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1938 appointment diary owned and used by Frances "Terry" Glassmoyer, who attended Ursinus College with J.D. Salinger in the fall of 1938. Terry and Jerry forged a lasting, strong bond in the one semester that Salinger attended Ursinus, and kept in frequent contact over the years until her death on 9 January 2010, only 17 days before Salinger's. In fact, Thierolf was the inspiration for Salinger's literary character Franny Glass in "Franny & Zooey." Terry fills in the identification portion of her diary as "Frances Thierolf / 42 Roslyn Ave. / Glenside, PA" along with her telephone number. She enters her height as 5'7" and weight as 126 lbs. The diary begins on New Year's Eve 1937 with plans to see "Stand-In" starring Humphrey Bogart. The first part of 1938 is filled with her classes, lunch and dinner dates with various suitors, sorority meetings, etc., typical of a 19 year old girl. The fall semester at Ursinus, when she would meet Salinger, begins in late September of 1938…

Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J.D. Salinger which comprises his short story 'Franny' and novella 'Zooey'. The two works were published together as a book in 1961, but 'Franny' came out in The New Yorker in 1955, and 'Zooey' in 1957. The book revolves around the Glass family, particularly Franny and Zooey Glass, two of the youngest members of the family. These works delve into issues of existentialism, spirituality, and the quest for authenticity.