Nettie Heckerman Diary, 1893 - 1903
Scope and Contents
Nettie Heckerman was born circa 1877 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Her journal entries, begun around age sixteen, mainly focus on social activities, including sledding and skating during the winter months.
She mentions two summer camps in the journal, Camp Gash Les Trak and Camp Dona at Point View, where she spent two weeks during the summer.
Journal entries cease after 1896, but resume in 1902. Still focusing on her social life, she discusses plays, including Carrots and A Country Mouse starting Ethel Barrymore.
Locations mentioned in this journal include Altoona and Wilkinsburg, PA; Newark, NJ; Richmond, VA; Toronto, Canada; Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY.
Dates
- 1893 - 1903
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.73 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository