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Unattributed diary and photographs

Unattributed diary and photographs

Descriptive Summary

Title: Unattributed diary and photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1930-1945
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet 2 folders
Collection Number: ms4436
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection includes a daily diary of a schoolteacher likely from Athens, Georgia. It also features several photographs of family and friends, as well as one of a classroom with teacher and children.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Unattributed diary and photographs, ms4436, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

African American families
African American men -- Photographs
African American schools -- Georgia
African American soldiers -- Georgia
African American teachers -- Georgia
African American women
Diaries.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Photographs
Included are photographs and portraits with few identifying comments. Included are family portraits, graduation photographs, individual and group pictures, a large image of a woman in a classroom full of children, and an individual in his WWII era U.S. Army Armored Division uniform.
 
12Diary, 1933-1934
The diary has names written on the inside cover, which includes what appears to be the likely author "Mayme La Fon Moon." It describes her everyday life as a teacher.