19th and 20th Century Diary Collection

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Parts of this collection may not have been digitized (TBD).
Where can I find more information?: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/213
Topics: Women's History
North Carolina
Subject headings: Women -- United States -- Diaries
Diaries
American diaries
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

: Jewell family member diary, 1866; This diary is believed to be from a member of the Jewell Family living in Redwood City, California but it is not clear who is the actual author. The first section contains a San Francisco Directory. Entries describe family news, weather, daily activities, going to church, going to a ball, working in the family grinding/flour mill, gardening, trips to San Mateo, Petaluma, and San Francisco.

: Ruby Jewell Diary, 1877; This diary belonged to school teacher Ruby Jewell whose family emigrated to California from Vermont in the late 1850s or early 1860s. Entries include family news, teaching in school, giving music lessons, making a bead garret, church activities, trips to nearby cities, going to the theater and opera house, singing, dancing. The last few pages record money spent on various items such as corsets, lemons, ribbons, and peaches. Diary includes pages of the San Francisco Directory listing separate sections with addresses, city offices and buildings, churches, banks, theaters, locations of fire alarms, etc in the beginning.

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