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Laura McDonnell diaries
During World War II, Sunbury resident Laura Isabel Nevin McDonnell worked as the head of the Servicemen’s Lounge in her hometown. This collection consists of three diaries she kept in 1943, 1944, and 1945, in which she kept a daily log of the number of guests who came through the lounge. Her entries...
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| Collection: | Laura McDonnell Diaries |
| Collection Number: | 4105 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.2 Linear feet 1 box (containing 3 volumes) |
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During World War II, Sunbury resident Laura Isabel Nevin McDonnell worked as the head of the Servicemen’s Lounge in her hometown. This collection consists of three diaries she kept in 1943, 1944, and 1945, in which she kept a daily log of the number of guests who came through the lounge. Her entries sometimes contain notes on financial or food donations that the lounge received, as well as how busy the lounge was on any given day.
McDonnell resided at 217 Race Street, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, with her husband, John W. McDonnell, MD.
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