Handwritten 1941 Diary of a Wife and Mother in Pre-Wwii California
by Unknown
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
On offer is a fine diary recording the domestic and social responsibilities of a woman in California immediately before the United States entered World War II. The author is unknown, but from the diary, we learn that she lives in or near Santa Rosa, CA, is a wife and a mother, and is 49 when she begins this book. Her entries are detailed and she takes care to provide a very good description of how each day unfolds. The author is very focused on her family, and seems to fit many of the traditional expectations of women of her time. Throughout the diary, she refers to her husband as "Dad." "Washed and dried clothes between showers -- dried colors in the house. Pot luck dinner at Social Hall tonite at 6: 30 -- that's too early for us so we didn't plan to go -- dad went later to Council meeting -- they plan to call this Mr. Moorhouse to be our next Pastor -- at $1,500 per year. He may not want to come" (April 1). "Have been with mother quilting this eve, ironing done and clothes put away, had to shop for eats" (June 24). "Have been to Daisy's to have hair washed and set. Corn cut from cob & put out to dry in the sun -- have it in the oven this eve . . . Mother picked a few quarts of blackberries -- we don't care very much for them but so far have canned what she has picked, they are doing extra well this summer" (August 20). This diary is a perfect window into the world of an American wife and mother immediately before the Second World War. Details: Size 6.75" x 4.25"; Number of pages: 183; Condition: very good; 100% complete; Handwriting easily legible.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0010043
- Title
- Handwritten 1941 Diary of a Wife and Mother in Pre-Wwii California
- Author
- Unknown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 183
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pre-wwii America, 1940S, Housewife, Women In 20th Century USA, Americana, Women's Studies, California History, Santa Rosa, HANDWRITTEN
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Rare Book; 20th Century Manuscript; 20th Century Diary;
Terms of Sale
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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