Title:: Lydia Miller Diary 1936-1939

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

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.

Summary

Extent:
0.05
Creator:
Miller, Lydia arrangement
Abstract:
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.
Language:
The papers are in: English
Preferred citation:

Lydia Miller Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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>.

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.

Physical description:
1 volume.