Diaries, autobiographies and memoirs

Highlights here include the diaries of Alexander Cadogan who attended major inter-allied conferences and Cabinet meetings during the Second World War, and Jackie Broome’s autobiography (Captain in the Royal Navy)

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Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (ascending) Year (descending) Reference Code (A-Z) Reference Code (Z-A)
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Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/4
Date:
1936-01-01-1936-09-09 (creation)
Description:
Diary of the final few months of Cadogan's time in China and his new role as Joint Deputy Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office in 1936. Subjects covered include: his relationship with important figures within the Foreign Office when in China, such as Frederick Leith-Ross and in London; the relationship between China and Japan and meetings with Chiang Kai-Shek; the death of King George V; a meeting with King Edward VIII; problems within the Foreign Office; his trip to the Montreaux Conference and the spectre of Hitler in Europe as well as social and family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/5
Date:
1936-09-09-1936-12-31 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's relationship with and his role within the Foreign Office; the atmosphere within the Foreign Office and his opinions on international relations with Germany, Italy, Japan and China; the status of the Abyssinian delegation to the League of Nations and the abdication of King Edward VIII as well as social and family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/6
Date:
1937 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the growing threat of Hitler and Mussolini; the challenges of, and opinions on, British foreign policy; international relations with, in particular, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, France and the United States of America; the Spanish Civil War and the Non-Intervention Committee; paralysis at the League of Nations; the Abyssinian and Sudetenland Crises and the Imperial Conference as well as social and family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/7
Date:
1938 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the Abyssinian crisis and relations with Italy as differing to those with Germany; the Anglo-American and Anglo-French relationships; Anthony Eden's resignation in February; the Czechoslovakian crisis and the Munich Agreement; the policies of rearmament and appeasement and the League of Nations as well as social and family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/8
Date:
1939 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service with a sense of the complexities of British governmental policy; a trip to Rome in January 1939 to visit Mussolini regarding Hitler's in Europe; Franco and the Spanish Civil War; the German occupation of Prague in March 1939; Italian occupation of Albania; the challenges of working with the Soviet Union; the build up to war, with the declaration of war against Germany and her allies, and the following 'Phoney War' as well as social and family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/9
Date:
1940 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service, including with Samuel Hore-Belisha and The Viscount Halifax; the work load at the Foreign Office and Cadogan's increasing strain; the crisis with the ice-free harbour at Narvik in Norway in April 1940; the intrigue surrounding a new prime minister and the invasion of Holland and Belgium in May 1940 as well as the general progress of war and the consequences of the fall of France in the summer of 1940.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/10
Date:
1941 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office, in particular with Anthony Eden; Cadogan's insight into the Axis campaigns in the Balkans; diplomatic concerns regarding Britain's activities in North Africa and Persia [now Iran]; reception of intelligence in advance of Hitler’s planned attack on Russia; Cadogan's opinions and influence upon Churchill's communications with Roosevelt, the voyage to the USA aboard the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and the drafting of the Joint Declaration/Atlantic Charter; voyage to Soviet Union with Eden to conduct talks with Stalin and Molotov, including discussion on future Soviet frontiers; description of a journey on the Metropolitan line from Marylebone to Wendover, with comments on urban sprawl; and Cadogan's first-hand accounts of wartime affairs and events, including damage caused by the Blitz in Westminster, news reports on shipping, and exasperated comments on the quality of B.B.C. news reportage.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/15
Date:
1945 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, including meetings at Alupka, Athens, Cairo, Washington, and San Francisco; Cadogan's role in the Malta Conference, Yalta Conference, and the United Nations Conference on International Organisation; the Allied invasion of Germany; negotiations over the Polish question and Soviet actions in Eastern Europe; reactions to the death of Roosevelt; remarks on the 1945 General Election campaign, including listening to a radio broadcast of a speech by Churchill; thoughts on Attlee's new Cabinet; discussions surrounding the atomic bomb; news of the Japanese surrender; and Cadogan's comments on wartime affairs and events, and the arrival of peace.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography, up until the outbreak of WW2
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography, up until the outbreak of WW2
Reference Code:
ACAD 7/1
Date:
1960 (creation)
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography from WW2 onwards
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography from WW2 onwards
Reference Code:
ACAD 7/2
Date:
1960 (creation)
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Alexander George Montagu Cadogan
Miniature of Memories and Reflections by AV Hill
Memories and Reflections by AV Hill
Reference Code:
AVHL I 5/4
Description:
Comprising the original typescript
Collection:
The Papers of Professor A.V. Hill
Miniature of Family papers
Family papers
Reference Code:
BRME 14/5
Description:
Including a typescript autobiography; an outline, synopsis and drafts of "Spunyarn", reminiscences from Jackie Broome's life and family history; a chronology giving details of the lives of Louis Egerton Broome and Clara Kathleen (Aimée) Lake (parents) and Frederick Napier Broome (grandfather); and other research notes for "Spunyarn".
Collection:
The Papers of Jackie Broome
Miniature of Joan Bullock-Anderson memories
Joan Bullock-Anderson memories
Reference Code:
CCRF/151/58
Date:
2023-07 (creation)
Description:
The memories of Joan Bullock-Anderson, the first College Archivist at Churchill College. Memories include her work, colleagues in College and the Archives Centre, Directorship interviews, and work in other Cambridge archives.
Collection:
Official Archive of Churchill College
Miniature of Manuscript diary
Manuscript diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/11
Date:
1941-12 (creation)
Description:
Operation "Arcadia", the Washington Conference
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Reference Code:
JACB 1/15
Date:
1942-08 (creation)
Description:
Manuscript diary.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Reference Code:
JACB 1/16
Date:
1942-08 (creation)
Description:
Typescript and illustrated.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
Reference Code:
JACB 1/17
Date:
1942-08 (creation)
Description:
With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Notebook about the preliminary reconnaissance of "Operation "Symbol"
Notebook about the preliminary reconnaissance of "Operation "Symbol"
Reference Code:
JACB 1/18
Date:
1942-12 (creation)
Description:
Typescript and manuscript contents.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Reference Code:
JACB 1/19
Date:
1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
Description:
Manuscript.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Reference Code:
JACB 1/21
Date:
1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
Description:
With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Ian Jacob
Miniature of Memoir
Memoir
Reference Code:
KBRM 2
Date:
2019-08 (creation)
Description:
Memoir of Katharine Broome's work with the Churchills, including working at Chartwell [Kent] and various important dinners and events, particularly Churchill's 80th birthday, the presentation of Graham Sutherland's portrait of him as a gift from Parliament, his retirement as Prime Minister the following year and the 1955 General Election.
Collection:
The Papers of Katharine Broome
Miniature of Poland
Poland
Reference Code:
KNNY 1/5
Date:
1918-12-20-1919-01-26 (creation)
Description:
Comprising a diary of the Paris Peace Conference written in Paris, Berne and Warsaw and concerning negotiations over Poland written when Rowland Kenney was Assistant Commissioner in the British Mission to Poland.
Collection:
The Papers of Rowland Kenney and Kit Kenney
Miniature of Admiralty diary of Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 1939-1941
Admiralty diary of Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 1939-1941
Reference Code:
MISC 117
Date:
2023-01-24 (creation)
Description:
Commander Michael Grant Goodenough RN joined Admiralty Plans Division on 28 August 1939. Within barely a week, Britain had declared war on Germany and Winston Churchill had become First Lord of the Admiralty, returning to the position he had been forced to relinquish in 1915.In October 1939, having served for a few weeks at the Admiralty, Michael Goodenough bought a large, soft-back foolscap notebook in which he started a diary that he kept until June 1941. The original manuscript is held by the Goodenough family. This transcript was prepared in 2020 by his eldest son, Sir Anthony Goodenough (born in 1941, a month after the diary ends). Sir Anthony’s brother Simon (born in 1945) contributed to this work. The diary has been edited to remove most family material as well as a few personal remarks on colleagues.
This is a full PDF copy of the diary. A published hard copy exists in the Roskill Library at Churchill College.
Collection:
Churchill Archives Centre Miscellaneous Holdings
Miniature of Pocket diary
Pocket diary
Reference Code:
SMVL 1/28
Date:
1937 (creation)
Description:
Including the Spanish Civil War.
Collection:
The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville
Miniature of The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
Reference Code:
MANP
Date:
1960-08 - 1980-08
Description:
Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.