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Dear Diary
Episode 21

Dear Diary

Rare Book Chat · Jeremy O'Connor and Michael DiRuggiero

November 20, 202529m 42s

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Show Notes

"My Diary - Please respect it": So wrote the photographer Margaret Bourke-White at the beginning of her hand-written diary. And respect it we do! We cover a lot of ground in this episode exploring diaries, notes, and documents written without an eye to a future audience. Through the diary of a Revolutionary War soldier to the journals of an Apple Executive, we explore the strange accidental nature of these witnesses to history. And of course we have to discuss the diaries of Samuel Pepys - but more for their strong influence on Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and modernism. 

Special guest: Rick Stattler, of Swann Galleries. 

As always, feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments at: [email protected]

Enjoy the show! 

Topics

rare booksbooksartsculturebook collecting