Inventory of the Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933-1943
A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Accession Number Acc. 2010.236
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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USA
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Processed by: Special Collections Staff
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
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Diaries
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Courtship--United States--History-20th century
- Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century
- Women--Diaries
Genre and Form Terms:
Subjects:
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century
Detailed Description of the Collection
This diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life.
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.
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.