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Preferred Citation

Mary Plummer Mcllwaine diary, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Katz Fine Manuscripts with the assistance of the Molly Elliot Seawell Endowment.

Content Description

A diary kept by Mary Plummer Mcllwaine during the year of 1932. Mcllwaine was born in 1889 in Petersburg, VA, and died there in 1973 at the age of 84. Her father worked as a medical doctor in Petersburg, and she continued to live there with her mother and sister "Becca" after his passing. This diary covers Mcllwaine's day-to-day activities over the course of a year; recounting her work with rental properties she managed or owned, church activities she attended, and various family events that occupied her time.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged at the file level.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Great Depression--History--Virginia
• Older women
• Petersburg (Va.)--History
• Petersburg (Va.)--History--20th century
• Petersburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
• Real property--Virginia
• Rent--Virginia
• Single women
• Single women--United States--Conduct of life
• Women--Diaries
• Women--Religious aspects
• Women--Social life and customs.
• Women--Southern States--History
• Women--Virginia--History
• Women--Virginia--Social life and customs