Sailor's Diary
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Scope and Contents
Diary, kept January 1 to March 30, 1918 on board the U.S.S. Vestal by an unidentified sailor who worked in the blacksmith shop. He mentions letters from Cam [or C.A.M.], owing taxes in British Columbia, weather, airing mattress, his 27th birthday on March 18, and other topics. It also includes an English-French dictionary.
Dates
- Creation: 1918
Language of Materials
English
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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.
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Physical Description
1 vol.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed by Susan A. Riggs, Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, prior to November 2009.
- Title
- Guide to the Sailor's Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan A. Riggs
- Date
- 2009-01-01
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository