Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Lloyd Hartman Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 04/29/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter in May 2009.

Biographical Note

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Lloyd Hartman">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Lloyd Hartman</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1937-1941 of Lloyd Hartman (1913-1987) of Spokane, Washington. Entries are fairly regular for the years 1937-1940 and record daily activities, weather and health. The writes mentions social outings, like visits to movies, his work at a bank and occasionally comments on the world-political situation. The following description was provided by the seller:"The diary was started in 1937 when he was in his early 20's. Each page has entries for five years but most are filled out for 1937-1940 only.  Most of October's pages are blank. The writer tells of his daily life, schooling, jobs, CCC work, his girlfriend, weather, football scores, travels around the area in Washington and Idaho, movies, restaurants and the start of WW II.  A few entries are in shorthand as he was a business student."Also includes a photograph of an unidentified woman.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Geographic Name:

• Washington (State)--Social life and customs.

Topical Term:

• Young men--Conduct of life.
• Young men--United States--Diaries.

Additional Information