Today is Dear Diary Day! Here are some fictional accounts of characters writing a diary/journal.
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Open diary with handwritten entries dated July 28 and July 29, written in black and purple ink. The pages detail daily activities like laundry, shopping, and social visits, with mentions of Helen Miller and Carol Kroft. A note lists dinner items and personal reflections.
๐ Diary page July 28, July 29. Different inks, same Dorothy. The rest? Youโll just have to wonder-exactly how sheโd want it.
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A woman stands outdoors in front of a palm tree and small fruit tree, wearing a yellow short-sleeved top and white pants. Behind her is a white building with a window and a red birdhouse mounted on a pole. The grassy yard is bordered by a chain-link fence, with neighboring houses and trees visible in the background.
๐ธ Ft Myers trailer New fruit tree in the yard, orange tree in the back. We always had fresh juice when we visited. ๐
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A woman sits comfortably on a yellow lounge chair at a sandy beach, wearing a white hat, glasses, patterned sleeveless top, and white shorts. They hold a cup and appear relaxed. Beside them is a red-and-white cooler and a pair of dark sandals. A second beach chair with colorful stripes and a straw hat draped over it adds to the laid-back, sunny atmosphere.
๐ธ Ft Myers Beach Sun hat, cooler, cup in hand. She knew how to savor a moment.
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Black-and-white vintage photograph of a woman with shoulder-length wavy hair, seated on a couch. She wears a light-colored blouse and gazes at the camera.
๐ธ Mt Clemens, ~1950 Young Dorothy, already dreaming of her next adventure. She loved going places-even if it was just down the block.
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Her entries? ๐ก๏ธ Temps in Florida and wherever her loved ones were ๐ฅ What she ate (layered salad = a whole genre) ๐๏ธ What she bought ๐ฌ Who she saw ๐ต What it cost All in a few lines. Iconic.
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She used one diary for two years. Black ink = 1980 Purple ink = 1981 Thrift queen behavior. ๐
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๐ Dear Diary Day Just inherited Grandma Dorothyโs journals and wowโshe was a minimalist, a meteorologist, and a salad architect. #DearDiaryDay #BuriedForestResearch #FamilyArchives #ThriftQueen #EverydayHistory #SliceOfLife
Three closed diaries and daybooks on a wood table from above. 2 other day books open showing cursive handwriting partially covered by the closed diaries on top of them.
#DearDiaryDay for us = #diaries #FromTheArchives! ๐
Diaries & day books from Jean R Mahn Collection (Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collection namesake).
Most of these belonged to Mahn's mother, Isabel Whittaker.
Finding aid: https://bit.ly/aspace-jeanrmahn
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Dear #Diary Day! โจ๐
Celebrate the art of #journaling + reflection. Take a moment to write your storyโyour words matter. ๐
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Dear Diary Day is September 22nd.
Some of the most famous diaries are The Journals of Lewis and Clark, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, and The Diary of Anne Frank.
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