tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2821793581864456866..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: First Person History: On-line Diaries & LettersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47327598904051999672011-01-13T21:12:10.878-05:002011-01-13T21:12:10.878-05:00I'm chiming in almost a year later to say that...I'm chiming in almost a year later to say that I love diaries. I'm studying to be an archivist/special collections librarian and I volunteer at a historical society reading their old diaries. I've learned so much from the diaries and there are a few stand outs that I'd love to see published or made publicly accessible. I also read a field diary from an American Civil War soldier. Though diaries are great, most people didn't reveal much of their own personal feelings in their diaries. I have found letters to be far more personal. Diaries typically recorded daily activities.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87469328114812323362010-02-04T08:17:33.040-05:002010-02-04T08:17:33.040-05:00Thanks, Michael. I had no idea that even part of t...Thanks, Michael. I had no idea that even part of the Oxford DNB was generally accessible like this -- I've always gone to it via university libraries. Very good to know!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-18830719407958884272010-02-04T04:03:46.817-05:002010-02-04T04:03:46.817-05:00You, and your readers, also may be interested in t...You, and your readers, also may be interested in these 'Lives' of diarists from the new Oxford DNB and available without a subscription: <br /><br />http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/shelves/diarists1/Michael Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985303704040878949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-30823286648577402962010-02-02T15:26:02.097-05:002010-02-02T15:26:02.097-05:00Rowenna and Michael -- many thanks for the links! ...Rowenna and Michael -- many thanks for the links! I've bookmarked these and added them to my own *stash* of first-person material.<br /><br />Michael, I was particularly interested in seeing the Cecil Sharp photographs, too. These pictures are so definitely from a time before everyone had "camera smiles" -- oh, what amazing faces!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-50957155320160597452010-02-02T12:23:44.862-05:002010-02-02T12:23:44.862-05:00Two other diaries on line:
George Orwell's do...Two other diaries on line:<br /><br />George Orwell's domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) published as a blog, exactly 70 years after the respective original entry.<br />http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/<br /><br />and the Diaries of Cecil Sharp, 1915,16 (1917 &18 to come) reproduced page by page as written covering his folk song collecting journeys in Appalachia: <br />http://library.efdss.org/exhibitions/sharpdiaries/sharpdiaries.html<br /><br />Sharp's evocative photographs of many of the singers can be found here:<br />http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/sharplightbox.cgi?access=off<br /><br />For those not familiar with Sharp<br />there is a BBC audio slide show:<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8400711.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52559280483567836662010-02-01T20:55:01.829-05:002010-02-01T20:55:01.829-05:00In a different world but the same time period as t...In a different world but the same time period as the young lieutenant's letters, http://www.dhdd.net/dorothy/1946/today.html follows a young woman writing in the final months and following World War II, just outside Chicago. It's a fascinating insight into a very ordinary life, and the creator of the site when to a lot of work to include movie posters and newspaper clippings relevant to the daily entries.Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-75914902458379180262010-02-01T19:39:20.455-05:002010-02-01T19:39:20.455-05:00Thank you, Vicky, that's a great suggestion. I...Thank you, Vicky, that's a great suggestion. I'd love to read Mozart's letters; I didn't realize they were available. Learning about the person behind a work of art -- whether a symphony or a painting -- helps to appreciate & understand it all the more.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-62109696230794417842010-02-01T15:08:41.542-05:002010-02-01T15:08:41.542-05:00If you're including letters, you must add Moza...If you're including letters, you must add Mozart's letters to your list! They're wonderful. Make sure you get a modern translation (like Robert Spaethling's) that includes misspellings, and well, the "off-color" sorts of letters. They're incredibly clever, witty, funny, sad, and insightful. If you love Mozart, they offer a wonderful glimpse of his personality.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816536903719853668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-57737750631366187212010-02-01T14:56:36.382-05:002010-02-01T14:56:36.382-05:00Theo, I wouldn't worry about figuring out the ...Theo, I wouldn't worry about figuring out the English money -- In the intervening 150 years or so, the values have changed so dramatically that whatever Nathaniel is spending for his stockings here would be pretty meaningless to us today. Inflated money is one of the hardest things to figure out in history. <br /><br />But I, too, did love the line about almost committing a capital offense with Anne Fox. Probably much like getting to third base...and on a public bench!<br /><br />Madame, I hadn't seen the Jane Austen ms., either. I loved the little drawings she did -- no matter when a king or queen ruled, they were still dressed in contemporary (to Jane) attire.<br /><br />Lesley-Anne, we share your sentiments about memoirs exactly! The more "interpretations" you have between you and the original source, the farther away you become from it. That's what's so great about having more and more of these rare manuscripts and books turning up on line -- they're finally accessible to everyone with a computer.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-92121912425307881802010-02-01T12:29:45.546-05:002010-02-01T12:29:45.546-05:00Memoirs are my favourite sort of historical resear...Memoirs are my favourite sort of historical research. They give me the opportunity to form my own opinions about the time and the place the writer speaks of, without the filter of an intermediary. I value that immensely. Thank you so much for posting these links.Lesley-Anne McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899105096816697616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87630769934407906112010-02-01T11:37:08.104-05:002010-02-01T11:37:08.104-05:00I had never seen the original edition of the Jane ...I had never seen the original edition of the Jane Austen "History of England." How wonderful to be able to "turn" the pages that way! Thank you so much for these links!Mme.Tresbeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946280107593133692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-89800548884354306092010-01-31T19:34:19.659-05:002010-01-31T19:34:19.659-05:00Fascinating! I was reading a similar diary to the ...Fascinating! I was reading a similar diary to the airman's, but that was some time ago and the grandson stopped posting the journal entries. I don't even remember the title now. *sigh*<br /><br />The diary of Nathaniel Bryceson is probably my favorite so far, but I need to read more. Much, much more ;o)<br /><br />I have a really stupid question though. I am so bad with remembering what symbols stand for what with the older currency in Britain. In this sentence:<br /><i>Buckled shoes toed and heeled 1s 6d</i> it's 1 shilling and 6 what? Pence? d? I can't remember what the d stands for. *sigh*<br /><br />I did laugh at the <i>shade nearer a capital offence</i> line though, if I'm reading the entry correctly.<br /><br />Thanks! Great links and post.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.com