Handwritten Books by Ida Louise Bullard 1917

History

These diaries were sold individually on eBay in 2020. I was not able to win her 1925 diary, Jbut I was able to win the other six. (Update in 2021: the elusive 1925 diary reappeared on eBay, and I was the only bidder this time. Happy to reunite it with the others!)

The Images

The covers of the books are available here, plus a little bit of a description for each.

• Diary, 1913-1914
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Freshman year 1913-1914"
    
  • Starts with the names and mailing addresses for four friends, two of which were alums (Jessie Teall 1908 and Marion Colby 1911)
    
  • First entry dated Sept 15, 1913, last one Jun 17, 1914; 87 pages in all
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 11 additional pages (plus one loose paper) tallying all the money she received and spent
    

• Diary, 1914-1915
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Louise Bullard, 1917. 41 Porter Hall Mt. Holyoke College Soph year 1914-1915"
    
  • First entry Sept 22, 1914, last entry Jun 15, 1915, about 80 pages
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 8 additional pages tallying all the money she received and spent
    

• Diary, 1915-Feb 1916
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Louise Bullard, Mt. Holyoke College 1917. Junior year 1915 Sept 1915-Feb 1916"
    
  • First entry Sept 21, 1915, last entry Jan 18, 1916, about 50 pages
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 5 additional pages tallying all the money she received and spent, and a page with four people's mailing addresses
    

• Diary, 1916-1917
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Louise Bullard. Mt. Holyoke College, 1917. 4 Wilder Hall. Senior year 1916"
    
  • First entry Oct 2, 1916, last entry Dec 20, 1916, about 50 pages
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 22 additional pages tallying all the money she received and spent
    
  • Inside the back cover is her receipt from Thomas Hawks, photographer, for her senior portrait
    

• Diary, Feb 1918
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Feb-June 1918"
    
  • First entry Feb 1, 1918, last entry Jun 7, 1918, about 60 pages
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 8 additional pages tallying all the money she received and spent
    

• Diary, July-Sep 1925
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "Ida Louise Bullard, 214 East Street, Clinton, Mass. / Father's Name & Address / Frank E. Bullard, 214 East Street, Clinton, Mass. Telephone Clinton 394-M / Sister's Name & Address. Frances E. Bullard, 21 Hemenway Street, Boston, Mass. Telephone Kenmoor 4244"
    
  • Hotel list and daily itinerary for a trip through Europe from Jul 15-Sep 2
    
  • A list of gifts purchased during the trip
    
  • First entry Jul 15, last entry Sep 3, about 130 pages, including several newspaper articles about the trip
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are several additional pages tallying expenses and listing mailing addresses for many friends and family members
    

• Diary, 1926
  
  • Inside front cover inscription: "This book belongs to Ida Louise Bullard, 214 East Street, Clinton, Mass. In case of accident notify Mr. Frank E. Bullard, 214 East Street, Clinton, Mass., Tel. Clinton 394-M. and Miss Frances E. Bullard, 29 Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass."
    
  • Itinerary for a trip July 7, 1926 - August 27, 1926 starting with sailing on the Red Star Liner Lapland, and returning from Liverpool on the White Star Liner Megantic
    
  • Travel to Maderio Islands; Algiers, Africa; Naples, Pompei, Amalfi Drive, Sorrento; Rome; Florence; Venice; Milan; Simplon Pass; Rhone Valley; Berne; Lake Thun; Interlaken; Brunig Pass; Lucerne; Shaffhausen and Black Forest; down the Rhine; Amsterdam; Antwerp; Brussels; Paris; London; Windsor Castle; Stratford, Shottery, Kenilworth; Chester; Lake Windermere; Melrose; Edinburgh; Trossachs; Liverpool
    
  • A list of 11 hotels where she stayed
    
  • First entry Jul 7, 1926, last entry Sep 3, 1926, about 120 pages
    
  • At the end of the diary, there are 3 additional pages describing the hotels where she stayed