Diary of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper

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Personal diary of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper from the year 1923. The diary is leather bound and has gold lettering on front that reads, [Day by Day / A PERPETUAL DIARY]. The tile page has the same title written in the same format as the cover. Underneath is the manufacturer's mark which is a circle with a shield in the center with the words, [TRADE MARK, SAMUEL / WARD / MFG. CO. / Boston]. On the opposite page is a handwritten inscription in black ink stating, [-Howard / Around the world dinner / in every place and at same / hours.] The first few pages have a list of addresses and starting January 4th, Rollin describes her activities each day including payments, lectures, meetings, and travel arrangements. There are dates scattered throughout the diary that are blank, greatly increasing in March. After each month is a page [Memoranda].

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