Diary written by Jessie Greer: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A diary written by Jessie Greer. The diary has entries from February 21, 1919 to April 14, 1919. The diary cover has preprinted text that reads: [Normal / Note Book. / No. 600]. Handwritten in black ink above the preprinted text reads: [My Diary]. The interior has pages have diary entries written by hand in pencil. The entries detail Greer's daily activities and interactions with family and friends. The back cover is mostly blank with faded stamp on the bottom.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1919
• Written by: Jessie E. Greer, American, 1902 - 1978
• Subject of: George J. Jones, American, born 1900
• Subject of: Beulah Elizabeth Calmeise, American, 1907 - 2010
• Subject of: Florence J. Greer, American, born 1877
• Subject of: Vivian I. Greer, American, born 1900
• Subject of: Sadie Portman, American, born 1881
• Subject of: Robert C. Greer, American, born 1873
• Type: diaries
• Medium: iron gall ink and graphite on chemical wove wood pulp paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (TR2018-22.2 diary): 7 13/16 × 5 × 1/4 in. (19.8 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Marriage customs and rites
• Topic: World War I
• Topic: Youth
• Object number: 2019.18.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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