Diaries from MO archive

Here you can compare diaries collected by the Mass Observation Archive in the 1930s with contemporary day diaries collected by MO as part of a Brighton Festival event earlier this year.

All historical, and current, Mass Observation material on this website is available to use according to the Terms and Condition, with the exception of the Humphrey Spender Bolton photographs, which may not be used at all.

Read MOCO Diaries

Contemporary MO Diaries

Contemporary MO diaries

Read day diaries written on 12th May 2010

Historical MO Diaries

Historical MO diaries

Read a selection of diaries and day diaries collected by MO from 1937-41