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Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1901-1902

NEL/003/001

Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1901 to 1902 containing day to day events. Notable entry: ‘Sat. Aug 9, 1902 Coronation Day, went to see the Bull roasted enough to make us bad to look at it, torchlit procession at night’
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1903

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1903 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Wed. May 6th ‘Went to Wolverton Church. The Chancel was opened by the Bishop of Oxford.’ Aug 6 Thurs. ‘I got up at 5.20 and went for a ramble to Brayfield and Houten. Some sports in the afternoon and dancing at night, ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1904

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1904 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 30 Sat. ‘I went to Northampton and it did just rain, also Eleanor and I went to a ‘spinsters’ tea and social, it was alright, I did enjoy myself, never laughed so much for a long time, Varmer Giles.’ May 6 ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1905

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1905 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 10 Tues. ‘I am going to the Cooking Class once more … What O the fritters.’ May 10 Wed. ‘Poor old Alice had her arm taken off I do hope she will go on alright.’ Aug 5 Sat. ‘started off at 8 ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1906

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1906 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 12 Fri. ‘The General Election started.’ Jan 14 Sun. ‘Mr Balfour knocked out.’ April 24. ‘At last I’ve got my cycle and I did not half fancy myself going down the road with H. ‘ April 27 Sun. ‘… biked to Hanslope ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1907

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1907 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 12 Fri. ‘Our Sunday School Superintendent Mr Arkwright dies after being at school for 30 years. Feb 14 Thurs. ‘H and I debate on Womens Suffrage.’ Wed. Aug 7 ‘Mother, Dad and I went to Coventry to see Lady Godiva procession.’ Sept ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1908

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1908 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 7 Mon. ‘Had another jolly practice with mask and Banjo’s my Banjo outshone all others, nearly had convulsions.’ Feb 28 Fri. ‘Alice set sail for Canada.’ March 6 Fri. ‘Ethel and I made up our minds to go to Opera. H. was ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1910

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1910 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Feb 11 Fri. ‘211 men have had their notices poor beggars, everybody looks miserable’. Apr 2nd Sat. ‘ my Debut at last we have actually given the first performance of The Wishing Cap’. May 4 Wed. ‘How excited we all are the aeroplane ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1911

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1911 containing day to day events. Notable entries: April 5 Wed. ‘Went to Coronation meeting … arranged to set up a pageant’. May 10 Wed. ‘Had a splendid practice for the pageant … enjoyed myself with the (Irish) jig and band’. June 22 Thur. ‘Coronation Day (pageant). … ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1912

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 19012 containing day to day events. Notable entries: April 21 Sun. ‘What dreadful news of the Titanic over 1,000 lives lost by the largest boat in the world, it is Heart-rending to read the paper. We had special Hymns of sea for them in church, the services was ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1913

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1913 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 11 Sat. ‘What a day, raining fast and we are off to give a Concert to the Blind, we bundled M. Wylie, Ethel and myself into a governess cart at the back, and didn’t that thing bolt’. Feb 28 Thurs.’ ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1914

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1914 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Feb 7 Sat. ‘H. came down had to stay in all the evening. If only mother had gone to sleep’. Aug 6 Thurs. ‘Harry and I went on Spa (at Scarborough) to hear Band. Played English, Russian and French National ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1915

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1915 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 16 Sat. ‘At last the day has come round again, to go over to Mrs. Knapps and entertain the Blind, a treat we all looked forward to.’ June 27 Sun. ‘H. and I went for long walk to Gayhurst through ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1916

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1916 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 24 Mon. ‘How quiet we are all getting in the Sewing Room as more girls have gone in Munitions’. May 21 Sun. ‘Day Light Saving Bill commenced; all putting back the Clock 1 hour at 2. a.m. getting up ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1917

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1917 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 19 Fri. ‘Big Disaster Munition in London – many lives lost.’ Jan 29 Mon. ‘Oh dear the cold weather is getting on my nerves, this is the worst winter we have had for many a long year. Poor old Bobby ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1918

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1918 containing day to day events. Notable entries: Jan 20 Sun. ‘… Found Mrs. Baliss in canal after missing 5 weeks’ . Feb 20 Wed. ‘Our Fancy Dress Dance, had to dance with ‘Young England’ as our boys are all away… Oh the Polka’. Apr 26 Fri. ‘Oh dear, we ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1919

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1919 describing her holiday in Aberdeen, Scotland. Notable entries: Aug 15 Fri. ‘Arrived at Aberdeen about 9.20. Found everybody out, which looked a nice state of things, our first visit to Scotland’. Aug 19 Tues. ‘Went to Ballater, the day the King went to Balmoral. Scenery beyond description’. Aug ...
Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1920

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Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1920 describing her Whitsuntide and August holidays in Scotland. Notable entries: 1920 Whitsuntide Holiday May 22nd. ‘… eventually arrived at Dunoon at 11.30. … Went out in evening, wet disgusted with everything … so retired rather early, fed up’. May 24 Mon ‘… went for sail round Isles of ...
Pocket Diary 1927.

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Small green ‘Gossamer Diary 45’ with embossed logo on the front. Belonged to Mr. F.H. Brown of 2 Windsor Street. Lists a variety of engagements – most particularly cricket matches (including scores) in the summer and church services.
Pocket Diary 1928.

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Small brown pocket diary for 1928 belonged to F.H. Brown of 2 Windsor Street. Lists many engagements. He has completed some of the notes recording the size of clothes he wears etc. On the inside of the back cover is Money Paid Out
Pocket diary 1935.

TBC/014/034

Small dark red pocket diary belonging to F.H. Brown. Some engagements have been noted, a lot relating to the church or to cricket. It also notes when he bought his new car the Morris Cowley WK 4075
Ted Williams Diary

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Diary with orange cover handwriten in ink and pencil in ‘The CLASSIC Exercise Book’. Started on the 3rd August 1917 it consists of 22 numbered pages. Written on the front cover ‘Pte S E Williams 84011 RAMC. 33 Field Ambulance II Div. 69 Reinfor II Div, 45 Aylesbury St Wolverton Bucks ...
Ted Williams Diary

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Diary with blue cover handwriiten in pencil in ‘The NATIONAL Exercise Book One Penny’. The first entry is dated 13 March 1918 and consists of 15 numbered pages. The diary contains daily events in the trenches as a Private in 33. Field Ambulance 11. He describes the shelling of the British troops in various battles ...
Black CWS Diary.

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Black leather diary with gold lettering on it saying ‘CWS Diary 1914’. Inside is a diary for 1917 with handwritten entries on each page. The diary belonged to Tom Taylor.