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Guides to diaries: British
And So to Bed: A Bibliography of Diaries Published in English. Patricia Pate Havlice. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1987. Reference Stacks CT25 .H380 1987
British Diaries: An Annotated Bibliography of British Diaries Written Between 1442 and 1942. Comp. William Matthews. Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1967. Reference Stacks Z5305 .G7 M3 1967
British Manuscript Diaries of the Nineteenth Century: An Annotated Listing. John Stuart Batts. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1976. Reference Stacks Z6611 .B6 B38 1976
(1750-1950) Digital facsimiles of manuscript letters and diaries written by American women; these women were from New England families, but many travelled widely.
(c. 1700s to 1950) Includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters. Particular care has been taken to index this material so that it can be searched more thoroughly than ever before. The materials have been carefully chosen using leading bibliographies, supplemented by customer requests and more than 7,000 pages of previously unpublished material. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database.
American Women's Diaries [microfilm]
Location: Microfilm cabinet C-2
Manuscript diaries from the colonial period through the beginning of the twentieth century. In three parts: New England Women (8 diaries), Southern Women (32 diaries), and Western Women (600 diaries).
Guides:
Segment 1, New England Women: REF HQ1418 .G84 1984 Guide
Segment 2, Southern Women: REF HQ1438 .S6 A43 1988 Guide
Segment 3, Western Women: REF HQ1438 .A17 R63 1997
Guides to & bibliographies of diaries: United States
American Diaries: An Annotated Bibliography of American Diaries Written Prior to the Year 1861. Comp. William Matthews. Berkeley, CA: Univ. of California Press, 1945. Reference Stacks PE11 .U558 v.16 1945
American Diaries: An Annotated Bibliography of Published American Diaries and Journals. 2 vols. Laura Arksey et al. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1983-1985. Reference Stacks CT214 .A75 1983 Vol. 1: 1492 to 1844 Vol. 2: 1845 to 1980
American Diaries in Manuscript, 1580-1954: A Descriptive Bibliography. William Matthews. Athens, GA: Univ. of Georgia Press, 1974. Reference Z5305 .U532 1974
And So to Bed: A Bibliography of Diaries Published in English. Patricia Pate Havlice. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1987. Reference Stacks CT25 .H380 1987
Civil War Diaries and Personal Narratives, 1960-1994: A Selected Bibliography. Comp. Albert E. Smith, Jr. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1998. Government Information Stacks LC 1.12/2:C 49/2
Civil War Eyewitnesses: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles, 1955-1986. Garold L. Cole. Columbia, SC: Univ. of South Carolina, 1988. Reference Stacks E601 .C6750 1988
Civil War Eyewitnesses: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles, 1986-1996. Garold L. Cole. Columbia, SC: Univ. of South Carolina Press, 2000. Reference Stacks E601 .C6760 2000
The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography. David J. Eicher. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1997. Reference Stacks E468 .E370 1997 Contains entries for correspondence and narratives.
The Published Diaries and Letters of American Women: An Annotated Bibliography. Joyce Goodfriend. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1987. Reference Stacks CT3260 .G660 1987
Digital editions of the papers of John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Dolley Madison, James Madison, Eliza Lucas Pinckney and Harriot Pinckney Horry, and George Washington; also includes The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Part of Rotunda.
A rich collection of primary sources related to U.S. history and culture; materials are drawn from the Library of Congress and other research libraries. Includes digitized manuscripts, government documents, pamphlets, and books as well as photographs, prints, maps, sheet music, video clips, and sound files. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use.
This collection is public domain and are not protected by copyright
A portal to digital collections from American libraries, museums, and archives. Includes primary sources ranging from Exploration of the Americas to topics including Civil Rights and Women's Suffrage. Digital Exhibitions include stories of national significance drawn from source materials in libraries, archives, and museums across the United States.
A collection of primary sources on Southern history, culture, and literature from the colonial period through the early twentieth century. Includes diaries, first-person narratives, literary works, photographs, and other materials. From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Covers business records (ledgers, accounting books, receipts, and work rules) and personal papers (diaries, correspondences, and wills) from plantations in the American South. Part of ProQuest History Vault.
