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Preferred Citation

John Foster diaries, Special Collections Reseach Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Content Description

Five handwritten diaries written from 1978 to 1982. The diaries belonged to John Foster, a Hamilton college student in Schenectady, New York. The diaries cover a period of John's life in which he worked a summer job as a dishwasher at the Sagamore Hotel in Bolten Landing, New York and as he studied abroad in Aberdeen Scotland. Within the diaries, John also ponders his friendships and sexual identification. A single letter is also included in the collection

Arrangement

The John Foster diaries are arranged into two series: Series I. Notebooks and Series II. Correspondence. The materials are arranged chronologically by date.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bisexual college students
• Correspondence
• Diaries
• Diaries -- Male authors
• Gay and lesbian studies
• Gay and lesbian studies--United States--History
• Gay men -- Sexual behavior -- United States
• Gay men -- United States
• Gay men's writings, American
• Libraries -- Special collections -- Gay and lesbian studies