Wilda Whitman Diary

Access and use

Location of collection:
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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Wilda Whitman Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet
Creator:
Whitman, Wilda
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Wilda Whitman Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Diary of Wilda Whitman, a high school student at Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth, Virginia. Primarily concerns her day to day activities, including her relationships with her friends Susie and Bruce, trips that she takes with her family, and her schoolwork. There are some mentions of the events of World War II, but they are brief and scattered.

Acquisition information:
Purchase. Acquired: 04/02/2012.
Custodial history:

This collection was formerly identified as Mss. Acc. 2012.123.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard