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TERRI L. PAYNE : 1970s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG STUDENT GOING FROM A GIRL TO A WOMAN AND SHARING ALL THE DETAILS WITH HER DIARY

24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. On offer is a super group of three [3] manuscript diaries handwritten by the very young, very boy crazy Terri L. Payne of Milstead, Georgia [over the 3 books, 1970 - 1975 she records 3 different addresses all in Milstead and once 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] relates a minor kidney infection, nine cavities and she got her menses on Monday, January 19th, 1970. She goes to school, takes the bus, goes to bingo, cleans up house, goes to ballgames, basketball games, works at a nursing home for a little while, and has a very full social and "love" life. In 1972, James (possible family member) died - and she hopes he's saved. She takes bus "48" to school and her grades are not fantastic, i.e. C - Algebra and B - English. She notes on October 20th 1971 that "I love my mother more than anything in the world". Her heart throbs at this time are Chuck, Phil, and Buster. In 1974, she is thinking of seeing the film "The Way We Were". Terri also notes on January 19th, 1974 "…guy names Greene shot and killed Margie Hall and Gut(?) Hall. Her heart throbs Chuck is back in the scene at this time, along with another fellow Gregg. 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 where love issues become more clear and deep. She speaks of Brad often and there is talk of being serious, marriage, i.e. she's cooking dinner and he's very affectionate noting on August 8th 1975 with Brad saying "it's just lie being married". She sees movie on August 13th 1975, "Once Is Not Enough" - a film from a book by Jacqueline Susann who wrote "The Valley Of The Dolls". Terry is attending college in September 1975 while Brad's working. On December 6th 1975, the first mention of "making love" with Terri noting "we've never laughed so hard… he couldn't get it in." The diary entries ends on December 28th, 1975 with her saying that Brad "said he loved me, but he had to get rid of his doubts before he married me…this 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 diary has approximately 147 pages of entries. The diary 1974 has approximately 266 pages of entries and the 1975 diary has about 58 pages with entries. It is a 5 year diary but she used each page for a whole day. Overall VG.. Manuscript. Book Condition: Very Good

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