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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

Frankie E. Carper diary, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Frankie E. Carper diary was purchased with the assistance of the Presson fund.

Content Description

Collection contains a manuscript diary kept by a teenage girl studying at Coombe Cottage School, documenting the academic and social life of the last generation of girls to come of age in the antebellum South. It also includes recipes and newspaper clippings.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American diaries
• Diaries
• Personal narratives
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• United States--Antebellum South--History
• Women--Diaries
• Young women--Diaries