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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/QVJ
Record Type	Diaries
Title	Queen Victoria's Journals
Date	1832 - [1974]
Description	This series contains most of the surviving journals kept by Queen Victoria from 1832 until her death in 1901. There are three main versions of the journal: the 13 original volumes of Princess Victoria from 1832-1836; the typed copies of the first 28 original journals made by Lord Esher, dating 1832-1840; and the abridged copies made by Princess Beatrice after her mother's death, dating from 1837-1901. There is also a small group of loose drawings from the early journals and a copy of the rough notes of the journal for 1900. Also included are the so-called 'Hindustani Diaries' dating from 1893 to 1899. Finally there is a group of later copies and abstracts from the journals on various topics.
Language	English
Extent	149 volumes, 1 box and 1 folder
Access Conditions	Available for research
Related Material	Diaries of Queen Victoria's confinements can be found in VIC/MAIN/Z/140, while the Queen's account of the illness and death of Prince Albert can be found in VIC/MAIN/Z/142. Contemporary copies of diaries relating to inward and outward State Visits for 1843-1845 are in VIC/MAIN/Z/277-279, while notes for those for 1855-1857 are in VIC/MAIN/Z/263.
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