Title: Laura Norvall Elliot Diary

Date/Date Range :   1917-1919

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of the diary, dated 1917-1919, of a young woman from Nashville, Tenn. In her diary, which begins on the day that war was declared on Germany in 1917, she details her experience in the publishing business and her thoughts on the war.

Call number: MS-2771

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection was purchased by Special Collections on January 19, 2006

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Laura Norvall Elliot Diary, MS-2771. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Laura Norvall Elliot of Nashville, Tenn., worked in the publishing business and eventually became affiliated with the Southern Woman's Magazine. She was the daughter of Frank Porterfield Elliot and Moselle Norvell. Her maternal great-great-grandfather was Governor John Sevier.

This collection consists of the diary, dated 1917-1919, of a young woman from Nashville, Tenn. In her diary, which begins on the day that war was declared on Germany in 1917, she details her experience in the publishing business and her thoughts on the war.

• Nashville (Tenn.) -- History.
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Tennessee.
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Women.
• Publishing -- Women.