E. Ireland illustrated travel diaries, 1916-1920.

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E. Ireland illustrated travel diaries, 1916-1920.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777247134

Collection consists of five volumes (686 pages) of an illustrated travel diary kept by E. Ireland, a mature unmarried Scottish woman, between 20 August 1916 and 28 February 1920. The diaries document Ireland's travels throughout the United States, Canada, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, New Britain, the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Africa, and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Typical entries describe local inhabitants and customs, conversations with fellow travelers, and sites visited. Many entries include sketches, pasted in postcards, photographs, postage stamps, menus, passenger lists, and other ephemera. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

5 volumes (1.0 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201854

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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Ireland, Evelyn

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E. Ireland was a mature, unmarried Scottish woman at the time she authored a series of travel diaries betwee 1916 and 1920. From the description of E. Ireland illustrated travel diaries, 1916-1920. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 777247134 ...