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Preferred Citation

Diary (Binghampton, NY), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in November 2009.

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1933-1937 of an unidentified woman who lived with her husband and two sons outside Binghampton, New York. Brief daily entries described chores, social visits, family events, etc. The back of the diary was used to record births and deaths from circa 1930s-1946.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Homemakers--New York (State)--Diaries
• New York (State)--Social life and customs
• Women--Diaries