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1926 antique DIARY SCRAPBOOK west monroe ny IDA SILL teacher MEXICO ACADEMY
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Original 1926 handwritten diary and scrapbook archive belonging to MISS IDA SILL of West Monroe, New York, a rural school teacher whose daily writings document life in Oswego County during the 1920s. This substantial period volume combines personal diary entries with preserved ephemera, programs, postal material, clippings, notes, and keepsakes gathered throughout the year.
The diary opens with Ida introducing herself by name and identifying her occupation as a teacher in West Monroe, New York. Entries span much of 1926 and discuss school life, teaching experiences, educational observations, social gatherings, church activities, automobile trips, fairs, berry picking, movies, family matters, and everyday rural life in central New York during the Roaring Twenties.
A major feature is the extensive original inserted ephemera throughout the scrapbook-style diary, including:
- 1926 MEXICO ACADEMY Centennial Celebration program
- Historical Pageant material for the academy’s 100th anniversary
- Dempster Grove Camp Meeting program
- Berry picker tally ticket
- Harold Lloyd “For Heaven’s Sake” piece
- Postcards and mailed paper items
- Newspaper comic and illustrated clippings
- Handwritten notes and correspondence
- Decorative feather keepsake
The repeated references to Mexico Academy and regional educational activities give the diary notable New York educational-history interest in addition to its genealogical and women’s-history appeal. Numerous individuals are named throughout the entries, adding strong value for researchers and local historians.
An especially appealing aspect is the authentic untouched nature of the volume. The inserted items remain where the owner placed them nearly a century ago, creating a highly personal time-capsule effect rarely preserved this well.
Condition is antique used condition with visible age and handling wear throughout, including edge wear, spine wear, toning, creasing, loose or fragile pages, and wear to inserted ephemera. Some pages contain stains, folds, tears, or age discoloration. Sold as found. All pages photographed.
A wonderful one-owner 1920s rural New York diary/scrapbook archive with strong crossover appeal to collectors of women’s history, Americana, teaching history, genealogy, Oswego County material, and Mexico Academy memorabilia.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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