Scope and Contents [NOTE: Since the diary is fragile, researchers are required to use either the digital verison, the photocopy, or the transcription of the diary.]In her diary, Martha Barksdale recorded the events of her first year at college as a member of the first class of women to enter the College of William and Mary. The entry for 26 November 1918 reads: "[...] were quarrentined for Spanish influenza. This was a good thing for us. None of the girls had it so we used our time in getting well...