Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the diaries of Rena Smith Murray written between 1926 and 1990. Throughout the 1920's Rena writes about daily life, cleaning the house (washing the laundry on warm days), going to restaurants, and places for entertainment, including movies and shows (many in downtown Binghamton). The weather, birthdays, visits to family and friends, and illnesses, including several tooth extractions are also noted. For work she makes and sells flowers (unsure what material they are made...

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These folders contain loose papers, newspaper clippings, cards, and lists that were inside Rena's diaries. The papers are associated with topics or events she wrote about in her diaries, or are her expenditure accounts.

The papers are stored in folders organized chronologically by year.