Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Sylvie Diary (New York, NY), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary,

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.

Biographical Note

Sylvie lives in New York in 1931, per her diary.  Diary has "S.I.S." embossed on the front. She dates Joe and other "guys." She works at Gross on occasion. She takes a Home Economics course during night school. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/S.I.S. Sylvie">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/S.I.S. Sylvie</a>.

Scope and Contents

Diary by Sylvie, written in 1931.  Cover of diary has "S.I.S." embossed on it.  Photograph of Sylvie on first page.  Cards inserted in front of diary mention Lawrence H. Guill, L. Phillips Hunt, Henry Thiel (N.C. State Raleigh) and Joseph A. Kirkman.Sylvie is ill at the beginning of the year.  She dates Joe and other "guys."  She works at Gross on occasion.  She takes a Home Economics course during night school.Diary mainly about her social life including dates, church and activities with her friends.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Diaries

Geographic Name:

• New York (State)--Social life and customs.
• United States--Social life and customs

Topical Term:

• Teenagers--Diaries
• Teenagers--New York (State)
• Teenagers--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940
• Teenagers--Social life and customs
• Teenagers--United States--Diaries
• United States--History--1919-1933

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