The Diaries of John Quincy Adams
- From: J Flenner <varney@[redacted]>
- Subject: The Diaries of John Quincy Adams
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:09:01 -0500
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From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2006.
http://scout.wisc.edu/
The Diaries of John Quincy Adams
http://www.masshist.org/jqadiaries/
Certainly there are many individuals who start journaling at age 12, but how
many of them continue doing so until age 78? John Quincy Adams did just
that, and the talented folks at the Massachusetts Historical Society have
digitized images from his 51-volume diary and placed them online. The
"Getting Started" section is, well, a good place to get started, as visitors
will learn about the scope of this online collection, and how they can
utilize these unique materials. While the site doesn't offer searchable
transcriptions of the diary pages, a detailed timeline does give users
information that will help them search for items of interest, such as Adams'
recollections of the Treaty of Ghent or his time as minister to the
Netherlands. Of course, the "Selected Pages" section affords users the
opportunity to look at entries on the Monroe Doctrine, Napoleon, and his
beloved mother, Abigail Adams. [KMG]