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Elizabeth gets sick [after surgery] in a hospital in late March 1933. On March 31, 1933, she writes, “Scared stiff. Out between 10 and 1. Had private nurse and cling to her skirts thru rough passage.” She travels to Rome with her daughters and parents in May 1933, then on to Florence. She keeps writing and looks for work in New York in early October 1933 without success., 1933
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.
Elizabeth moves to the New York suburbs in April 1934. She mentions going to the movies in New Rochelle, New York, on April 15. She spends the next couple months getting settled in her new home, hiring a cook, finding a doctor for her daughters, and enrolling them in French lessons. Elizabeth’s father dies in the middle of August 1934. She writes on August 15, “Mom and I both dragging at the feet.” She returns to New York after the funeral, where she spends most of her time running errands, sewing, reading, and doing housework. She goes back to St. Louis in October to support her mother, who was having surgery, which was successful. Soon Elizabeth takes up golf and dance lessons back in New York, and her girls take riding lessons. She mentions many of the “Norwesters” she gets in New York., 1934
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.
Elizabeth writes that she had dinner at Pat Farrell’s on January 1, 1935. On the following day, she writes, “Oh dear, oh dear! Never again!” She buys a new Ford coupe in May 1935. On October 8, 1935, Elizabeth writes that she got a massage and gained three pounds, despite her masseuse’s earlier warning to lose 15 pounds., 1935
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.
Elizabeth starts seeing a man named Bob Williams in the early spring of 1936, whom she refers to as her “boyfriend” by June. In April 1936, Elizabeth’s daughter, Betsy, catches “German measles.” Elizabeth continues to have dental troubles throughout her life, writing on July 13, 1936, “Two hours in dentist chair nearly ruined me.” She spends time in the summer in Duluth in both 1935 and 1936; she picnics and throws parties quite often. On October 26, 1936, Elizabeth writes that her mother drove her to the hospital. The following day she writes that she was “sawed open” but “no cancer.” She finishes the year at Bob’s house., 1936
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.
Diary, 1937-1941., 1937-1941
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.
Elizabeth continues to date Bob through 1937. She gets regular massages, does chores, rides horses, and cares for her girls. She attends church on Easter. She often writes, “Did odd jobs.” She goes to “Pea Island” on June 26 with her girls and then to Lake Placid on July 30. She cooks chicken and waffles often for meals., 1937
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.
The next year, Elizabeth continues to see Bob, plan and attend parties, and raise her girls in the New York suburbs, getting Helen a permanent wave and Betsy an evening gown. On August 5, 1938, Elizabeth writes, “Hellie kept us up till 12 by running away.” Later that year, she visits her mother in St. Louis, who is in the hospital. On December 17, 1938, Elizabeth writes, “made whoopee with a coupla young lads.”, 1938
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Elizabeth goes to Key West on January 16, 1941. The family continues to fix up the farm with help throughout the spring, summer, and fall in between her usual social schedule. She writes in late September about spending time with a “cowboy.” She visits her mother in St. Louis again that fall and they travel to Ft. Myers, Florida. On November 12, 1941, she “saw a lawyer about a divorce.”, 1941
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.