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Finding Aid Authors: Ute Schechter.
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Preferred Citation:
Lena Leidigh Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally described in November 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.
Biographical Information:
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Scope and Contents
Diary, 1928-1930 of Lena Leidigh of Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. In daily entries Lena Leidigh describes her household chores and activities of her husband and children, their social life and local events.
For a more detailed description, provided by the seller, see folder link below.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Diaries
- Ohio--Social life and customs
- Women--Diaries
Container List
The following description was provided by the seller: Mrs. Leidigh writes of the daily activities of herself, her mother, her children, and her husband "C.D.". She writes of events that they attend, doing lots of baking, Socials, many people who come to call, Alvin graduating from High School, weaving baskets & chairs, going to church to help make lots of wine, death of Grandpa Hayes, her husband playing in the Drum Corps, packing barrels for the Cleveland orphanage, Miss Moreland boarding at their home, going to the County Fair, Ethel Burns having her foot amputated, cyclone south of town, going to the dedication of the new court house, George Frey shot and killed by Sheriff, drunk men arrested at church, attending the Carpenter & Shriver Family reunions, many Suicides, Accidents, Deaths, Mother died & baby who lived, Alvin's auto being stolen, the Scarlet Fever scare, etc. Some of the names she mentions in the diary are: Donald Scotts ~ Zena Miller ~ Evelyn Baldwin ~ Edith Bentz ~ Bob & Ruth Williams ~ R.J. Wolfords ~ Ralph Tinsley ~ Fred Faber ~ Dr. Wallace ~ Emerson Leidigh ~ Melvin Stauffer ~ Henry Gebhart ~ Ruth Williams ~ Dora Dessenberg ~ Cecil Patrick ~ Frances DeWitt ~ Mrs. Wm. Crawford ~ Carrie Harmon ~ Fred Walters ~ Ralph Burns ~ Mrs Walter Kerr ~ Raymond Gault ~ Frank Ryan ~ Ella Hammond ~ Mary Shriver ~ Carrie Mercer ~ Jack Newel ~ Flossie Waggoner ~ Vivian Brant ~ Sade Engle ~ Mr. Hershey ~ Glen Smith ~ Mrs Belle Murray ~ Otis Walker ~ Rose Hayes ~ Lena Crittenden ~ Owen Walker ~ Ruth Plank ~ Kenneth Wolf ~ Lena Roberts ~ Rob Jones ~ Susie Bentle ~ Clyde Weaver ~ Goldie Wells ~ Mable Kline ~ Dr. Roseberry ~ Harry Winbigler ~ Joe Buzzard ~ Beatrice Morelock. Some of the places she mentions in the diary are: Mansfield ~ Cleveland ~ Kalamazoo ~ Savannah ~ Homerville ~ Shelby ~ Wooster ~ Akron ~ Clear Creek ~ Jeromesville ~ Ashland ~ East Sparta ~ Ashland County ~ Shenandoah ~ Loudonville ~ Brookside Park ~ New London ~ Chautaugua ~ Sullivan ~ Hayesville ~ Lakeland ~ Wellington ~ Perrysville.