Preliminary Inventory of the John A. Finlay, Mrs., Diaries, 1960-1994 (bulk 1969-1994)
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleJohn A. Finlay, Mrs.,
Diaries,
1960-1994 (bulk 1969-1994)
Creator
Finlay, John A., Mrs.
Extent
1.8 Linear Feet
39 Items
Repository
39 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this
collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have
not been transferred to Duke University. For more
information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John A. Finlay, Mrs.,
Diaries, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The John A. Finlay, Mrs., Diaries were received
by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library as a gift in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Ruth E. Bryan
Completed May 14, 2003
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This accession is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
Born Ruth Ann Spencer on May 21, 1926 in Burlington, Colorado. The family lost their land in the dustbowl and relocated to Lewiston, Idaho in 1939. She married her high school sweetheart, John A. Finlay, in 1943. They later moved to South Carolina, where they continue to live. She had six sons. In 1985 she lost her larynx to cancer.
[top]Collection Overview
The collection comprises diaries (39 volumes) written by Finlay documenting the details of and her emotional reactions to her daily life, activities, behavior, social life, and family life. Topics include her hospitalization, ongoing treatment for, and life following cancer (1985 and onward); her relationships with her husband, children, and grandchildren; and the death of an adult son (December 1988). Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Finlay, John A., Mrs.
- Finlay, John A.
- Finlay family.
- Bereavement--United States.
- Cancer--Patients--United States--Diaries.
- Women--South Carolina--Diaries.
- Women--South Carolina--Social life and customs.
- Family--United States--History--20th century.
- Family--South Carolina--History--20th century.
- Domestic relations--Southern States--History.
- Domestic relations--United States--History--20th century.
- Motherhood--Southern States--History--20th century.
- South Carolina--History.
- South Carolina--Social life and customs.
- Diaries.
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accession 2003-0070
Diaries,
1960,
1969-1971,
1973-1974 (1975 laid in with
1973-1974),
1977-1982
Box 2
Diaries,
1983-1989
July
Box 3
Diaries,
1989
Aug.-1994
