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Preferred Citation

Bessie M. Clayton Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in March 2011

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1936-1938, of Bessie M. Clayton of Bremerton, Washington. In it, she describes her personal life, travels around the states of Washington and Oregon, drinking, burlesque shows, basketball games, boxing, and politics, such as Franklin Roosevelt's election in 1936.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Burlesque (Theater)
• Washington (State)--Description and travel
• Washington (State)--Social life and customs
• Women--Diaries