On July 12, 1940, Elizabeth helps her daughter, Betsy, buy a car. She writes on September 8 of that year, “Cliff started on a binge that lasted till 6 AM.” On September 21, 1940, she writes, “rested from my job as warden and chauffeur.” She and Cliff attempt to rehabilitate/refurbish a farm in the fall of 1940., 1940

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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.