diaries

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Traces of Guler's lifelong devotion to cinema can even be found in his teenage diaries from the late 1940s and 1950s, according to Temel Yilmaz, conservator and archive researcher.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

"In his high school diaries, we keep seeing the same line over and over again: 'I didn't go to school today,'" he said with a smile.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The diaries of an aide to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong can remain at Stanford University, a federal judge ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Mendes-Flohr builds his portrait from intimate materials: Rosenzweig’s diaries; interviews with Rosenzweig’s son, Rafael, and some surviving members of Rosenzweig’s circle; and, most striking, more than 1,000 letters Rosenzweig wrote to Margrit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But hidden drawers, lockable diaries and cryptographic systems could not conceal from Briony the simple truth: she had no secrets.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan