Dunaway, Philip, and Evans, Mel, eds. A Treasury of the World's Great Diaries . International coverage is provided in this volume of excerpted material from the great diarists. Kagle, Steven E. American Diary Literature, 1620-1799 . Critical analysis of diaries they keep.
Arrangement is by type of writer, e.g. war diaries.
A book on people and the diaries they keep. Arrangement is by type of diarist, e.g. travelers and chroniclers. Dissertations Abstracts International lists all dissertations produced in the United States since 1861. Because of original research and extensive bibliographies dissertations can have value for diary studies. Since Carrier Library has few dissertations check at the Reference Desk for assistance on how to obtain this type of information.