Diaries
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Mitchell, Fred, 1923-
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content: Fred Mitchell papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 4-6)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mitcfred, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Volumes are numbered and arranged chronologically. Several volumes contain overlapping dates; some record multiple years, and  some years fill more than a single volume.  Entries on loose pages, also arranged by year, follow volume 29.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Diaries (29 volumes) record Mitchell's personal and professional activities, plans, aspirations, and memories. Entries range from extremely brief notes to lengthy, substantial reflections on the day's events. Most volumes contain drawings and sketches; many also include loose items such as clippings, letters, notes, drawings, and printed material. Sometimes coins are attached, accompanied by a personal memory relating to the coin's date. A substantial number of diary entries were recorded on loose sheets of paper.