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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Eleanor Baker Diaries

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MSS-0000-002
Scope and Contents

Three handwritten diaries from 1918 to 1926, chronicling Eleanor Baker's experiences, attitudes, and observations. Popular subjects discussed in her personal accounts include: travel, boys, dances, plays, and "tea parties." A majority of her diary entries take place in Paris, France and Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Dates: created: 1918-1926; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/1964

Jean Curry Cooke Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-250
Scope and Contents

One book listing 327 individuals' names and gifts received from each for an engagement party or wedding shower of Jean Curry Cooke and Charles James Andrews of Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs, possibly from a honeymoon, used checks, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Also included is a Christmas greeting card from Virginia McKnew in 1970.

Dates: created: 1903-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014