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Description
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"When complete the collection will include approximately 100,000 pages of published letters and diaries from individuals writing
from the 1500 to 1900, plus several thousand pages of previously unpublished materials. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources,
including journal articles, pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and conference proceedings, much of the material is in copyright.
Represented are all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and the not so famous.
More than 500 biographies enhance the use of the database".
The contents of the database have been selected from, Women's diaries, journals, and letters: an annotated bibliography /
Cheryl Cline. Garland, 1989 ; American diaries in manuscript, 1580-1954: a descriptive bibliography. Athens, Ga.: University
of Georgia Press, 1974 / And So to bed: a bibliography of diaries published in English. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987
; and other sources.
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Subject Keywords
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women, diaries, letters, correspondence, personal writing, Britain, Ireland, British, Irish, biography, autobiography |
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Notes
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Description based on home page (viewed Apr. 27, 2004). – Produced in collaboration with the University of Chicago. |
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Resource Type(s)
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Historical
Text Collections
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Contributors, Sponsors, Providers
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Alexander Street Press.
University of Chicago.
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Alternate Title(s)
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BWLD |
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Search Related Subjects in CLIO
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Women–Great Britain
Women–Ireland
Diaries–Women authors.
Letters–Women authors.
Women–Great Britain
Women–Ireland |
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Cite As:
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British and Irish women's letters and diaries, from 1500-1900
[Chicago] : Alexander Street Press,
Other title(s): BWLD
Columbia URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4364581 |
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