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Diaries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. (AAT) Use to refer to all personal diaires, whether by a named individual or not. (NLS) .

Found in 2591 Collections and/or Records:

Journal of Francis Goode Cuningham`s trip to New Zealand, with related news cuttings and two photographs.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13089
Scope and Contents Francis Goode Cuningham`s journal describes an ill-starred venture to export 2000 sheep from Australia to New Zealand, an entreprise which he undertakes with a New Zealand sheep farmer called A.G. Chalmers, who had already secured a station near Otago. Cuningham is to take a half share and see what New Zealand might hold for him in the way of a future. His journal contains many observations about the landscape and geography of parts of New Zealand which had not been properly surveyed....
Dates: March-September 1858.

Journal of Helen Fraser., 1904-1914.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14066/1
Scope and Contents The diary includes entries on Helen Fraser's memories, social and cultural life, and reflections on work and suffrage campaigning. She comments on her extended family; local life in and around Glasgow and Caithness; outings to the opera and the theatre, with observations on performances by the actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry; a Spiritualists' meeting with a talk by the medium Walter Howell; a talk by Mrs [Hypatia] Bradlaugh Bonnar on Gladstone; a reception given by the Clarion...
Dates: 1904-1914.