East Tennessee Historical Society

Knoxville, East Tennessee

Selected by Assistant Director for Historical Services Adam Alfrey

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Our digital communication is intended to not leave a paper trail, which means that as the letters and diaries curators traditionally use to determine how regular people lived and what they cared about have been replaced with text messages, emails, and social media posts, there’s a real chance that our future counterparts won’t have access to this information. Listen Adam Alfrey explain why he’s interested in collecting diaries of today’s East Tennesseans.