Diary written by Jessie Greer
date: label: Date
content: 1919
name: label: Written by
content: Jessie E. Greer, American, 1902 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: George J. Jones, American, born 1900
label: Subject of
content: Beulah Elizabeth Calmeise, American, 1907 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Florence J. Greer, American, born 1877
label: Subject of
content: Vivian I. Greer, American, born 1900
label: Subject of
content: Sadie Portman, American, born 1881
label: Subject of
content: Robert C. Greer, American, born 1873
notes: label: Caption
content: This is the wartime diary of Jesse Greer, a 16-year-old African American girl living in Cincinnati during World War I.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: World War I
label: Topic
content: Youth
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.18.2
objectType: label: Type
content: diaries
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron gall ink and graphite on chemical wove wood pulp paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (TR2018-22.2 diary): 7 13/16 × 5 × 1/4 in. (19.8 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)