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 Illustrated personal diary
Illustrated personal diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/6
Date:
1930-07-09-1932-03-23 (creation)
Description:
Of both Ian and Cecil Bisset Jacob (written by Ian Jacob)
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Illustrated personal diary
Illustrated personal diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/7
Date:
1932-03-24-1934-05-14 (creation)
Description:
Of both Ian and Cecil Bisset Jacob (written by Ian Jacob)
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Illustrated personal diary
Illustrated personal diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/9
Date:
1941-08 (creation)
Description:
Original typescript record of Operation "Riviera", the Atlantic meeting
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Illustrated personal diary
Illustrated personal diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/10
Date:
1941-08 (creation)
Description:
Typescript record (copy) of Operation "Riviera", the Atlantic meeting with annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
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 Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Typescript diary
Typescript diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/12
Date:
1941-12 (creation)
Description:
Operation "Arcadia", the Washington Conference
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary of Operation "Arcadia"
Diary of Operation "Arcadia"
Reference Code:
JACB 1/13
Date:
1941-12-1942-01 (creation)
Description:
Typescript carbon copy with annotations for publication by Charles Richardson
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Washington Conference
Washington Conference
Reference Code:
JACB 1/14
Date:
1942-06 (creation)
Description:
Although titled "Most Secret" Diary of Operation "Argonaut" this diary does not relate to the Yalta Conference of 1945. The typescript contents include Combined Chiefs of Staff Minutes, correspondence and memoranda
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
Reference Code:
JACB 1/20
Date:
1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
Description:
Typescript and illustrated.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil 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 Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Reference Code:
JACB 1/22
Date:
1945-11-09-1945-11-20 (creation)
Description:
Manuscript diary.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Reference Code:
JACB 1/23
Date:
1945-11-09-1945-11-20 (creation)
Description:
Typescript copy.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Diary covering Operation "Archer", a visit to the USA and Canada with Clement Attlee
Reference Code:
JACB 1/24
Date:
1945-11-09-1945-11-20 (creation)
Description:
With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Reference Code:
JACB 1/25
Date:
1945-12-14-1945-12-28 (creation)
Description:
Contents include correspondence with members of the Jacob family.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Reference Code:
JACB 1/26
Date:
1945-12-14-1945-12-28 (creation)
Description:
Typescript diary.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Diary of a visit to Moscow with the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Reference Code:
JACB 1/27
Date:
1945-12-14-1945-12-28 (creation)
Description:
With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Cecil Jacob's diary
Cecil Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/28
Date:
1954-04-24-1955-08-28, 1954-5 (creation)
Description:
Comprising a trip to Canda and the United States for the wedding of Ian and Cecil Jacob's son, William, to Rhona McComas in New York City, 24 April-22 May 1954, and a motoring holiday with their friend, Jim Hindley-Smith, to Sauveterre-de-Comminges, in the French Pyrénées, 12-28 August 1955. With black-and-white postcards of France. Also with colour photographs of a later family trip to the Hostellerie des Sept Molles in Sauveterre-de-Comminges in 1988, including a photograph of the entry in the hotel register written by Ian Jacob, 24 August 1955.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Cecil Jacob's diary
Cecil Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/29
Date:
1956-10-26-1956-12-07, 1956 (creation)
Description:
Comprising a business trip with her husband, Ian Jacob, to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Conference in Sydney, the Melbourne Cup, and the opening ceremony of the Melbourne Olympics, Australia, 26 October-7 December 1956. Also travelling to New York City, San Francisco, Hawaii, Fiji, Canberra, Darwin, and Sri Lanka. Titled: "Our Round the World in 80 days" trip. With a theatre programme, colour postcards, press cuttings, a colour photograph, and other printed ephemera.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Cecil Jacob's diary
Cecil Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/30
Date:
1957-1962-06, 1957, 1962 (creation)
Description:
Comprising a holiday in Jersey, 13-23 April 1957, a fishing trip to Glencar in Kerry, Ireland, 7-15 May 1962, and a business trip with her husband, Ian Jacob, to the European Broadcasting Union Conference in Brussels, 14-18 June 1962. With black-and-white and colour postcards of Jersey and Ireland and brochure for the Glencar Hotel.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Cecil Jacob's diary
Cecil Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/31
Date:
1958-03-01-1958-07-12, 1958 (creation)
Description:
Comprising business trips with her husband, Ian Jacob, to Ghana during the first anniversary of independence, 1-8 March 1958, to the European Broadcasting Union Conference in the Netherlands, 24-30 April 1958, and to a performance by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Brussels World's Fair during the official visit by Prince Philip, 9-10 July 1958. With press cuttings, black-and-white postcards, a commemorative booklet of the Brussels World's Fair, and other printed ephemera. Also with a programme for a trip to Paris for the oficial opening of the television studios at les Buttes-Chaumont, 14-16 April 1958.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob