PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00370:: Harriet G. Davis Diaries, 1912-1935)//EN" "viw00370.xml" Inventory of the Harriet G. Davis Diaries 1912-1935 Davis, Harriet G. Diaries Mss. Acc. 2009.188 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Harriet G. Davis Diaries, 1912-1935 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.188

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Harriet G. Davis Diaries 1912-1916, 1931-1935 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.188 0.04 2 vols. The papers are in: English Two five-year diaries, 1912-1916 and 1931-1935, kept by Harriet G. Davis of Hanover and Nashua, New Hampshire. Recorded are comments about her work as nurse, daily household chores, weather, health, outings and social events. At the end of the 1912-1916 volume,  Davis lists wedding presents received. Davis, Harriet G. arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

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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.

 Preferred Citation

Harriet G. Davis Diaries, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/01/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter in May 2009.

 Biographical Note

Harriet G. Davis lived in N.H. during the time period the diaries were written, 1912-1916 and 1931-1935. Her name while beginning the first diary was Harriet E. Gilbert. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Harriet G. Davis">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Harriet G. Davis</a>.

 Scope and Contents

Two five-year diaries, 1912-1916 and 1931-1935, kept by Harriet G. Davis of Hanover and Nashua, New Hampshire. Recorded are comments about her work as nurse, daily household chores, weather, health, outings and social events. At the end of the 1912-1916 volume,  Davis lists wedding presents received.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Geographic Name: New Hampshire--Social life and customs. Topical Term: Nurses--1910-1920 Women--Diaries.