Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: A private written record of day-to-day thoughts, feelings, and experiences kept by a person who does not expect them to be published. Also refers to the blankbook or notebook in which such experiences are recorded. Diaries are sometimes published posthumously, and some have become famous literary and historical works. Compare with journal and memoirs. Also refers to a small notebook in which the consecutive dates of the year are listed, with blank space for scheduling appointments, meetings, important deadlines, etc.; journal: Also refers to a record of events, experiences, thoughts, and observations kept on a regular basis by an individual for personal use. Writers often keep a daily journal to record ideas and material that may subsequently be incorporated into their works; memoirs: A narrative of events or reminiscences based on the author's own observations or personal knowledge of the world in which he (or she) lived, including events witnessed, people known or observed, places visited, etc. The life need not have been historically significant but one that placed the writer in a position to observe firsthand significant events as they unfolded. Unlike a private diary or journal, memoirs are usually written for publication long after the occurrence of the events described and do not necessarily provide a day-to-day account.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Edward I. Devitt, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000007
Scope and Contents
The Edward I. Devitt, SJ Papers contain diaries, sermons, correspondence, manuscripts, and miscellaneous material. Of note are his accounts of early post-war social and political events in Washington, DC (box 1 folders 1-2), which often focus on the Black population of the area. Within his near-daily diaries he describes the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln; post-war legislation such as the Freedmen's Bureau Bill; anniversary celebrations of emancipation in the District; and the...
Dates:
1854 - 1920
William H. Duncan, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS52
Scope and Contents
The William H. Duncan, SJ Papers contain journals he maintained throughout his Jesuit vocation; financial ledgers regarding the estates of his father John and sister Margaret; and several pieces of correspondence. Of note are entries related to the sale of enslaved persons in Lowndes and Autauga, Alabama, in 1860 (folder 7). Materials on Slavery This collection contains references to slaveholding. Relevant materials have been noted on the...
Dates:
1854 - 1894
Robert Fulton, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS19
Scope and Contents
The Robert Fulton, SJ Papers include correspondence sent/received as well as letters regarding his death in 1895. They also contain a journal maintained between 1876 and 1888, with reminiscences back to 1845, and notes on his ancestry.
Dates:
1876 - 1895
Charles J. Hennessy, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS30
Scope and Contents
The papers of Charles J. Hennessy, SJ contain two diaries kept intermittently throughout his Jesuit formation at Frederick, Woodstock, and Georgetown College between 1896 and 1907.
Dates:
1896 - 1907
James A. Ward, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS7
Scope and Contents
The James A. Ward, SJ Papers consist of journals, spiritual and other writings, materials related to his teaching career, and correspondence.
Dates:
1832 - 1895
Edward Holker Welch, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS51
Scope and Contents
The Edward Holker Welch, SJ Papers contain personal journals as well as both spiritual and secular writings.
Dates:
1791, 1850-1904