Elizabeth travels with Bob to Miami in February 1939. Her February 25, 1939, entry reads, “Very sad – stayed in bed till noon and wandered lonely as a cloud. Then got a facial and attended the Boiler Maker’s Ball.” Her daughter, Betsy, is told by her doctor on June 20, 1939, to lose 15 pounds. On August 9 that year, Betsy cuts her hand “to the bone.” She visits her mother in St. Louis in October again for a few days and they attend the V.P. [Veiled Prophet] Ball on October 11. Elizabeth continues to attend Vassar alumni functions in New York. She spends time with a man named “Cliff” in the fall. On November 10, 1939, she writes, “announced my coming marriage to family.” The following day she writes, “Cliffen arrived at noon and we settled the license, wrote letters and did errands . . . were married at 9:00 chez Judge Sherman.” She and Cliff share meals, travel and talk together., 1939

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains 14 diaries written by Elizabeth Nulsen Young. The diaries cover the years 1917 to 1976 and briefly list her day-to-day activities. Each diary includes five years, with the exception of one travel diary of a trip to Europe in 1956 and the last diary (1976), which only contains one calendar year.