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Diary (13.5 x 19.5 cm), red, 1960, writer was 71/72 Years old, full page daily entries on her activities along with notes on Maybelle Caley Barker's and Nadine Noble Sondergard's activities with little to no recording of how author felt about them; sparse mention of local, national or world events: President Eisenhower coming to Los Angeles, California (27 January), Eisenhower's South American Trip (22 February), and earthquakes. Subjects also include holiday and birthday celebrations with gifts activities; weather observations, daily household operations, correspondence from family and friends, health issues of self (1st & 2nd surgical operations 21 & 29 Sepember ) writes about "very important election between Mr. Kennedy & Mr. Nixon for President" and Maybelle's work with precinct and vote tallies (8 November), mother (Mary Davidson Caley) and Nadine Noble Sondergard (colitis), church attendance, cooking, supper menus, division of chores within the household, lunches and social activities, financial transactions, pets (dog-Moo-Moo), and deaths of friends and family. Diary (13.5 x 19.5 cm), olive green, 1962, writer was 73/74 years old, full page daily entries on her activities along with notes on Maybelle Caley Barker's and Nadine Noble Sondergard's activities with little to no recording of how author felt about them; sparse mention of local, national or world events: (Cuban Missile Crisis (22 October-02 November) grocery stores empty, stocking up on food, war at any time, ships and blockade, dismantling bases in Cuba ). Subjects also include mother's death (Mary Davidson Caley) (23 January), church attendance, cooking, supper menus, division of chores within the household, lunches and social activities, financial transactions, pets (dog Moo-Moo), holiday and birthday celebrations with gifts, and deaths of friends and family.

Letters to Mary Davidson Caley from Maybelle Caley Barker, Hilda Caley Noble family, cousins and friends about health issues, children, weather, social gossip, updates on status of family and friends, death of family members, and social activities. Long letter from friend about attendance at Missionary Conference in Camp Webster, Kansas in 1954 that reveals missionary activities in Sierra Leone Africa and New Mexico.

Printed materials: funeral announcements, newspaper articles on Senator Everett Colby (New Jersey), Republican primaries, crime, color prints pages from books, Practical Astrology magazine Gemini (June 1929), Isle of Man picture Calendar (1959), Magazine of World Manx Association, (June 1927), Oregon Schedule of Events (1967), Bonneville Dam brochure (1965).

Letters to Maybelle Caley Barker from Hilda Caley Noble, family, cousins and friends about health issues, children, weather, social gossip, updates on status of family and friends, and death of family members. Trailer park living in 1963-1965, race relations, racism discussions from friends, and reactions to Marines going to Vietnam (1965).

Letters to Nadine Noble Sondergard from friend Evelyn Bauer reference the loss of Bauer's baby (miscarriage), setting up house, in-law troubles; family updates from relatives.