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Diary, 1983-1987

 File — Box: 2, Item: 51
Identifier: id28439

Scope and Contents

Lives in Williamsburg, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia. 5 diaries. On February 1, 1983, he visits Westminster-Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia where he inspects his rooms and has interviews.  On March 8, he sells items on consignment.  Moves into Westminster-Canterbury on April 5.  July 31, 1984, he checks in as a patient at the Neurological Center at John Hopkins Hospital and leaves on August 14.  He visits again later in the year.He and Raymond Halstead maintain their friendship even after he moves to Virginia Beach. In 1986 he makes regular visits for physical therapy on his shoulder, sometimes uses a wheelchair and has falls.  He also doesn’t write every day, as he has up until 1986.  On February 19, 1987 he falls in his room, is taken to the hospital and told that he has congestive heart failure.  Also, beginning February 19, someone else is making entries into his diary, but using the first person.  On February 26, he is moved to the Health Unit then to the Assisted Living Center at Westminster Canterbury.  After the fall, he is visited at the hospital and at Westminster Canterbury, by Episcopal ministers David Tetrault, Cotesworth Lewis, Bishop Rose, Bishop Vasche and other friends.  Raymond Halstead helped him move his possessions from his apartment.  On April 2, 1987 he has operation for bleeding duodenal ulcer.  He remains in hospital with irregular heartbeat and more bleeding,  plus he is not always lucid.  He returns to Health Care Unit on April 23, and even though he is lucid and not on life support equipment, he is not doing well.  His mind is completely gone by May 6 and Raymond Halstead prepares to clean out his apartment and has contacted Swem Library.  The last entry is December 22, 1987 and Bernardine remains in same condition.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983-1987

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Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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