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Makdisi, George. 1986. "The diary in Islamic historiography: some notes." History & Theory 25, no. 2: 173-185.
Beattie, Heather. 2009. "Where Narratives Meet: Archival Description, Provenance, and Women's Diaries." Libraries & The Cultural Record 44, no. 1: 82-100.
Paperno, Irina. 2004. "What Can Be Done with Diaries?." Russian Review 63, no. 4: 561-573.
Hellbeck, Jochen. 2004. "The Diary between Literature and History: A Historian's Critical Response." Russian Review 63, no. 4: 621-629.

Introduction

Welcome to the library guide for diaries, letters, and personal narratives.

This is intended to help identify many published diaries and letters that can be found in the library's regular book collection, also known as the stacks.

Sources about Diaries & Letters

A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries by Thomas Mallon
Call Number: 809 M297b
ISBN: 0899192424
Publication Date: 1984-11-01
Emerson and the Art of the Diary by Lawrence Rosenwald
ISBN: 0195053338
Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Early Nineteenth American Century Diary Literature by Steven E. Kagle
Call Number: 818 K119e
Publication Date: 1986-03-01
Letter Writing as a Social Practice by David Barton (Editor); Nigel Hall (Editor)
ISBN: 1556192088
Publication Date: 2000-04-15
American Diary Literature, 1620-1799 by Stephen Kagle
Call Number: 818 K119a
ISBN: 0805772804
Publication Date: 1979-10-01

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