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Diary of Lucile Roberts

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1940 – 1944)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2013.126
Creator(s) Roberts, Lucile
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2013.

SC2013.126
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Diary of Lucile Roberts (2) (1938 – 1939)

Scrapbook of Estella R. Venable (1941 – 1945)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Diary of Lucile Roberts documents the daily life and struggles of a Benning, District of Columbia woman from 1940 to 1944. Lucile and her husband, Albert, had one child (Jack) when the diary began in 1940 and welcomed another in 1944 (William). She wrote frequently about Albert's difficulty in finding steady employment, taking care of Jack and the home, and spreading the budget thin. Throughout the four year period of the diary, the family was affected by rationing during the Second World War. At one point, Albert lost several toes in a work accident that left him incapacitated.

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Economics
    • World War, 1939-1945
    • Family Life
    • Military History
    • Labor History
  • Location Terms
    • Washington (D.C.)

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