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Anonymous dating diary

 Collection — Box: BW 56, Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16752

Content Description

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."

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 - 1947

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

.03 Cubic Feet (One letter folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Type Punch Matrix by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 24, 2023.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Title
Guide to the Anonymous dating diary
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Oliveira
Date
March 16, 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States