As historians, are YOU creating useful primary documents? I'm trying... As a historian, one of my favorite types of primary sources to use in my research are journals and diaries (is there a difference?). Official beauracratic records are useful, but often impersonal. Letters and other correspondence sometimes are more intimate, but are often filtered and guarded. Private diaries and journals is where things often get really interesting. A journal is often where historical figures offer their deepest self-reflections. This means that, as a historian, I should probably be a pretty good journal keeper. Right? Confession time: I am not. I'm trying though. I have a Continue readingOn Journals and Creating the Primary Documents I Would Find Useful