Subseries I: Miami University Student Diaries, 1942 - 1943
Scope and Contents
This collection includes over 990 diaries written by over 800 individual undergraduate and graduate students of Dr. William E. Smith in the Department of History at Miami University between 1942 and 1957. The project originated as a means for Dr. Smith and the university to document student perceptions and campus life during World War II, but continued following the war’s end. The contents of the diaries provide commentary on practically every subject relating to World War II, current events, and university life between 1942 and 1957. Included in this collection are 16 diaries written by students from the University of Cincinnati who participated in an evening history course taught by Dr. Smith. Some diaries were written with complete anonymity, while others remain closed to the public for a specified period of time at the request of the author.
Dates
- Creation: 1942 - 1943
Creator
- From the Item: Smith, William Ernest, 1892-1969 (Person)
- From the Item: Students. Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Item level restrictions are imposed for diaries that remain closed to the public for a specified period of time at the request of the author.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Item level restrictions are imposed for diaries that remain closed to the public for a specified period of time at the request of the author. It a diary is sealed within a folder, that item is currently restricted.
If you cannot determine if a diary is still closed to the public, please ask a staff member of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives to determine its status.
Digitization
Items from this collection cannot be reproduced using current methods (scanning, cellphones, cameras, and other imaging equipment) and future methods of reproduction.
Extent
From the Item: 33 Linear Feet
From the Item: 33 Boxes
From the Item: 993 Items
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Miami University and Western College Memorial Archives Repository