Frederick Sweeney, Diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-0114
Scope and Contents
The Sweeney diary is a photocopy of the original that contains recollections of World War I.
Dates
- 1918, Sept. 22-1919, Apr. 18
Creator
- Sweeney, Frederick (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Doctor Frederick Sweeney served as Captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. He met Willa Cather during the period she spent in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Sweeney shared his personal diary with Cather and his personal recollection of World War I provided her with much insight into the war experience. Cather used the diary as research for her Pulitzer Prize novel One of Ours.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Cather, Willa, 1873-1947
- Novelists, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
