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1917-1921 Diary, Marie Ahnighito Peary
1917-1921 Diary, Marie Ahnighito Peary
Diaries and Notebooks
"A Line A Day" diary that Marie Ahnighito Peary wrote in, between 1917 and 1921, with the bulk of the entries from 1918-1921. During this busy time in her life, she married Ted (Edward Stafford), gave birth to two sons - Junior (Edward Stafford, Jr.) and Buddy (Peary Diebitsch Stafford), and lost her father (Admiral Robert E. Peary). The diary chronicles her daily life for those 4-5 years, as well as brief mentions of newsworthy world events, including the 1918 flu pandemic and World War I.
Her diary includes the following people and places:
- Mother - her mother, Josephine Peary …