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Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter in May 2009.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the diary of Myrtle M. Weaver Alwine of Greeley, Colorado and Ontario, California. As the diary begins, Myrtle Weaver works at the home of Emmie William Henry Lindley, 539 West A Street, Ontario, California. William Lindley was successful in a variety of businesses, including land development, orange groves and insurance. Miss Weaver has moved to California from Greeley, Colorado about six months prior to the start of her diary in September, 1914. The diary describes the daily work she does for the Lindley family as well as her social life. In the summer of 1915, Myrtle Weaver married Alvin Alwine and moved back to Greeley, Colorado.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• California--Description and travel--20th century
• California--Social life and customs
• Courtship--1910-1920
• Courtship--United States--History--20th century
• Diaries
• Domestics--California
• Women--Diaries