Found matches for diaries in 442 collections.

Elsie Janis (1889-1956) was a performer in musical comedy, vaudeville, and motion pictures, and also a composer and screenwriter. Born Elsie Bierbower in Columbus, Ohio, March 16, 1889, Elsie Janis made her stage debut at the age of eight in THE CHARITY BALL, and quickly rose to popularity in vaudeville as "Little Elsie." She made her Broadway debut in THE VANDERBILT CUP in 1906, and also appeared in THE HOYDEN (1907), THE FAIR CO-ED (1909), THE SLIM PRINCESS (1910) and THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER (1912). Silent film appearances by Elsie Janis included THE CAPRICES OF KITTY (1915), 'TWAS EVER THUS (1915) and THE IMP (1919). Known as the "Sweetheart of the A.E.F" for entertaining Allied troops during World War I, Elsie Janis continued performing in vaudeville through the 1920's. After talking pictures were introduced she contributed songs and dialogue to several films, including MADAME SATAN (1930) and THE SQUAW MAN (1931) for Cecil B. DeMille, and REACHING FOR THE MOON (1931) for Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Aside from a brief return to the screen in WOMEN IN WAR (1940), Elsie Janis retired from show business after the death of her mother in 1932. She died in Los Angeles on February 26, 1956. The Elsie Janis diaries consist of five yearbook volumes covering the years 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, and 1928, with one page devoted to each day. Most entries are written in ink, a few in pencil. The latter portion of the volume for 1920 is water-damaged. Elsie Janis was intimate with many of the stage and screen notables of her day, but references to them are sketchy. Her journal entries are brief and superficial, and read more like those found in datebooks than in diaries. less

The diaries of Judith Malina include personal reflections, a history of many aspects of The Living Theatre, and a view of the avant-garde cultural life of New York in the 1940's and 1950's. Malina documents her own struggles as a young woman and artist and also the struggle, together with Julian Beck, to create The Living Theatre. Among their contemporaries and collaborators were James Agee, John Cage, Joseph Campbell, Merce Cunningham, Dorothy Day, Richard Edelman, Paul Goodman, Lou Harrison, Alan Hovhaness, Lester Schwartz and Philip Smith. Malina discusses her work on various productions including: THE AGE OF ANXIETY, DR. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS, THE IDIOT KING, PHEDRE, AND TONIGHT WE IMPROVISE. Personally, Malina discusses her relationships, her family, her views of the world of the 1950's and her commitment to pacifism. Her involvement as a pacifist, and her imprisonment with Dorothy Day and others, is described in some detail. The final years of the diary (Feb. 1956-June 1959) are incomplete. They relate to the search for and renovation of the 14th Street theater, which opened in 1959. These entries are written by several people who are not identified. less

Wilhelm Busch (b. 1874) was a librarian at the New York Public Library from 1923 to 1939. Busch's diaries, largely in German, date both before and after his emigration to the United States from Germany. Entries record his daily life and career in the book trade in Germany, Vienna and New York. less

Madeleine Neel (circa 1880-1937) was a British immigrant to the United States and the wife of Henri Charles Neel. The Madeleine Neel diaries date from 1914 to 1937 and contain daily entries that document Neel's social life, housekeeping, family events, and reactions to current events in the United States and Europe during World War I, the Great Depression, and the interwar period. less

Julia Richardson (1851-1938) was a diarist and the wife of a farmer who lived most of her life in Dracut, Massachusetts. The Julia Richardson diaries date from 1901 to 1938, and detail climatic, social, political, and technological changes, as well as everyday rural life. less

Gertrude Behr (later Milne) worked as a Red Cross volunteer in New York during World War II. Collection consists of three volumes of Behr's diary kept from March 1939 through August 1945 in which she recorded war news, comments on the news, and her volunteer and social activities. less

Frederick S. Lotto kept these diaries while traveling. One diary was kept between June and August 1902 while Lotto was on a Gaze Tour, beginning in Paris on July 7 and ending in Dublin on August 29. The diary begins with his departure from New York and is of particular interest because this was one of the first of such independent tours. Entries describe the tour, which included stops in Rome and Cairo, as well The second diary was kept in between January 19 and May 24, 1924, in the log book of the S.S. Resolute on the Raymond-Whitcomb World Cruise. It contains travel notes and observations less

William Lines Hubbard (1867-1951) was a music and theater critic in Chicago and San Diego. His collection primarily consists of diaries and personal papers written by himself and his parents, as well as photographs and miscellaneous published material.his father William Riley Hubbard, and his mother Augusta Hubbard. less

Elizabeth W. Merchant of New York City was married to Stephen Merchant. She kept these diaries in 1863-1868, 1870-1874, 1876, 1880-1893, and 1895-1909, with the first entry made on January 10, 1863 and the last on December 31, 1909. Entries reflect her daily experience as a wife and a mother and include records of household expenses, addresses, and notices of birth, death, and wedding dates of relatives and friends less

Clara M. Breed was a resident of Lynn, Mass. Clara M. Breed's diaries record her trips to France and England, 1936-1937, and England, 1939. Pocket diary (1 vol., with souvenir bank check) kept irregularly 1 Dec. 1936-18 Oct. 1937, briefly notes sites of interest, weather, personal activities, and return home. Places visited include, among others, Nice and Paris, France; and Bexhill and London, England. Loose diary pages, 19 Aug.-6 Oct. 1939, kept in England and en route to New York, record the outbreak of war; civil defense preparations, with a few small text illustrations; war news; family visits in Bexhill and London, and her passage to New York 27 Sept.-6 Oct. 1939 on the ship Pennland. less

Abstract: The Chamberlain and Lyman Brown Theater Diaries consist of nine volumes of Plays and Playgoers: A Theatre-Goer’s Record, completed by the brothers, who worked primarily as theatrical casting agents. The diaries cover productions they attended as young teens, primarily in Boston from the years 1909 to 1914. less

Diaries of naturalist L.P. Gratacap include a boyhood diary (1863) kept on Staten Island concerning school, church, and home life, recreations, etc. There are comments on his relatives, playmates, the weather, Civil War, etc. Contains an address list of a much later date. Four additional diaries (1873-1909) contain nature and mineralogical observations mainly while vacationing in upper New York State, New England, Pennsylvania, Canada, Iceland, Scotland, Bermuda, etc. He comments on weather conditions, personal matters, philosophy, religion, current events, operas, plays, concerts, art exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition of 1876 at Philadelphia, etc. Many programs, photographs, clippings, etc. have been inserted less

John Baxter Black (1924-2014) was a writer and historian who wrote daily diary entries from 1936 to 2014. His diaries chronicle his life in Mansfield, Ohio; London; New York; at boarding school and university; and in the army. This collection contains Black's diaries, letters, and a two-volume family history he wrote, as well as diaries and letters of his uncles John Baxter Black (dating from 1914 to 1918) and Donald Black (dating from 1926 to 1927). less

Diaries recollect the personal experiences of John C. Whiting and his daughter Betty Whiting. John C. Whiting diaries, 1861-1863, cover his enlistment and daily military activities, many of which took place in eastern Virginia. Diaries, 1924-1969, kept by Betty Whiting as an adult and homemaker, record domestic and social matters, family, friends, and the weather. Also, muster roll of the 31st New York Regiment dated May 1861. less

William Stratch of New York City kept this diary, written in pencil on a note pad, between 1901 and 1904. Entries record his personal thoughts and feelings, philosophical reflections, experiences as a Christian Scientist, and conversion to Roman Catholocism less

Diary entitled "Wakiva Ahoy!" kept by writer George P. Dillenback. Describes a voyage from Liverpool and London, returning via St Marys Harbor, North Sidney, New London, and Larchmont, in which the author relates incidents of the voyage, World War, etc less

Diary of an unknown individual from New York City kept in a Phillips Brooks calendar ("so called because this was the style used by him"), 1926-1927. Records numerous music and theatrical performances attended, mainly opera and orchestral music. Daily activities are noted, as well as remarks on the health of friends and family less

Mrs. Tufts, alternately called Freeling and D.A.M.T., was married to Warren Tufts, a surgeon. She kept this diary during a European tour in 1907 and later at her residence in Narrowsburg, New York, between 1913 and 1914. Most of the entries were made during her trip to Europe and concern social matters less

Papers of Congregational clergyman Clarence Finster, including a diary documening his journey from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Iowa City, Iowa, 17 July-28 August, 1873, while seeking a teaching position. Also includes various letters, photos, clippings, etc. of the Finster family, 1853-1928. less