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Diary, Programme and Writers' Workshop
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
1981
This file contains papers relating to Crossley-Holland's activities during his tour around India. Includes an ms diary for some of his tour, with the title 'Bulletin' (7 ff.); a programme of visits (6...
Sabbath journal of conduct
1865-1870
Comprises occasional writings on family and business interests. The writer mentions business relating to Old Jamaica Wharf and Chelsea Wharf and that a garden edging and artificial stone company had b...
Roger Senhouse, notebooks and literary papers including some letters
Senhouse, Roger (1899-1970)
c.1937-1970
Comprises: (1) 6 autograph manuscript notebooks kept by Roger Senhouse between ca. 1942 and 1962, numbers 1, 3, and 4 being commonplace-books (chiefly containing notes on books and on meetings with ot...
Diary of a journey round Australia and back to England
1876
Covers a sea voyage round Australia, a journey inland to New South Wales and Victoria, and a voyage back to England
Rayner Heppenstall, literary manuscripts, journals, press cuttings, and correspondence
Heppenstall, Rayner (1911-1981)
1933-1987
Comprises: (Box 1) 12 autograph manuscript diaries compiled by Rayner Heppenstall between 1969 and 1981; (Box 2) 6 scrapbook volumes of news cuttings compiled by him between 1947 and his death, includ...
Anonymous diary of an early eighteenth-century traveller through Europe.
1711-1712
Contains an account of a tour of Europe beginning in London on Friday, 29 June, 1711, continuing through the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria, and arriving in Hanover on 13 July, ...
Anonymous diary of an early eighteenth-century Englishman's travels through France, Belgium, and Holland.
1700
Contains an account of a tour of France, Belgium, and Holland from London, between Wednesday 1 May 1700 and Wednesday 25 September 1700, being incomplete at the end. The names of many public figures, ...
Liber Caro, a diary of a tour through western Europe in 1611-1612, by Sir Charles Somerset.
Somerset, Charles
c.1612
Contains probably a nearly contemporary copy of the diary kept by Sir Charles Somerset of his tour through France, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands between April 1611 and May 1612.
Ronald Blythe, pre-publication text of anthology 'Each returning day : the pleasure of diaries', with a related letter
Blythe, Ronald (1922-)
c.1989-1991
Comprises the complete pre-publication text of Ronald Blythe's anthology, here entitled 'Diaries: an exploration'. The accompanying autograph manuscript letter from Blythe is dated 25 March 1991, and...
George Crabbe : priest, poet and philosopher (1754-1832) : his life, written by his son, the Rev. George Crabbe, M.A. ; extra-illustrated by A.M. Broadley with correspondence, portraits and verse.
Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
c.1726-1914
Comprises the 1847 edition of the 'Life of Crabbe' re-bound into 6 vols in 1903 by Broadley. They are extra-illustrated by the insertion of numerous portraits, poems, watercolour views, and maps, toge...
John Braine Archive
Braine, John (1922-1986)
1943-1995
The literary archive of John Braine, comprising over 200 manuscript notebooks, 22 boxes of manuscript and typescript drafts and associated material. The collection is divided into 3 distinct series: ...