write my senior thesis

98 pages of pure brilliance.

Or not. :-D

Thesis is due May 1st. 100 pages required.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

:-D

I’m going to the university library tomorrow morning to research the collection of diaries. I’ve never worked with archival sources before, so this will be a new experience. Looking forward to it. . . .

I’ve located a diary and a letter collection from a Civil War soldier. Still waiting to hear back from a librarian at the archive. I want to make sure no one’s published on these sources before. :-)

I have one more final exam before I am officially a senior! This also means that I now have less than a year before I have to turn in a 90-page history thesis.

Yay. First step is to pick a topic and find sources. I’m interested in studying llinois Civil War history but will have to see what sources I can track down first. :-)

I’ve ordered some books from the library, so they should be waiting for me when I get home from school in a few days. I also have a few leads on some newspaper and letter collections that could be useful.

Here goes.