Talk:Robert Shields (diarist)

A fact from Robert Shields (diarist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 December 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Rev. Robert Shields maintained a diary chronicling every five minutes of his life for 25 years from 1972 until 1997, and only slept two hours at a time so he could record his dreams?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/December.

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Excerpts

More diary excerpts could be added, provided they are dated and appropriately referenced. Help if you can! :) - Gobeirne (talk) 23:35, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Number of Cartons

Robert Shields total lifetime output is listed as taking up 81 cartons in this article. However, the article on hypergraphia lists his total output as 91 cartons. Which is correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.10.241.205 (talk)

Well, there's a few different estimates. In the interview with Michael Feldman he says 81 boxes and counting,^[1] the Sideswipe and Daily Mail articles said 91 boxes when it was handed over in 1999,^[2]^[3] and the count of boxes listed at the WSU Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections catalog comes to 94 boxes.^[4] I've gone with the WSU count, as it's a primary and up-to-date source. - Gobeirne 04:58, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

^ Feldman, Michael (2000-05-06). "Michael Interviewed... Robert Shields Diarist and former Reverend". NotMuch.com. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
^ Samways, Ana (2007-11-20). "Sideswipe". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
^ "Discovered: The world's longest diary - all 3.75 million words of it". Daily Mail. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
^ "Manuscript Accession List". Washington State University. updated August 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Feldman-1] Feldman, Michael (2000-05-06). "Michael Interviewed... Robert Shields Diarist and former Reverend". NotMuch.com. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

[Sideswipe-2] Samways, Ana (2007-11-20). "Sideswipe". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

[DailyMail-3] "Discovered: The world's longest diary - all 3.75 million words of it". Daily Mail. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2007-11-26.

[WSU-4] "Manuscript Accession List". Washington State University. updated August 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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