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See also Wilbur's journal briefs (mc1158_06_03_001), in which she highlighted significant events recorded in this diary. Semi-daily entries discuss domestic activities and daily life with a focus on Wilbur's struggle with her widowed brother-in-law Revilo Bigelow over her relationship with her niece Alfreda Bigelow.

Journal of Julia Wilbur containing brief entries summarizing personally significant events, dated May 1, 1844 to December 31, 1862; there are corresponding entries in her larger journals where content is elaborated upon. Documents Wilbur's teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings, work on the Underground Railroad, and association with Frederick Douglass; observations of racism against African Americans and racial discrimination in education; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Lucretia Mott, and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement and association with Susan B. Anthony; family relationships, particularly with her niece Alfreda Bigelow; and work during the Civil War aiding Contraband (fugitive slaves who escaped to Union territory during the war).

See also Wilbur's journal briefs (mc1158_06_03_001), in which she highlighted significant events recorded in this diary. Semi-daily entries describe Wilbur's daily life; teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, religion, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement; and family relationships.