Appointment Diaries,, 1964-1993

Summary: Daily documentation of Mary Roebling's business, political, social, and personal activities and appointments as kept by Roebling and her secretaries during the period 1964-1993, with the exception of 1984, which is missing. The records include desk calendar books, probably kept in Roebling's office, and date-books, which Roebling probably carried with her on her many trips. Also included are miniature desk calendars that appear to be scratch pads for Roebling, in which she jotted down things that occurred that day, people's names, titles, addresses or phone numbers, as well as ideas or plans for future events and catering. Also included is a date-book that appears to have belonged to Roebling's Denver secretary.

Of particular interest is the fact that Roebling noted both accepted and denied events within her appointment diaries. Birth dates of acquaintances are noted at the top of both the desk calendars and date-books, including many politically important figures with whom she corresponded.

These books provide evidence of Roebling's varied and busy schedule of events and interests, as can be seen by the fact that the majority of dates are completely filled with appointments.