The purpose of this site is to offer a finding aid to specific dates within the Journals & Correspondence of Anne Lister. The organizing principle is chronology. The scope includes publicly available Journals & Correspondence written by, too, or about Anne Lister within the Shibden Hall records of SH:7 with a focus on the Journals and Travel Journals made public by the West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS). A few related items are also included that mention Anne’s life directly, or indirectly, such as correspondence by Ann Walker (Partner), Anne Lister (Aunt), Rebecca Lister (Mother), and Jeremy Lister (Father) as well as the newly discovered Journal of Ann Walker (Partner).
The aid is ordered chronologically by date (YYYY.MM.DD, WDK), by category (Journal Entry, Correspondence, Journal Index, etc.) and includes the direct WYAS reference on the right. (Anything without a specific date is approximated with 00 in-place of MM or DD.)
This is a preliminary arrangement. It parallels the PDF version (currently offline), the difference being it is digital, searchable and dynamic.
UPDATE: An expanded version is currently being brought into online proportions on these webpages. These reflect my own personal exploration, the site being offered as a way to invite others to explore the journals to find their own story.
“O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me to untie.” ~ Twelfth Night