Mrs. Shelton Griffin Diary
Scope and Contents
The Mrs. Shelton Griffin Diary contains a diary written by a woman working on a cotton and peanut farm in south Alabama at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1931, detailing daily farming life in rural Alabama. The daily entries are brief, noting a constant list of on-going tasks and responsibilities and visits from family and friends. The family farms cotton and peanuts, and late Summer/early Fall entries are dominated by the harvest. The crops were sold in Dothan, Alabama. While this diary is from the Depression and the family makes little money, there is limited to no mention of acute hardships experienced by the family as a result.
Dates
- Creation: 1931
Biographical / Historical
Though never mentioned by name, the diary was likely written by Beatrice Ethel Seaborn Griffin (June 18, 1906 - April 30, 1994), wife of William Shelton Griffin (June 17, 1905 - February 29, 1972). A "James Allen" mentioned often in the diary likely refers to James Allen Griffin (October 17, 1929 - January 30, 1996). The three are all buried at Pond Bethel Methodist Church Cemetary in Barbour County, Alabama.
Full Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Mrs. Shelton Griffin Diary contains a diary written by a woman working on a cotton and peanut farm in south Alabama at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1931, detailing daily farming life in rural Alabama.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Mrs. Shelton Griffin Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zach Johnson
- Date
- March 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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