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[ NEW YORK, Mumford, Monroe County ]
CAMPBELL, Doris C. Diaries.
12 volumes, 1951, 1976-1978,1981-1982,1984-1986,1988-1989.
Upstate New York near Rochester. Daily activities of Doris (neé Green) Campbell and husband Junior (George Campbell, Jr.) for more than 38 years. Campbell (1916 - 2001) was born to Howard and Blanche (neé Taggart) Green in LeRoy, New York. Start of genealogical research and miscellany available to purchaser (material discovered by Written by Hand, not original to diaries, and is included in price).
This is rich territory for researching and understanding aspects of a dynamic domestic emotional landscape. As one example of a potential topic, Campbell records her husband's behavior. From representative passages, we learn:
[Entries pictured below ] "Wed - 5/17 [1989] 49º - 79º / Sunny - Warmer - Jr got the papers -- I spoke about getting the sink drain fixed and he started raving -- I've got so much to do -- the drain and the grass is growing so fast -- Next will be the septic tank--Cut a few weeds when I walked by the driveway. I watched TV--Jr slept awhile--Went to bed at 8--I went at 10—"
"Thurs 5/18 [1989] 51º - 85º...Cut some dandelions in A.M. Jr got nasty after dinner — I told him the water in the sink went down OK. He started to yell because I hadn't put stuff in it lately to clean it out—Its outdoors that is plugged not inside—got very bad in p.m. ..."
"Sun 5/21 [1989] 56º - 82º ...Jr wanted to call Howard. I checked phone bill and said we called him last but he didnt agree--I figured calling about 9 but he called [—]. Down at the cottage. Beth sounded grand. Jr ugly aftwwards. Sun came out. Wanted to cut some dandelions in P.M. but Mark was mowing--Our grass is above our knees and I didn't want to call attention to it..."
Sun 6/4 [1989] 58º - 72º...I took a walk at 10--too wet--grass is so high and mosquitoes so numerous--I bauled [sic]--I wish he would do something about the grass--Hasn't been mowed in a year..."
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