Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Blanche Luella Barhite Diaries, Accession# Acc. 2010.116, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased on 2/23/2010.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in February 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

Biographical Information

Blanche of Conneautville, Pennsylvania was the daughter of Sherman Barhite and Minnie P. Chase. On February 3rd, 1915 she married Edgar A. Fuller.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of three diaries kept by Blanche Luella Barhite between 1904 and 1913. Blanche, who was was 17 years old in 1904, records her daily events and chores, and talks about social activities and family life.

Index Terms

Genre and Form Terms:

• Diaries

Subjects:

• Pennsylvania--Social life and customs--20th century
• Teenagers--United States--Diaries
• Women--Diaries.