Finding aid to the Diary of Eliza McDaniel
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
DIARY OF ELIZA McDANIEL 1935
This is the diary of a teenager in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1935. The “Everyday
Diary” was a Christmas gift from Dorothy Hines. Entries begin on January 1, 1935, and
continue until January 22, 1935. The entries concern her activities at home and at school.
The remaining pages are blank.
ELIZABETH HARRIS McDANIEL (1921-1999)
Elizabeth Harris McDaniel, “Eliza”, was born 19 November 1921 in Lynchburg,
Virginia, the daughter of Ellis Bibb McDaniel and Inez Roseman Clark. She was
educated in Lynchburg, at Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood College),
and at Lynchburg College. She worked at Appalachian Power Company and Millners
Department Store. She married Earl Randolph Blankenship.
Eliza McDaniel Blankenship died 19 April 1999 in Lynchburg and is buried in
Spring Hill Cemetery.
MS1087
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
DIARY OF ELIZA McDANIEL 1935
This is the diary of a teenager in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1935. The “Everyday
Diary” was a Christmas gift from Dorothy Hines. Entries begin on January 1, 1935, and
continue until January 22, 1935. The entries concern her activities at home and at school.
The remaining pages are blank.
ELIZABETH HARRIS McDANIEL (1921-1999)
Elizabeth Harris McDaniel, “Eliza”, was born 19 November 1921 in Lynchburg,
Virginia, the daughter of Ellis Bibb McDaniel and Inez Roseman Clark. She was
educated in Lynchburg, at Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood College),
and at Lynchburg College. She worked at Appalachian Power Company and Millners
Department Store. She married Earl Randolph Blankenship.
Eliza McDaniel Blankenship died 19 April 1999 in Lynchburg and is buried in
Spring Hill Cemetery.
MS1087
Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid to the Diary of Eliza McDaniel
Subject
Diaries
McDaniel, Elizabeth Harris (1921-1999)
Finding aids
Blankenship, Elizabeth McDaniel
Description
Finding aid to the 1935 Diary of Eliza McDaniel George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Format
PDF file
Language
English
Identifier
MS1087FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia), “Finding aid to the Diary of Eliza McDaniel,” Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/111.