Hilda McMullan, 1917 - 1957
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a number of materials created, owned, or relating to Miss Hilda McMullan (b. circa 1900), between the years 1917 and 1954, including 3 bound diaries detailing various trips around England, a number of loose diary pages with notes on daily activities, a November 1918 edition of Cheer-i-o – the magazine of the Military Orthopaedic Hospital in Shepherd’s Bush, London – signed by Major Walter Hill and several pieces of correspondence addressed to him. McMullan appears to have been in love with Hill, who may have been her doctor, and many of the diary entries recount conversations between the two. McMullan was also something of an amateur romance writer, and included in the collection are drafts of her untitled novella about a young woman’s romantic sea cruise around Europe and Northern Africa, and ten pieces of short fiction largely concerned with themes of romance, love, and marriage.
Dates
- 1917 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu