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Diary of Ethel Burk

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1911)

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

Identifier SC2016.036
Creator(s) Burk, Ethel
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2016.
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 Margaret Long.
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Abstract

This diary was written by 19 year old Ethel Burk in 1911. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania woman was a daughter of a wealthy businessman who owned real estate in Atlantic City and a meatpacking business. She commented on the weather, trips she took, as well as her daily activities. These activities were rather extravagant as she wrote about going to dances at night, taking rides in her "machine" (automobile), and even spending time on her family's yacht. Burk also mentioned touring the Lusitania and watching it dock from her hotel room.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • City and Town Life
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Women)
    • Voyages and Travel
  • Location Terms
    • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia (Pa.)

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