. However, he also comments upon many of the major events and trends of the time, including Woodrow Wilson's election, declaration of war in Europe, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the suffragette and anarchist movements.