Diary, 1933-1937, of Bertha Spandauer, a teenager from Baltimore, Maryland. Primarily concerns her days at school and her social life, including people with whom she goes on dates. She also describes parties to which she goes and how much alcohol she drinks. She also describes an illness that she has and the steps taken to cure it, including pumping her stomach. She eventually becomes engaged to and marries Jules Mornstein in 1937.
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Bertha Spandauer Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in July 2012.
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