Diaries and Account Books
- Scope and content:
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This series includes eleven diaries and one Bible study book of Mary Lucy Pierce of Shelbourne, Vermont between 1905 and 1919. Pierce wrote the diaries between the ages of eighteen and thirty-two. Subjects include the weather, social engagements, sewing projects, books read, school, and in the last diary, baby care. Pierce married Hugh C. Ball in 1918. Seven farm account books and milk sales receipts detail the expenses and profits of Hugh C. and Mary L. Ball's dairy farm in Vergennes, Vermont, covering the years 1917-1942. Also included are Gertrude Ball's autograph book (1887-1929) and Edna Ball's scrapbook of poems and clippings (1902).
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: spcoll@wm.eduPhone: (757) 221-3090Fax: (757) 221-5440Web: swem.wm.edu/scrc
- Parent 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.
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- 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.