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Sarah Virginia Weight Hinton Diary
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV D19
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1855-1862, of a child in Norfolk, Va. (apparently dictated to or copied over by her mother) and of her mother. Concerns trips to North Carolina and New York City and to springs in Virginia and records the family's move to a plantation near Richmond, Texas. Includes reports of friends dying in Norfolk during the yellow fever epidemic of 1855 and records the mothers ill health (possibly tuberculosis).
Dates:
1855-1862
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Richard Rabenstein Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 01060
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1942-1944, of Richard Rabenstein of Chester, West Virginia. Rabenstein was born on 5 December 1933, making him 8 years old when he started keeping this diary. Discusses events at school, at his church, scores of football and basketball games, the weather, and other issues.
Dates:
1942-1944
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center