Three closed diaries and daybooks on a wood table from above. 2 other day books open showing cursive handwriting partially covered by the closed diaries on top of them.

#DearDiaryDay for us = #diaries #FromTheArchives! 🔏
Diaries & day books from Jean R Mahn Collection (Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collection namesake).
Most of these belonged to Mahn's mother, Isabel Whittaker.
Finding aid: https://bit.ly/aspace-jeanrmahn
#dailyreminder #archives #DiaryDay

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Am #TagDesTagebuchs beleuchten wir ambivalente Folgen der archivarischen #Sammlung von #Tagebücher​n & anderen #Selbstzeugnisse​n sowjetischer Landwirt*innen zwischen #Bewahrung & #Vergessen:
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It’s the #MassObservation #DiaryDay! However interesting or uninteresting your day is, please consider recording it for posterity for @massobsarchive.bsky.social. They are creating an invaluable resource- a record of the thoughts & experiences of ordinary people.