[Introduction] If you want to read more letters and diaries, visit your state or local historical society. The Minnesota Historical Society alone has two rooms the size of gymnasiums, stacked floor to ceiling with cardboard boxes containing a wealth of papers.
Happy reading.

Historical societies do not need another copy of a newspaper announcing John Kennedy's assassination or the moon walk. They probably do not want a single land-certificate or stray letter. They do want collections of documents that give a vivid idea of a person's life. Yours? See your state or local historical society.