American Diary Project

The American Diary Project was founded in October of 2022 with one simple vision: Rescue diaries and preserve the writing of everyday Americans. OUR MISSION Honor the diversity and depth of the human experience by providing a free—and accessible—public educational resource that preserves, archives, and digitizes unpublished diaries and journals from everyday Americans. We are proud to be a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit run entirely by volunteers who are, you guessed it, everyday Americans. We provide a unique glimpse into ordinary life across the U.S. and throughout time, a sustainable free resource for primary source research, and a permanent home for American diaries. Note: Our digitized collection is accessible for purposes of education and research. We’ve indicated what we know about copyright and rights of privacy, publicity, or trademark. Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information. We are eager to hear from any rights owners, so that we may obtain accurate information. Upon request, we’ll remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. FAIR USE DISCLAIMER The American Diary Project makes digital versions of collections accessible in the following situations: -They are in the public domain -The rights are owned by American Diary Project -American Diary Project has permission to make them accessible -They were written 25+ years ago (if explicit permission cannot be obtained) -They are for education and research purposes as a legal fair use, or -There are no known restrictions on use