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Martha E. Russell Diaries, 1949-1967

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.040

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Three diaries, 1949-1951, 1957-1958, and 1964-1967, of Martha E. Russell. Russell was a high school teacher in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. She lived with and cared for her elderly mother. Containing brief summaries of each day, her diary entries record her thoughts on the weather, books, radio sermons, and Pittsburgh sporting events.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949-1967

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2009.

Title
Guide to the Martha E. Russell Diaries
Author
SCRC Staff.
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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