The collection consists of a woman's 1917 diary of her life on a homestead located in Big Hole in Beaverhead County in Southwest Montana. Each day’s entry begins with a description of the weather, and continues with brief descriptions of her activities for the day, the work done by the men, and any visitors to the homestead. According to second-hand donor information, the diary was written by Edith Reneau when she was in her early twenties.
A transcript of this diary was created in 2015.
A digitized copy of the diary and a transcript have been made available online via the Montana History Portal.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright status unknown.
[Name of document or photograph number], Edith Reneau Diary, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
An unknown person gave this diary to Harry Fritz, Professor of History at The University of Montana.
The diary was given to the Archives by Harry Fritz, 2002
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transcript available