June Harris travel diary

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 5320

Staff Only

Content Description

Travel diary of USC student June Harris documenting her trip from Los Angeles to and across Europe in the summer of 1921. The diary is stamped on the cover "ΑΧΩ/My Trip to Europe/June Harris"; on the inside flyleaf is inscribed "May June Harris/623 So. Bonnie Braie/Los Angeles, Cal. U.S.A./From Clarence Dixon June 6, 1921". Entries begin Saturday, June 18, 1921, when Harris and her parents boarded the train to Montreal (where they would depart for Southampton on the Corsican) and end on Sunday, September 18 when she arrived back in Los Angeles. The diary contains entries for virtually every day of the trip. Also included are a few loose pieces of ephemera (tickets) and some stamps that have been affixed to a few pages.

Dates

Creation: 1921 June 18-September 18

Creator

Harris, June (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Travel diary of USC student and Alpha Chi Omega sorority sister June Harris documenting her trip from Los Angeles to and across Europe in the summer of 1921. The diary contains entries for virtually every day of the trip. Also included are a few loose pieces of ephemera (tickets) and some stamps that have been affixed to a few pages.