The Great Diary Project

The Great Diary Project We preserve history by saving, housing and making available unpublished diaries. More information can

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‘The Great Diary Project rescues and preserves diaries, to safeguard , long-term, the thoughts and ideas of real people of all kinds who – writing for themselves with no agenda – bequeath us a historical resource of extraordinary power and importance.’
Boris Johnson 2012

The Benn Legacy conferenceA conference on Benn’s legacy ofInclusivity & Change. Www.thebennlegacy.co.uk
08/03/2025

The Benn Legacy conference

A conference on Benn’s legacy of

Inclusivity & Change. Www.thebennlegacy.co.uk

Some diarists climb mountains…
07/02/2025

Some diarists climb mountains…

For those of you unfamiliar with the activism and diaries of Eva Gore-Booth - it is not a waste of time to familiarise y...
31/01/2025

For those of you unfamiliar with the activism and diaries of Eva Gore-Booth - it is not a waste of time to familiarise yourself - ahead of her time in so many ways, still ahead of our time in some, her diaries are a compelling tribute to patience and perseverance.

Anne Frank. ?.
08/01/2025

Anne Frank. ?.

01/01/2025
‘One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly s...
30/12/2024

‘One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.’ Franz Kafka

Dude Kierkegaard… wrote A LOT of diaries.
01/03/2024

Dude Kierkegaard… wrote A LOT of diaries.

Barthas’ battleplan Verdun 1916 one hill thousands of men
22/02/2024

Barthas’ battleplan Verdun 1916 one hill thousands of men

Some do, some don’t. Some carry on, some don’t. Freedom lies within.
12/02/2024

Some do, some don’t. Some carry on, some don’t. Freedom lies within.

Questions diarists ask themselves: ‘Who am I?’ (Or what are you yourself?) Marcus Aurelius Book 8.40 circa 160 C.E.
09/02/2024

Questions diarists ask themselves: ‘Who am I?’ (Or what are you yourself?) Marcus Aurelius Book 8.40 circa 160 C.E.

Writing a diary can help catch the frowns ###
05/02/2024

Writing a diary can help catch the frowns ###

The Curated Life (The Curated Self) GDP launches its biggest project yet. January 2024. Safeguarding and exploring your...
28/01/2024

The Curated Life (The Curated Self) GDP launches its biggest project yet. January 2024. Safeguarding and exploring your analogue-I and digital-I purpose, presence and presentation.

So lucky to have a home… safe as houses at the diary safe-house
22/01/2024

So lucky to have a home… safe as houses at the diary safe-house

19/01/2024

Sometimes what is on the outside matters, quite a bit!
15/01/2024

Sometimes what is on the outside matters, quite a bit!

Nun, Julien of Norwich: ‘According to Friar Bob’s ‘diary’, I have boundary issues’
14/01/2024

Nun, Julien of Norwich: ‘According to Friar Bob’s ‘diary’, I have boundary issues’

Marie Curie - what a scientist - and avid note taker! These pages are from 18.6.1898 - describe the road to polonium!
13/01/2024

Marie Curie - what a scientist - and avid note taker! These pages are from 18.6.1898 - describe the road to polonium!

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