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Manuscripts of Modern America

Diaries and Journals

What follows is a descriptive list of collections of manuscript diaries and journals of the post-Civil War era, dating wholly or primarily from 1865 to the present day. Users searching for diaries of this period should also browse the manuscript collections listed under Personal and Family Papers.

Some of the descriptions that follow may be linked to finding aids, which will provide readers with fuller information on that particular collection.