Inventory of the Lydia Miller Diary 1936-1939
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.352
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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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
- Diaries
- High school students--Conduct of life.
- Teenage girls--Diaries
- Teenagers--Illinois
- Teenagers--Social life and customs