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Ada Mitchell Travel Diary

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Creator
Mitchell, Ada, 1882-1958
Donor
Griffith, Gordon
Place
Canada
United States
Topic
Automobiles -- 1930-1940
Travel
Tourism
Automobile travel
Provenance
Donated to the Archives Center by Ada Mitchell's great-grandson, Gordon Griffith in 2015.
Creator
Mitchell, Ada, 1882-1958
Donor
Griffith, Gordon
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Ada Mitchell Travel Diary
Summary
The collection documents the forty day driving trip made by Ada Mitchell and her son Cecil from Vancouver, Canada to Key West, Florida and back, August-September 1938. This diary was kept by Ada Mitchell and tracks their experiences in all of the places they visited.
Biographical / Historical
Ada Mitchell was born on December 20, 1882 in Birmingham, United Kingdom and died in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She lived most of her life in Toronto, moving to Vancouver for a short period. Her son, Horace Cecil Mitchell, was born on June 5, 1908 in Birmingham, United Kingdom and died in 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He accompanied her on their trip from Vancouver, Canada to Key West, Florida and back to Toronto, Canada.
Extent
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Date
1938 July 30-1938 September 9
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1369
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diaries
Photographs
Citation
Ada Mitchell Travel Diary, 1938, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
Processing Information
Processed by Corey Schmidt, intern, 2016.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Existence and Location of Copies
Diary digitized in 2016. See repository for details.
Genre/Form
Diaries -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950
Scope and Contents
A diary chronicling a road trip taken in 1938 by Ada Mitchell and her son Cecil. The trip began in Vancouver, British Columbia, continued through the southern United States to Key West, Florida, and concluded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Along the way Ada Mitchell commented on the places they visited, the prices of products, and other aspects of their trip. Two photographs of Mitchell and her son are included.
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512114347-1503512114350-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81ba307f0-bc48-4253-a078-21108e1bde31

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