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Items associated with name 'Long Island (Ny.)'
Diary of Karen Galland
by Galland, Karen (1969)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The diary of Karen Galland documents the life and thoughts of an 18 year old from Long Island, New York in 1969. Galland frequently discussed her daily activities and emotions, especially those concerning men. She graduated from high school in 1969, wrote entries almost daily until June, and then wrote occasionally over the summer and as she entered college.
Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet
by Barguet, Ethel (1891 – 1901)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet was compiled between 1891 and 1901. Barguet, who was an 1891 graduate of the Fifth Avenue Grammar School in Mount Vernon, New York, worked as a "play room teacher" with the Children's Aid Society in New York City. Barguet was also invited to continue her work with the Episcopal City Mission in Boston. The scrapbook consists of invitations to social gatherings in upstate New York, New York City, and Long Island, stamps, collections of phrases and writing, hair clippings, and flower pressings. While the last quarter of the scrapbook appear empty, there is at least one poem written on a folded sheet of paper.