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Diary written by Jessie Greer

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This is the wartime diary of Jesse Greer, a 16-year-old African American girl living in Cincinnati during World War I.A diary written by Jessie Greer. The diary has entries from February 21, 1919 to April 14, 1919. The diary cover has preprinted text that reads: [Normal / Note Book. / No. 600]. Handwritten in black ink above the preprinted text reads: [My Diary]. The interior has pages have diary entries written by hand in pencil. The entries detail Greer's daily activities and interactions with family and friends. The back cover is mostly blank with faded stamp on the bottom.Transcribed by digital volunteers
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Text
Format:
Iron Gall Ink And Graphite On Chemical Wove Wood Pulp Paper
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Calmeise, Beulah Elizabeth
  4. Communities
  5. Education
  6. Families
  7. Family
  8. Greer, Florence J
  9. Greer, Jessie E
  10. Greer, Robert C
  11. Greer, Vivian I
  12. Jones, George J
  13. Marriage
  14. Marriage Customs And Rites
  15. Portman, Sadie
  16. World War I
  17. World War, 1914 1918
  18. Youth

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