On January 2, 1955, Elizabeth writes, "took Knighty to St. Genevieve for a drive.” Elizabeth goes places with her friend Knighty throughout the year. From February 5-March 4, she goes on a trip to Florida. On March 30, she writes, “Watched ‘Oscars’ presented on TV.” On June 17 she leaves for a trip to Vassar College. On July 3, she starts studying Spanish again. Throughout Elizabeth’s diary, she mentions getting hair-dos, facials, and face lifts [makeup?]. On September 16, she writes, “Had a metabolism test and then downtown to shop and have a Slenderella Treatment.” She goes to these treatments into 1956. On October 25, Elizabeth writes, “Met H [Henny] at Montaldo’s to select wedding dress.”, 1955

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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.