Research Guides: Religious Studies 365: Women in American Religion: Find Diaries

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 016.973 C689c
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 016.973 C689ci
The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography. David J. Eicher. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1997.
Reference Stacks 016.973 E34c
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

Notable collections of diaries: United States

Manuscript Women's Letters & Diaries from the American Antiquarian Society
(1750-1950) Digital facsimiles of manuscript letters and diaries written by American women; these women were from New England families, but many travelled widely.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Find women's eyewitness accounts of historical events from 1675- 1950. Women's writings and primary sources.

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

More collections with diaries: United States

American Founding Era Collection
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.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
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.
This collection is public domain and are not protected by copyright
Digital Public Library of America
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.
Documenting the American South
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.
Southern Life and African American History, 1175-1915, Plantations Records
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.

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