PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00405:: Lydia Miller Diary, 1936-1939)//EN" "viw00405.xml" Inventory of the Lydia Miller Diary 1936-1939 Miller, Lydia Diary Mss. Acc. 2009.352 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Lydia Miller Diary, 1936-1939 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.352

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Lydia Miller Diary 1936-1939 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.352 0.05 1 volume. The papers are in: English 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. Miller, Lydia arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

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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.

 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.

 Biographical Note

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>.

 Scope and Contents

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.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Topical Term: High school students--Conduct of life. Teenage girls--Diaries Teenagers--Illinois Teenagers--Social life and customs