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                 Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Elizabeth Smith diary, 1930-1934
                     2009ms132.0009 
                 
                 Smith, Elizabeth diary 
                 Finding aid prepared by Lincoln Boykin under the supervision of Jeff Suchanek 
             
             
                 
                     
                 
                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
                 
                     Special Collections 
                     Margaret I. King Building, North 
                     Lexington, KY, 40506-0039 
                     (859) 257-8611 
                     SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU 
                 
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             Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Elizabeth Smith diary 
             2009ms132.0009 
             
                 University of Kentucky Special Collections 
             
             
                 
             
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                 0.22 Cubic feet 
                 1 item 
             
             1930-1934 
             The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Elizabeth Smith diary (dated 1930-1934; 0.22 cubic feet; 1 item) contains entries written by Elizabeth Smith of Indianapolis, dated June 6, 1930 to December 31, 1934. 
             
                 Smith, Elizabeth, 1913- 
             
         
         
             Preferred Citation note 
             2009ms132.0009: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Elizabeth Smith diary, 1930-1934, University of Kentucky Special Collections. 
         
         
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             Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections. 
         
         
             Arrangement note 
             Collection is arranged chronologically. 
         
         
             Conditions Governing Access note 
             Collection is open to researchers by appointment. 
         
         
             Scope and Contents note 
             The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Elizabeth Smith diary (dated 1930-1934; 0.22 cubic feet; 1 item) contains entries written by Elizabeth Smith of Indianapolis, dated June 6, 1930 to December 31, 1934. Elizabeth received this 
                 five year diary  as a high school graduation gift and began using it immediately. Primary topics included in the diary are daily life in Indianapolis; college life, first at Indiana Business College and then Butler University; sorority life at Butler University; and social interaction among young adults during the Great Depression (1930-1934). Notable events mentioned in the diary are Elizabeth’s employment as a secretary at Butler Fieldhouse; Herbert Hoover’s presidential campaign speech at Butler FieldHouse on October 28, 1933; John Dillinger’s death in Chicago (July 22-23, 1934); and the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair (June-July 1933). 
             The Elizabeth Smith diary is part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women. 
         
         
             Biographical Note 
             Elizabeth Smith (1913-?) lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, at least from 1913 to 1934. A graduate of Arsenal Technical High School (1930), she attended Indiana Business College (1930-1931) and Butler University (1931-1934). She worked as a secretary at Butler Fieldhouse and later for a number of unnamed banks. In 1940, Elizabeth was single. It is unknown if she married. Elizabeth’s father, William Smith (1888- ), worked for the Ford Motor Company in Indianapolis and later in Chicago beginning in 1933. Elizabeth’s mother, Ethel Smith (1889- ), was a homemaker. Elizabeth was an only child. 
             American Letters collector Wade Hall is a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Since 1962, he has lived in Louisville, where he has taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He has also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He holds degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall is the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include 
                 A Visit with Harlan Hubbard ; 
                 High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College ; 
                 A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher’s Life in Country Music ; and 
                 Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge . 
         
         
             Butler University--History. 
             Indiana Business College--History. 
             Smith, Elizabeth, 1913- 
             College students--Indiana--Indianapolis--History--20th century 
             Diaries--20th century 
             Women college students--Indiana--Indianapolis--Diaries 
             Women college students--Indiana--Indianapolis--Social life and customs--History 
             Women college students--Indiana--Indianapolis--Societies and clubs--History 
         
         
             
                 
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