Inventory of the Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933-1943 Belt, Mae Alvan Acc. 2010.236

Inventory of the Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933-1943

A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Accession Number Acc. 2010.236


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Repository
Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Accession Number
Acc. 2010.236
Title
Mae Alvan Belt Diaries 1933-1943
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
Creator
Belt, Mae Alvan (b. circa 1916)
Location
Special Collection Research Center
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

Purchased on 4/26/2010.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in April 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of three diaries of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland, dating from 1933, 1936-1940, and 1941-1943.

Index Terms

    Genre and Form Terms:

  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Diaries
  • Photographs
  • Postcards
  • Subjects:

  • Courtship--United States--History-20th century
  • Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century
  • Women--Diaries

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century

Detailed Description of the Collection

Folder 1
Diary 1933

This diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life.

Folder 2
Diary 1936-1940

This diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.

Folder 3
Diary and Loose Items 1941-1943

This volume contains brief daily entries relating to Mae's work, her relationship with Frank, and social activities. At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes. She also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own. A photograph, dried flower, postcards, and clippings that were inserted between pages of this diary have been removed and saved.