Martha Schellhaas Dickoff Travel Diary
Scope and Contents
Martha Dickoff's travel diary documents a trip to visit her homeland and family beginning on May 5, 1939 as she boards a train in Stockton, California, with stops in Nevada, Utah, through the Rocky Mountains, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and finally New York. On May 10, she boarded the Queen Mary at the Port of New York, landing at Cherbourg, France on May 14, from which she travelled to Paris, and then by train to Switzerland, passing through Basel and Zürich before arriving at her sister's home in Wädenswil. The diary describes the beautiful countryside she passed through, the excitement of boarding the Queen Mary, the parties, a short bout of food poisoning, and war on the horizon. The last few pages of the diary include an address book.
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
- Schellhaas Dickoff, Martha (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Martha Schellhaas was born in Switzerland on November 14, 1898. In 1923 she married Angelo Dickoff, who was born in Greece on May 15, 1890. The couple immigrated to the US in 1925, and settled in Lodi, CA, where they owned a grocery store. Martha passed away on April 15, 1988, shortly after Angelo passed away on February 17, 1988. They are both buried at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California.
Full Extent
.02 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Martha Schellhaas Dickoff Travel Diary documents the journey of a Swiss-born American woman to visit family in her hometown in Switzerland. She describes traveling on train across the United States, on the Queen Mary to Paris, her train journey to Switzerland, and her return trip via Italy. During her return she notes signs of militarization and the migration of those leaving Europe on the eve of World War II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased with endowed funds donated by Jack and Florence Ferman, 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the Martha Schellhaas Dickoff Travel Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2023-12-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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