Diary of Adeline Jones, 1931-1936

The collection consists of a five-year "line a day" diary detailing Adeline Jones's daily activities, including movies seen, visits, parties, and dating. She also comments on her studies in English, history, botany, psychology, and other subjects. On January 23, 1935, she writes, "Today I changed Children's Literature and am taking Amer. History instead. I like History better than I used to." Early June 1931 entries describe several days spent in bed after injuring her leg. Many entries in March 1932 concern rehearsals for a performance of the play Farm Folks and the difficulties she and other cast members had in learning their parts. She also makes mention of someone coming to the door in search of food, and a cyclone that hit Greensboro on April 2, 1936. Two poignant entries, both dated 1935, appear near the end of the diary. One reads, "Remember our talk this afternoon and remember how Nellie cried. Don't forget all we said when you get married. Always, your diary" and the other, "Today I found out for the first time what it really means to love someone when they don't like you." The diary ends with lists of meals eaten in Washington, DC. The diary is consistently filled out for 1931; entries for subsequent years are sporadic.