Women's Travel Diaries

Diaries written by British and American women who documented their travels to places around the globe, including India, the West Indies, countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as around the United States. More »

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Mary McMillan journal, 1976 wtddy02029
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Mary McCornack Thompson diary, vol. 82, 1928... wtddy01082
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About the Digital Collection

The diaries in this digital collection were written by British and American women who documented their travels to places around the globe, including India, the West Indies, countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as around the United States. There are over 100 diaries of varying length, selected from several archival collections at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.


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