This collection consists of one diary. On the first page of the diary is written: “Hattie J. Messinger, Detroit, Michigan, April 8th, 1861; Nellie W. Scripps, Detroit, Michigan, September 30, 1874.” The diary entries are by Harriet Messinger and begin April 8, 1861, stop on Sept. 15, 1862, the day before her marriage, then continue for Oct. 1 and 2. Two of the pages have newspaper illustrations pasted over them.