Sharp diary 1918 page 27. Thursday 24 January 1918 - Chicago
Media
Document date
Thursday 24th of January 1918
Transcription Notes
Weather finer and warmer. Still freezing of course but only a few degrees — perhaps 10, which really do not count! Maud is a little better but her temperature keeps a little above 100 pretty well all day, after being a point or two below normal on waking up. But she is brighter and more like herself and happier. I see as much as I can of her, but I do a good deal of work while she sleeps — which is pretty often and of course the best thing she can do. I get through pretty nearly 30 tunes today. I have now copied at least 120 and this pretty nearly finishes all the new ballads and songs. I shall begin the variants tomorrow. Got the welcome news from Urbana that they are going to have us for the week beginning Feb[ruary] 17th for $300 which is a great relief for this means I shall be able to save something here, possibly as much as £100 which is far more than I expected. Indeed when I came I hoped at the most to pay all my expenses. Detroit scheme does not seem very hopeful but things may come on a bit there yet. A good deal depends on the support I get for my evening classes at the Normal School which begin tomorrow night.Location
USA : Illinois : Chicago [41.8781136,-87.6297982]
Read about these diaries, including a note about historical racism
