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One of three diaries of Anna Laura Hittle Rings of Topeka, Kansas. Anna was the live-in-housekeeper for Mr. Harry Imes at 1208 College Avenue from 1949 to her death in 1961. She was cook, gardener, cleaner inside and out, and seamstress. The diaries tell of her daily life while in Mr. Imes' employ. The other diaries can be found with Unit ID 473053 and 473076.
Date: 1949-1961
Item Number: 473077
Call Number: Digital file, KSHS, 2020-048
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473077
Business and Industry - Labor - Domestic servants
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Domestics
Collections - Manuscript - Hittle Rings
Date - 1940s - 1949
Date - 1950s
Date - 1960s - 1960
Date - 1960s - 1961
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Home and Family - Daily life - Gardening
Home and Family - Daily life - Housework
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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