Christine Kusyk diary

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Christine Kusyk Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1 legal-size folder
Creator:
Kusyk, Christine
Language:
English German French Ukrainian
Preferred citation:

Christine Kusyk Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Diary of Christine Kusyk (Ukrainian: Христа Кузик), with entries and illustrations from 1944-1956. Some entries are school notes in history and literature. The volume is labelled "Христа Кузик Денник 1944" (English: Christa Kusyk [Diary] 1944); the Ukranian word for diary is "щоденник" so this may be a shortening. The collection also contains three loose, undated pages written in English in which Christine describes her feelings about the United States, after having lived here for more than 2 years. (She seems to have arrived in Philadelphia in January 1950.) Early entries are written in Ukranian cursive, German, and French. In later entries, English passages can be found and the author talks about having a difficult time because she wants to be accepted by both American and Ukrainian students.

Acquisition information:
Ebay
Physical facet:
1 bound volme
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard