Mr. Smith writes about his impressions of his close friends. He also talks about attending the circus and a musical concert. School remains the focus of his writing. Two photos of friends are interspersed with a musical composition penned by the diarist which is located in the back of the diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his adventures while staying at his family's cottage on Grand lake and his impressions about his first month and half as a senior at Tech High.
Handwritten in blue pen, a diary of a St. Cloud Technical High School senior recalling his daily experiences while attending school classes and extracurrcular activities. Attached to the pages of this book are photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings and ribbons that relate to his school life.
Smith, Glanville W., 1901-1987; Smith, Howard B., 1909-2000
Date Created:
1911-03-20 - 1921-03-09
Description:
Handwritten in pencil, the first diary of Glanville Smith as a ten-year-old boy. He comments about his home and school life, also vacationing at the family's Pleasant Lake cottage. Towards the back of the diary, there are, written, in pencil, from 1921-02-16 to 1921-03-09, ten pages of entries by Mr. Smith's twelve-year-old brother, Howard. They are brief and discuss Howard's home life and play time. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Handwritten in blue ink. Mr. Smith comments on the final days of his high school career which include a state Civics exam and commencement exercises. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his experiences with his fellow students and teachers at Tech. He also comments about Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. Photo attachments in the front and back of the diary include the Tech 1919 football team (all identified), notes and photo portraits.
This is a view of Sorensen Hall, a men's dormitory, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in 1958. This postcard negative, marked 538, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This is a 1937 view of the Gymnasium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. A bust of the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus, can be seen in front of the building. This postcard negative, marked 3703, has been converted into a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the Auditorium and Uhler Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. A portion of the city watertower is visible beyond the Uhler Hall dormitory. This postcard negative, marked 469, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the Auditorium building and Uhler Hall on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1951. Also visible is the old St. Peter water tower. This postcard negative, marked 541A, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows the Gymnasium building on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 479, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image shows a view of the front of the Gymnasium at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 468, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Hand polishers with pneumatic hand held polishing machines polishing stone in the main Cold Spring Granite Company plant. Three polishers are identified as: Erling Anderson (tall man in front looking sideways), Joe Fink (far right, wearing dark, dirty work clothes) and Carl Norlin (to Fink's right and wearing cleaner clothes).