Hobo Diary
Collection
Identifier: 003239
Codex 003239
Description
Diary of an unidentified hobo living in Los Angeles, CA during the Great Depression. The author, who hailed from Akron, OH, traveled West via freight train to Chicago, Portland, San Francisco and finally to Los Angeles, where it appears the diary was written. The diary primarily discusses the authors physical circumstances staying in depression era "Hoover Hotels" and on park benches as well as his struggle to get food and his negative feelings towards religious missions to help the poor.
Dates
- 1933
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
1 vol. ; 20 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository