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Diaries of Elaine Zold
by Zold, Elaine (1939 – 1945)
3 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These diaries were written in 1943 and 1945 by Elaine Zold of Chicago, Illinois. Zold was a dancer and USO performer who traveled the United States and wrote extensively about her performances, life on the road, and other activities on hotel stationery and other notepads. She kept a compiled record of each of her performances from 1939 to 1945 and a notepad to practice her signature. While most of Zold's diary entries chronicle her tours throughout the United States, she also visited and performed in Italy in late 1945.
Diaries of Eleanor Meyer Hyde
by Hyde, Eleanor Meyer (1905 – 1906)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The two diaries were written in 1905 and 1906 by Eleanor Meyer Hyde. Eleanor’s entries consist of her daily activities and social life with her husband, Elbert “Bert” Hyde in Washington, D.C.
Diaries of Elma Taylor
by Taylor, Elma (1942 – 1944)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
These two diaries were written by Elma Taylor of Hazel Park, Michigan between 1942 and 1944. Taylor wrote each day about her activities which included skipping school, reading, writing and receiving letters, going on trips, watching pool players, picking up gossip, and her New Years resolutions.
Diaries of Esther Potter
by Potter, Esther (1848 – 1856)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three diaries were written between 1848 and 1856 by Esther Euphemia Potter. Potter entered the Select School in Alfred, New York (now Alfred University) in 1845 and attended finishing school in Brooklyn, New York. By 1856 she had married a doctor, William Wells Crandall. Potter was devoutly religious and attended sermons of Henry Beecher Ward and Dr. Cox, in addition to describing the general street scenes in Brooklyn. The diaries are dated 1848, 1850 and 1856.
Diaries of Frank Burroughs
by Burroughs, Frank (1911, 1919)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two diaries were written by Frank Burroughs in 1911 and 1919. Burroughs was from Kane, Pennsylvania and worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He wrote about train accidents and robberies, as well as his family life.
Diaries of Freda Breymaier
by Breymaier, Freda (1923 – 1929)
2 folders (0.25 linear feet)
The 13 diaries of Freda Breymaier were written between 1923 and 1929 by the young Dayton, Ohio woman. Breymaier frequently wrote about dating men, her relationship with her future husband Arthur "Art" Meyring, fights with her girlfriends, and social events.
Diaries of Helen Binde
by Binde, Helen (1928)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The two Diaries of Helen Binde offer insight into the life and mind of the young nurse who lived in New Jersey in 1928. At the beginning of 1928, Binde started her career as a nurse; throughout the diaries she wrote openly and often about her patients and fellow employees. She pasted numerous newspaper clippings regarding aviators and, in particular, Charles Lindbergh, in addition to newspaper clippings about politics like the 1928 presidential election. On page 18 of the second diary there is a photograph of Binde which she wrote that she sent to a motion picture company to apply as an actress. Binde also wrote which verse of the Bible that she read that day.
Diaries of Henry Evans
by Evans, Henry (1910 – 1915)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These diaries were written by Henry Evans of Laconia, New Hampshire between 1910 and 1915. In the first diary, Evans was 17 years old and finishing school. The other diaries--dated 1911, 1913, and 1915--he worked for a railroad company and also delivered express messages. He wrote about the places he visited regionally, people he saw, and kept an account of his expenditures.
Diaries of Henry Reitzel
by Reitzel, Henry (1869 – 1875)
2 folders (0.25 linear feet)
The Diaries of Henry Reitzel were written between 1869 and 1875 by the farmer and cattle rancher from Whiteside County, Illinois who traveled to Enterprise, Kansas by wagon in 1874. One ledger spans from 1869 to 1874 while four smaller diaries cover one to two year periods. Reitzel kept track of all of his finances and wrote about his surroundings including passing missions, Indian reservations, camping on the prairie, hunting, and playing the accordion. The diaries document his journey westward from Illinois to Casey, Iowa, south into Kansas, and his return home to Illinois.
Diaries of Jeanne Jamieson
by Jamieson, Jeanne (1934, 1938)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These two diaries written by Jeanne Jamieson, born about 1921, were recorded in 1934 and 1938 when Jamieson was 13 and 17 years old. Her entries focus on the social life of a young teenager from St. Joseph, Missouri, with events including dating, movies, school, summer trips, and relationships. While the 1938 diary contains entries for each day, the 1934 diary entries range from January 1 to March 3.
Diaries of John Popp
by Popp, John (1891 – 1935)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two five-year diaries were written by John Popp from 1891 to 1895 and 1931 to 1935. Popp not only wrote about his daily life including church, relationship with his eventual wife Amelia, politics, and work, but also kept extensive notes about his spending and his genealogy.
Diaries of Lewis Lawrence
by Lawrence, Lewis (1880 – 1881)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diaries of Lewis Lawrence were written by the Irish immigrant in New York City between 1880 and 1881. Lawrence emigrated from Ireland to the Bronx in 1875 and later moved to Brooklyn. He wrote about his family life, attendance at church, financial transactions, work at the A.T. Stewart & Company Millinery, and about local and national events. Included are his comments on the assassination of President James Garfield, as well as other events he read in the newspapers.