June 19, 1912
From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:
Today I received a lovely present from my father. A great big box of writing paper in every color of the rainbow and it is arranged in a box just like a rainbow. Pink and blue and yellow and lavender and pale green and there is also a metal block that has the letter “G” on it. This is called a monogram and I can have the initials of my last name stamped on each piece of paper just like a queen, only my “G” is for Goldberg. I am going to have the “G” placed right in the middle on top of each sheet of paper. I feel very important and more grown up.