"Farm and Campus 1921" is handwritten on cover.
The diary and accounts ledger gives a brief look at the daily life of Myrtis and Joseph (Joe) Conry and their two young children in the late 1920's and 1930's Cookeville Tennessee. Written by Myrtis, the diary begins in March of 1928 and shares stories about what is happening in the Cookeville area and at T.P.I (Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now Tennessee Technological University) and in the world. In her writings she mentions the cost of the T.P.I. President's house, the Presidential election and the Tennessee's Governor's race of 1928, the burial of Cookeville Mayor Jere Whitson, the Vandy vs UT game of 1928, the books she is reading, the memorial service of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and former President William Howard Taft in 1930, the first speech to the American people by Benito Mussolini in January 1931, the first world broadcast of Pope Pius XI of Rome in February 1931 and many other local and world stories. The ledger portion of the book gives a brief look at what goods and services cost during this time period. There is also a brief family history of the Leonard family on page 270 of the ledger.
title:
Diary and ledger, 1928-1931
creator:
Conry, Myrtis Leonard
subject:
Diaries
subject:
Account books
subject:
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
subject:
Farms
subject:
Politics and government
subject:
Funeral service
subject:
Memorial service
subject:
Family histories
subject:
Weddings
subject:
Rites and ceremonies
subject:
Communicable diseases
subject:
Holidays
subject:
Great Depression
subject:
Religion
subject:
Prohibition
subject:
clubs (associations)
subject:
Sports
subject:
Parties
description:
"Farm and Campus 1921" is handwritten on cover.The diary and accounts ledger gives a brief look at the daily life of Myrtis and Joseph (Joe) Conry and their two young children in the late 1920's and 1930's Cookeville Tennessee. Written by Myrtis, the diary begins in March of 1928 and shares stories about what is happening in the Cookeville area and at T.P.I (Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now Tennessee Technological University) and in the world. In her writings she mentions the cost of the T.P.I. President's house, the Presidential election and the Tennessee's Governor's race of 1928, the burial of Cookeville Mayor Jere Whitson, the Vandy vs UT game of 1928, the books she is reading, the memorial service of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and former President William Howard Taft in 1930, the first speech to the American people by Benito Mussolini in January 1931, the first world broadcast of Pope Pius XI of Rome in February 1931 and many other local and world stories. The ledger portion of the book gives a brief look at what goods and services cost during this time period. There is also a brief family history of the Leonard family on page 270 of the ledger.
date:
1928-1931
type:
Text
format:
pdf
identifier:
RG 75, Diary and ledger, 1928-1931
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
RG 75, Diary and ledger, 1928-1931
language:
eng
temporal:
1920s
temporal:
1930s
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
spatial:
Putnam County (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
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