Lucy T. Shoe Meritt Papers

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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt (1906- 2003) was an acclaimed archaeologist, scholar, teacher, and editor who received B.A, M.A, and Ph.D degrees from Bryn Mawr College. Shoe Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Texas at Austin, was a fellow at the American Academy of Rome, and served as the Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Additionally, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and the American Institute of Archaeology. She received the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1976. This collection includes four of Shoe Meritt’s diaries, 1924-1927, from her freshman year to her first year as a graduate student at Bryn Mawr College.

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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1924
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1924
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt's diary from the spring semester of her freshman year (January 1924) through the fall semester of her sophomore year (December 1924) at Bryn Mawr College. In this diary she discusses the weather; coursework; SGA (Self-Government Association) and class meetings; and time spent studying and with friends. She also mentions the different religious services and lectures she attends, and gives descriptions of extra-curricular events like athletic tournaments, folk dancing, and of traditions like Lantern Night, May Day, and Garden Party. Meritt also writes about the time she spends at home in Austin, Texas during winter and summer vacations and how she occasionally feels homesick for Bryn Mawr. At the end of this diary she includes an entry "1924 in retrospect" in which she reflects on her first year keeping a diary and how she feels she is growing up at college.
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1924
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt Papers
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1927
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1927
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt's diary from the spring semester of her senior year (January 1927) through the fall semester of her first year as a graduate student (December 1927), all at Bryn Mawr College. In this diary she discusses her coursework and exams; the SGA (Self-Government Association) and class meetings; and extra-curricular activities like athletics and folk and Morris dancing. She also discusses taking photographs and working on the class book, and Bryn Mawr traditions including May Day and Bonfire Night; and includes details about Commencement, Garden Party, and her final time singing on the senior steps. The diary also includes descriptions of her daily activities during school vacations and her family's move back to Austin, Texas from Philadelphia and their efforts to fix up their new house. Throughout her diary, Meritt describes her interactions with friends, family, classmates, and professors. Meritt is reflective in the first half of this diary and writes about how much Bryn Mawr has meant to her. The latter half reverts back to her everyday descriptions of life at school, attending classes and lectures, interactions with friends, etc., but she does mention missing some friends from the class of 1927 who she no longer sees on a daily basis.
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1927
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt Papers
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1926
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1926
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt's diary from the spring semester of her junior year (January 1926) through the fall semester of her senior year (December 1926) at Bryn Mawr College. In this diary she discusses the weather; her coursework and exams; and the SGA (Self-Government Association), including undergraduate and class meetings. She also writes about studying and spending time with friends; extra-curricular events and activities like folk dancing, Glee clubs, and athletics; and about college traditions like Lantern Night, May Day, senior singing, and Garden Party. This diary also includes descriptions of her daily activities during her winter and summer vacations. She frequently describes time spent with family and friends, reading, and studying, and preparing for her return to school. The end of this diary includes five pages where Meritt has extended her remarks for certain dates.
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1926
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt Papers
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1925
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt diary, 1925
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt's diary from the spring semester of her sophomore year (January 1925) through the fall semester of her junior year (December 1925) at Bryn Mawr College. In this diary she discusses her coursework, particularly archaeology and Greek classes with Rhys Carpenter; spending time with friends; attending class meetings, undergraduate meetings, and hall teas; and college traditions. She frequently references her concerns regarding her family's move from Austin, Texas and the uncertainty of their situation. At the same time, she comments upon being home for Thanksgiving for the first time in three years and is able to attend church services and visit with her family throughout the semester. At the end of this diary she includes the continuations of two diary entries from earlier in the year (March 20 and May 1).
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1925
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt Papers