Anonymous dating diary

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16752, Anonymous dating diary, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet One letter folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16752, Anonymous dating diary, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a holograph notebook recording the dating experiences of an unnamed young man who was most likely a University of California student during World War II. The notebook consists of 162 numbered entries of dates with several girls. Each entry documents the girls' names, places, the activity of the date, and observations about each date/girl. The diary begins May 22, 1943, and the last entry is dated March 8, 1947. The log ends with these words: " And thus I end this, the first report on girls that I know, or in many cases, have known. I close with the realization that my search is not yet over. And so I look forward to new faces and new loves."

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Type Punch Matrix by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 24, 2023.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Dating
Young adults
Notebooks
Places:
California