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

Lydia Miller Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/18/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and described in August 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/Lydia Miller">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Lydia Miller</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary of Lydia Miller, a high school girl or young college or vocational school student of Prospect, Illinois for the years 1936-1939. Daily entries describe events at school, life at home with her parents, and social activities like visiting with friends, going to shows and attending dances. Also included are 5 loose leaves detailing some of the dances: what clothes she wore, who she danced with, who her favorite boy friend was, etc.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Topical Term:

• High school students--Conduct of life.
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• Teenagers--Illinois
• Teenagers--Social life and customs

Additional Information