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Preferred Citation:

Macy E. Flinn Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and processed in July 2009 by Ute Schechter.

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Scope and Contents

Diary of Macy Flinn (b. ca. 1896) of Maine for the years 1909-1910. Macy Flinn, who lived near the towns of Waterville and Sidney, Maine, was starting high school at the time she began her diary. In brief daily entries she records weather, helping her parents with the business, social activities like playing games with friends, taking trips to town, books she read, horseback riding, etc. There are also two poems following the last  entries.  From time to time Macy uses Greek characters for her English language entries.

For a list of names mentioned on the diary, provided by the seller, please see finding aid link below.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Maine--Social life and customs--20th century
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• Teenagers--Maine
• Teenagers--Social life and customs