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Famous Letters and Diaries

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Mr. President: The First Publication from the Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers, and Revealing Interviews of Harry S. Truman, Thirty-Second President of the United States of America

Book by William Hillman, Harry Truman; Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952

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Presidents--United States--Correspondence, Presidents--United States--Diaries, Truman, Harry S.--1884-1972--Correspondence, Truman, Harry S.--1884-1972--Diaries, United States--Politics And Government--1945-1989--Sources

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...from the Congress. A letter written to Harry H...your good Dale Carnegie letter of April twenty-sixth...dictate all my personal letters myself. The one I sent...relationship to three famous Americans who have died...years. Here are some letters he wrote to them: April...appreciated your good letter of the 29th. You just...
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Touched with Fire: Civil War Letters and Diary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1861-1864

Book by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Mark De Wolfe Howe; Fordham University Press, 2000

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell--1841-1935--Correspondence, Holmes, Oliver Wendell--1841-1935--Diaries, Soldiers--United States--Correspondence, Soldiers--United States--Diaries, United States--Army--Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives

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...Read Pages (C.A.P.) letters to Tribune-they are good...in rear of line c-R. of famous battery at ist Bull Run wounded...Petersburg operations. Selected letters of Charles A. Page were later published in Letters of a War Correspondent...
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Letters and Diaries - Vol. 11

Book by Charles Stephen Dessain, John Henry Newman; T. Nelson, 1961

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Catholic Church--England--Clergy--Correspondence, Catholic Church--England--Clergy--Diaries, Newman, John Henry--1801-1890--Correspondence, Newman, John Henry--1801-1890--Diaries

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Passion in 1851. In 1855 he left for America, where he became famous as a giver of missions, and built up that province of his Order...Somerset, was received at Oscott on 26 Nov. 1845. His sick wife letter to H. Wilberforce 1 Aug. 1846 must have died, since he was...
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Emma Spaulding Bryant: Civil War Bride, Carpetbagger's Wife, Ardent Feminist : Letters and Diaries, 1860-1900

Book by Emma Spaulding Bryant, Ruth Douglas Currie; Fordham University Press, 2004

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Bryant, Emma Frances Spaulding--1844-1901--Correspondence, Bryant, Emma Frances Spaulding--1844-1901--Diaries, Feminists--Georgia--Correspondence, Feminists--Georgia--Diaries, Georgia--History--1865-, Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877)--Georgia, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives

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...With that exception and a letter which I wrote for my trunk I...Augusta and now for a good long letter. After leaving Augusta we passed...started in the cars for the famous Jamaca Islands.... 16 Friday I went to New York city-that famous place 1(, Jamaica Bay in New...
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Death Throes of a Dynasty: Letters and Diaries of Charles and Bessie Ewing, Missionaries to China

Book by E. G. Ruoff; Kent State University Press, 1990

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China--Church History--19th Century--Sources, China--Church History--20th Century--Sources, China--History--1861-1912--Sources, China--History--1912-1928--Sources, Ewing, Bessie--D. 1966, Ewing, Charles--D. 1927, Missionaries--China--Correspondence, Missionaries--China--Diaries, Missionaries--United States--Correspondence, Missionaries--United States--Diaries

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...China College at Tungchow exhibited and explained his Chinese typewriter, the first machine of the kind, and already quite famous. Dr. Sheffield gave some account of his experiences leading up to the construction of the perfected instrument, told something...

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Journal Articles on: famous letters and diaries

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The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman

Journal article by William J. Kelly; Theological Studies, Vol. 69, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Littlemore and the Parting of Friends, May1842-October 1843, vol. 9 (Book)--Book reviews, The Final Step, 1 November 1843-6 October 1845, vol. 10 (Book)--Book reviews, The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Tract 90 and the Jerusalem Bishopric, January 1841-April 1842, vol. 8 (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman. by William J. Kelly THE LETTERS AND DIARIES OF JOHN HENRY...English Church" and his famous letters to the Times...25, 18432," and the famous University sermon on the...
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Brazil through the Eyes of William James: Letters, Diaries, and Drawings, 1865-1866

Journal article by Susanna B. Hecht; The Geographical Review, Vol. 97, 2007

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Brazil Through the Eyes of William James: Letters, Diaries, and Drawings, 1865-1866 (Book)

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...Eyes of William James: Letters, Diaries, and Drawings, 1865...EYES OF WILLIAM JAMES: Letters, Diaries, and Drawings, 1865...Rio de Janeiro. His letter here is one of romantic...commentary on the Agassizes famous book, A Journey in...
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A Texas Cavalry Officer's Civil War: The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates

Journal article by Earl J. Hess; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Officers Civil War: The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates...Civil War: The Diary and Letters of James C. Bates...Lowe mixes the numerous letters Bates wrote with his...engagements, both obscure and famous. Some letters written...
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Meigetsuki, the Diary of Fujiwara No Teika: Karoku 2.9 (1226)

Journal article by Paul S. Atkins; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 130, 2010

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Diaries--Criticism and interpretation, Japanese literature--Authorship, Japanese literature--Criticism and interpretation, Meigetsuki (Autobiography)--Authorship, Meigetsuki (Autobiography)--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, Teika, Fujiwara no--Criticism and interpretation, Teika, Fujiwara no--Works

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...often using the backs of old letters for paper, and that these letters were not chosen at random but...have some connection to the diary entries; that is, they were...it is clear that Teika had letters in front of him while he was...either included the text of a letter that he had not actually received...
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From Muse to Author: Romantic Rhetoric in Camilla Collett's Diary from the 1830s

Journal article by Kristin Orjasaeter; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 76, 2004

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Collett, Camilla--Criticism and interpretation, Diaries--Criticism and interpretation, Norwegian literature--Criticism and interpretation

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...and his work. In a letter addressed to Welhaven...Charlotte Stieglitzs letters and diary with a commentary...the foundation of diaries, confessional diaries must be the essence...based on authentic letters, diary notes, and memories...

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Magazine Articles on: famous letters and diaries

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All Quiet on the Home Front: At First Glance, George Orwell's Domestic Diaries Seem to Show a Cold and Uncaring Man. in Fact, Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth, Writes Sarah Churchwell

Magazine article by Sarah Churchwell; New Statesman, Vol. 138, September 28, 2009

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Books--Book reviews, Diaries (Autobiography)--Book reviews

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...son, as a touching letter he wrote in hospital...does not include that letter, which comes from Bernard...occasional journalism and letters. But there are some...his claim that these Diaries offer "a virtual autobiography...Fortunately, the domestic diaries, while constituting...the "Hop-Picking Diary" from 1931; the diaries...recognise the seeds of famous passages to come in...
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Diary

Magazine article by Alain De Botton; New Statesman, Vol. 130, April 30, 2001

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Authors--Personal narratives, Bridget Jones's Diary (Motion picture)--Anecdotes, cartoons, satire, etc., Celebrities--Anecdotes, cartoons, satire, etc., Endorsement advertising--Personal narratives, Motion pictures--Personal narratives

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Diary by ALAIN DE BOTTON...filming of Bridget Joness Diary, but Im afraid I have...the set of that now-famous Kafkas Motorbike launch...Im Tom Stoppard, famous playwright and genius...declares, in bold letters beneath the title...
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Christmas Arts Diary

Magazine article by Ben Dowell; New Statesman, Vol. 135, December 18, 2006

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Allen, Keith--Planning, Documentary television programs--Planning, Filmmakers--Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Minghella, Anthony--Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Movie directors--Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Olympics--Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Television broadcasting industry--Planning, Television documentaries--Planning, Television specials--Planning

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Christmas Arts Diary. by Ben Dowell * More bad news...Bells contribution revisits the famous shot of Tone and Cherie grinning...world of the rich, powerful and famous. Whats more, I hear Al Fayed has letters from the Princess of the Wales...
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Keeping (Abraham) Lincoln's Secrets: ... Diary Entries Have Materialized, Written by a Woman Who Saw the Memorandum Books (Lost Biographies) ..

Magazine article by Douglas L. Wilson; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, May 2000

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Lincoln, Abraham, President of the United States, United States history

Collections: History, Entire Library

...mishmash of what Dall read in the letters of Herndons Kentucky informants...years later, in response to a letter from Dall, Herndon wrote...Nothing in Herndons known letters and interviews would give...confirmed by Herndons cautionary letter to her a few weeks after her...truth could be found than the famous story about President Harry...by her husband burning some letters he had written her. The alarmed...
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Diary of Samuel Pepys

Magazine article; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, November 2002

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British history, Pepys, Samuel

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...down to the subject of the Diary--the story of a smart young...matched until Ulysses and the diaries of Virginia Woolf. A chronology...Virginia Woolf wrote once in her diary that "if the British spoke...assumptions, and beliefs in the Diary. There is a series of perceptive...voices of Pepyss women; the letters Elizabeth wrote, which are...

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Newspaper Articles on: famous letters and diaries

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Battle of the Boyne Diary Goes under the Hammer

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 8, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Battle of the Boyne Diary Goes under the Hammer. The rare diaries were kept by Captain John Stevens...br/
Letter reported last month, Capt...did not arrive until the famous kings were drawing swords...happened," he told the News Letter.
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Boyne Diary Goes for Triple Expected Price

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 9, 2010

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Boyne Diary Goes for Triple Expected Price...public,a he told the News Letter. aThere was quite a bit of...did not arrive until the famous kings were drawing swords...years ago the order bought a letter for Apounds sterling5,000...
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MAKE-A-DATE DIARY: Saturday June 5 - Saturday June 26

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 5, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MAKE-A-DATE DIARY: Saturday June 5 - Saturday June 26. Byline: IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCLARNONS...Shannon Hall, Loughry College (Hall 8pm) UFU Fruit Committee meeting, Famous Grouse, Loughgall (8pm). TUESDAY, UFU Wider Pigs Poultry Joint meeting...
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All Arts and Parts: An Arts Diary - Load Your Brushes for Matisse Examination

Newspaper article by Ian Hill; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), March 27, 2000

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Matisse, Henri

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

All Arts and Parts: An Arts Diary - Load Your Brushes for Matisse Examination. by Ian Hill FEW artists...have much closer ties with the Province than the charming Michael. Famous Seamus isnt out the only poet of international stature. What about...
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Diary Dates by the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), May 10, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Diary Dates by the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council. n Ulster-Scots Heritage Council...exhibition entails a brief history of the Ulster-Scots, including information on famous Ulster-Scots and Presbyterian and American connections. From rhythms and...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: famous letters and diaries

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Pepys, Samuel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...library, including his diary in cipher, to his nephew...College, Cambridge. His diary was discovered there...II. One of the most famous diaries of all time, an intimate...stop writing. Pepyss diary gives a graphic picture...Morshead, 1960); Pepyss letters (ed. by H. T. Heath...
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Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Keats as one of the great Romantic poets, Byron became famous throughout Europe as the embodiment of romanticism...his detestation of convention. Bibliography See his letters and diaries, ed. by L. Marchand (12 vol., 1973 85), supplemental...
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English Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...mores are provided by the diaries of Samuel Pepys and John...clubs. One of the most famous of the latter was the...class values and tastes. Letters were a popular form of...masters of the form, and letters make up the chief literary...prolific Anthony Trollope , famous for sequences of related...

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