diary

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The students passed around tissues as Stafford shared Cynthia’s diary with the class.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

My great-grandmother’s diary reveals a girl ecstatic to grow corn for our troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

At one point, she compiled a diary of her husband's behaviour to show his consultant, but says she was offered no help for her welfare or any advice on changing his medication.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

His diary is an invaluable account of life in 16th-century Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Both Haldeman and Henry seem to have an idea—which I think is mistaken—that even if we fail in Vietnam we can still survive politically,” the president wrote in his diary.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin