MenuInventory of the Alonzo William Slayback Diaries, 1898-1901
Abstract
Alonzo William Slayback (1879-1969), of St. Louis, Missouri, was the youngest of six children and the only son of Col. Alonzo W. Slayback (1838-1882) and Alice A. Waddell (1839-).
The collection includes two diaries kept by Alonzo William Slayback from 1898 to 1901. The first diary consists of 17 double-sided pages of remarks fastened with a metal brad to several small slips of paper that serve as an index. The 43 numbered remarks, which range in date from October 20, 1898, to August 19, 1899, and undated, describe Slayback's conversations, encounters, and dates with several different women. The second diary, a small account book from the Merchant's National Bank of St. Louis, contains 42 pages of letters addressed to V, Veda, or Olga; the woman Slayback loved whose fickleness elicited passionate and conflicted feelings in him. Eighteen letters are dated from December 4, 1899, to November 16, 1901. Together, the diaries provide insight into dating and courtship in St. Louis, Mo., at the end of the 19th century.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Slayback, Alonzo William, 1879-1969.
- Title
- Alonzo William Slayback Diaries, 1898-1901
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 0.1 Linear Feet, 2 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The collection includes two diaries kept by Alonzo William Slayback from 1898 to 1901. The first diary consists of 17 double-sided pages of remarks fastened with a metal brad to several small slips of paper that serve as an index. The 43 numbered remarks, which range in date from October 20, 1898, to August 19, 1899, and undated, describe Slayback's conversations, encounters, and dates with several different women. The second diary, a small account book from the Merchant's National Bank of St. Louis, contains 42 pages of letters addressed to V, Veda, or Olga; the woman Slayback loved whose fickleness elicited passionate and conflicted feelings in him. Eighteen letters are dated from December 4, 1899, to November 16, 1901. Together, the diaries provide insight into dating and courtship in St. Louis, Mo., at the end of the 19th century.
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Historical Note
Alonzo William Slayback (d. 1969), born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 21, 1879, was the youngest of six children and the only son of Col. Alonzo William Slayback (1838-1882) and Alice Amelia Waddell (1839-). His well-known father, a lawyer, colonel in the Confederate Army, and candidate for U.S. Representative from Missouri in 1876, was shot and killed by John Cockerill, editor of the Post-Dispatch newspaper, in St. Louis on October 13, 1882.
Subject Headings
- Slayback, Alonzo William, 1879-1969.
- Courtship--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--19th century.
- Dating (Social customs)--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--19th century.
- Man-woman relationships--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--19th century.
- Unrequited love--Missouri--Saint Louis--History--19th century.
- Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Diaries.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alonzo William Slayback Diaries, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Alonzo William Slayback Diaries were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Danielle Moore, September 2010
Encoded by Danielle Moore, September 2010
Accession 2002-0091 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.