Elizabeth celebrates her 72nd birthday on July 1, 1971. She spends most of her days going to the spa, gardening, working at the Shaw House, dining with friends, playing bridge, and watching television. On July 14, she mentions being on a liquid diet. July 17 is a “diet day” but she does not complain about her weight. She takes a trip to Minnesota July 22-27 to visit friends and family. On August 15, she claims that “Nixon tinkered with economy in drastic style.” Elizabeth floats down the Meramec in a canoe on September 9 with Irene Carlotta and Lilla Nicolas. Later she attends the V.P. [Veiled Prophet] parade in a downpour on September 25 and watches an African movie at the Art Museum on September 28. She meets Jo and a group of travelers at the airport on October 18 to depart for Ireland. There, she visits Dublin Cathedral and Trinity College as well as a host of castles. From Ireland they travel to England to tour Shakespeare’s home, Oxford, and Stonehenge. They fly back to New York on November 8 and Elizabeth arrives home on the 9th., 1971 July-Dec

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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.