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Custodial History

The collection ID was formerly Mss. Acc. 2012.314.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in August 2012.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the diaries, 1953-1960, of Gertrude Lovett of Beverly, Massachusetts. The diaries describe trips taken by Lovett and her husband, Earle Lovett. The first diary, 1953, concerns a road trip taken by the Lovetts starting in Massachusetts and traveling to the West Coast of the United States and Canada, including stops in a number of National Parks. There is also an account of a trip to Florida in 1960.

The second diary contains an account of a 1959 trip to Alaska, with stops in New Orleans and Texas on the way. At the end of this volume, this is an account of another trip to Florida.

Related Material

Travel Literature in the Special Collections Research Center Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/SCRCtravel

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Automobile travel--United States--History--Sources
• Diaries
• Teenagers--United States--Diaries
• Voyages and travels--Personal narratives
• Women travelers--Diaries
• Women--Diaries
• Women--Travel