DIARIES, 1934-1985

Diaries, appointment books, wall calendars and diary notes of Frances Grant. Invitations, correspondence and notes are attached to some pages.

The largest part of the series (5.4 cubic feet) consists of appointment books or daily records, spanning the period 1934 to 1985. Only 1936, 1940, 1946, 1952-1954, and 1984 are missing. Several years have more than one book covering the same dates, and in other cases Grant did not fill up the whole book. Although these books document Grant's daily schedule, they also include description and commentary on events or individuals. Grant marked with notes or clips the dates important events occurred.

The daily records from the 1930s and 1940s document Grant's work as vice president of the Roerich Museum and president of the Pan American Women's Association, while the volumes from the 1950s through the 1980s document her work as secretary general of the Inter American Association for Democracy and Freedom, as well as her continuing work with other organizations and personal life.

This series contains three other types of material: diary notes, wall calendars and travel diaries. The diary notes (1938-1977) consist of highlights from the diaries transcribed by Grant in preparation for a proposed autobiography. The calendars, which date from 1964, 1970, 1975, 1981, and 1983 are simply wall calendars recording Grant's appointments. Of particular interest are the travel diaries (1940-1980), which give detailed accounts of Grant's trips, primarily to Latin America, but also to Europe and to visit her family in New Mexico.

The oversize 1983 calendar is stored separately.

See also: newspaper box 85.