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

Macy E. Flinn Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 07/20/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in July 2009 by Ute Schechter.

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/Macy E. Flinn">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Macy E. Flinn</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary of Macy Flinn (b. ca. 1896) of Maine for the years 1909-1910. Macy Flinn, who lived near the towns of Waterville and Sidney, Maine, was starting high school at the time she began her diary. In brief daily entries she records weather, helping her parents with the business, social activities like playing games with friends, taking trips to town, books she read, horseback riding, etc. There are also two poems following the last  entries.  From time to time Macy uses Greek characters for her English language entries.For a list of names mentioned on the diary, provided by the seller, please see finding aid link below.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Geographic Name:

• Maine--Social life and customs--20th century.

Topical Term:

• Teenage girls--Diaries
• Teenagers--Maine
• Teenagers--Social life and customs

Additional Information