Frederick Alan Wood's diaries

Description

The collection comprises a series of bound handwritten diaries kept by Frederick A. Wood of Leeds. They begin with his school days and continue through his war service, teaching career and retirement.


The earliest diaries are in smaller format, but the whole series is immensely detailed. Wood used numerous abbreviations in his diaries and several volumes contain detailed lists of these.


The main contents of the diaries from 1948-1977 are recorded in the file level catalogue records. The subsequent diaries from 1978-2014 continue on similar themes to those of the 1960s and 1970s.

Biography or history

Frederick Alan Wood (d.2016) was an alumnus of the University of Leeds. At Burley Methodist Church in 1957 he married Beryl Kathleen Woffindin. Beryl was an alumnus of the University of Leeds and was working as a teacher. Frederick was taking his MSc in the Textile Department and later became a teacher. Both were Methodist lay preachers. The couple moved to Skegness in 1959 and Frederick taught at Skegness Grammar School. They had two children. By 1970 Frederick was teaching in King's Lynn. Frederick retired to Bridlington where he attended the Methodist Chapel.

Provenance

Donated by Andrew Wood and Ruth Neil in 2017.

Access and usage

Reproduction

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