1970s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN by a YOUNG STUDENT COMING of AGE in GEORGIA and RECORDING the DETAILS in HER DIARY

On offer is a super group of three [3] manuscript diaries handwritten by a young woman from Milstead, Georgia, named Terri L. Payne. The three books are written btween 1970 and 1975. In them, she records three different addresses, all in Milstead except for one in Conyers. Terri treats her diaries as an intimate friend, relating the mundane to the intensely intimate. Only 12 years old in 1970 (her birthday is September 8th and she is in Grade 7 in the 1970 book) , she records in her diary a minor kidney infection, nine cavities, and her first menstrual period. She goes to school, takes the bus, goes to bingo, cleans up her house, goes to ballgames and basketball games, works at a nursing home for a little while, and has a very full social and romantic life. In 1972, James [a possible family member] dies - and she hopes he's saved. She takes bus "48" to school and her grades are not great. She notes on October 20, 1971, that "I love my mother more than anything in the world." She expresses romantic interest in Chuck, Phil, and Buster. In 1974, Terri is thinking of seeing the film "The Way We Were." She also notes on January 19, 1974, "guy named Greene shot and killed Margie Hall and Gut [? ] Hall." She notes that Valentines Day "wasn't so great. Mom had been drinking when I got home." Terri mentions her mother quite often and worries about her emotional state. She gets elected to student council. 1975 is a momentous year for Terri, and her romantic attachments become more clear and deep. She speaks of Brad often, and there is talk of being serious and marriage. She notes on August 8, 1975, that when Brad is affectionate toward her when she cooks dinner "it's just lie being married." She sees movie on August 13, 1975, "Once Is Not Enough" - a film based on a book by Jacqueline Susann, who wrote "The Valley Of The Dolls." Terri is attending college in September, 1975, while Brad is working. On December 6, 1975, Terri writes about their first time "making love" saying, "we've never laughed so hard he couldn't get it in." The diary entries end on December 28, 1975, with her saying that Brad "said he loved me, but he had to get rid of his doubts before he married methis is the first time in 77 days I haven't seen Brad. I love him and miss him so much." She also notes all family members and friends listed in diaries with birthdates. A super job as a diarist even though sporadic. The books proper are approximately 6" x 4 1/2". The 1970, 1971, and 1972 diaries have approximately 147 pages of entries. The 1974 diary has approximately 266 pages of entries, and the 1975 diary has about 58 pages of entries. It is a 5-year diary, but Terri used each page for a whole day. Overall VG. ; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, TERRI L. PAYNE, MILSTEAD, GEORGIA, CONYERS, WOMEN'S STUDIES, GENDER STUDIES, SOUTHERN GIRL, HIPPIE ERA, THE 70S, THE SEVENTIES, AGE OF AQUARIUS, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquit, contrat, vlin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel,