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Miniature of Collins' Paragon Diary
Collins' Paragon Diary
Reference Code:
HNKY 1/19
Date:
1961 (creation)
Collection:
The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
TUCK 1/5
Date:
1906 (creation)
Description:
Written from HMS Goliath, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, South Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia.
With a pressed leaf.
Collection:
The Papers of Oswald Tuck
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
TUCK 1/10
Date:
1943-1945 (creation)
Description:
Written from Bedford detailing daily events and programme of work during the Japanese courses III to XI.
Collection:
The Papers of Oswald Tuck
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.
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 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 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
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/19
Date:
1948 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, and the Foreign Office; notes on the development of United Nations procedures and the admission of new member states; discussions relating to United Nations Security council resolutions on Palestine and the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; ongoing discussions surrounding Eastern Europe; the Berlin Blockade; the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission; notes regarding visits to London, Paris, and Stockholm; and comments on family health, social engagements, and leisure activities, including Cadogan's thoughts on "A Streetcar Named Desire".
Collection:
The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/22
Date:
1951 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's relationship with Anthony Eden; meetings of the London Regional Council of the United Nations Association, with discussions on the rearmament of Germany and NATO, and comments on attendees, including Barbara Castle; Chatham House meetings on Anglo-American relations; Suez Canal Company business; English Speaking Union meetings; National Provincial Bank business; Cadogan receiving the Order of Merit; and trips to Portugal and Switzerland. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits and household management; shopping and rationing; Cadogan's trip to the Festival of Britain; visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; notes on reading, including Cadogan's reaction to a biography of Churchill; and various social engagements, especially involving Canasta.
Collection:
The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/25
Date:
1954 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; Chatham House meetings on Anglo-American relations; discussions regarding Drogheda Report; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's relationship with the government, secret intelligence, and the Independent Television Authority, the BBC's responses to the government White Paper on commercial television and the Television Bill, the introduction of colour television and "News in Vision", and the "closed fortnight" or "fourteen-day rule"; and Cadogan's viewing of the filming of programmes at Lime Grove Studios such as "Panorama". Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as watching television and listening to the radiogram at home; shopping; visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; and various social engagements.
Collection:
The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
HNKY 1/2
Date:
1916-1917 (creation)
Description:
Loose diary pages for 26 Mar-5 Apr 1916; 2-9 Jan 1917.
Collection:
The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
PEAK 1/2
Date:
1956-12-02-1957-04-05 (creation)
Description:
Diary covering Charles Peake’s time from 2nd December 1956 to 5th April 1957 when he worked as British Ambassador to Athens. Subjects covered include: work on departmental papers for the Colonial Policy Committee (CPC); discussions with colleagues on Cyprus constitutional affairs; Anthony Eden’s difficulties in re-establishing relationships with the White House [in the post-Suez era]; meeting of the CPC; addressing CPC at Downing Street; meeting colleagues at Brooks’s Club; dislike for self-righteousness of the Labour party; travelling to Hatfield for a meeting and touring grounds of Hatfield House; attending Cabinet meetings; meeting with the Minister of State at the Foreign Office; and discussions in the House of Commons and Cabinet about [Lord] Radcliffe’s proposals [concerning the Constitution for Cyprus]. Also includes a newspaper clipping reporting on Peake’s leave.
Collection:
The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Miniature of Ian and Cecil Jacob's diary
Ian and Cecil Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/4
Date:
1927-06-13-1928-10-25, 1927-8 (creation)
Description:
Written by Ian Jacob about his and his wife Cecil Jacob's daily lives, including his work with 12th Field Company of the Royal Engineers, June 1927-; Ian Jacob playing cricket, rugby and hockey and Ian and Cecil Jacob playing tennis and golf, July 1927-; visits to the theatre, cinema and sporting events, July 1927-; domestic life at Woodbridge in Suffolk, July 1927-, and Farnborough in Hampshire, July 1927-June 1928; a military exercise near Didcot in Oxfordshire, August-September 1927; the theft of a suitcase from their car in London, October 1927; Ian Jacob fox cubbing and hunting, September 1927-March 1928, and riding in a point-to-point, April 1928; car maintenance, December 1927 and February 1928; heavy winter snowfall, December 1927; Ian Jacob's grandparents' diamond wedding anniversary in Cambridge, February 1928; a tour of the battlefields of Mons and Le Cateau in Belgium, March 1928; With theatre and sports programmes, a menu, press cuttings, and other printed ephemera. Also with press cuttings of stills from the film "Chang: a Drama of the Wilderness", about wildlife in Thailand, January 1928; and a black-and-white photograph of the competitors in the point-to-point, the Royal Engineers' Light-Weight Challenge Cup, April 1928.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Cecil and Ian Jacob's diary
Cecil and Ian Jacob's diary
Reference Code:
JACB 1/33
Date:
1959-05-1972-02, 1959-60, 1972 (creation)
Description:
Comprising Cecil Jacob's diary of business trips with her husband, Ian Jacob, to the European Broadcasting Union Conference in Rome, 29 May-1 June 1959, to Lisbon, 19-24 November 1959, and to the European Broadcasting Union Conference in Geneva , 1-12 February 1960. Also including Ian Jacob's diary of a holiday in Spain and Morocco, 15 February-1 March 1972. With black-and-white and colour postcards and other printed ephemera.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Draft autobiography
Draft autobiography
Reference Code:
JACB 5/3
Date:
1970 (creation)
Description:
Typescript.
Collection:
The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
TUCK 1/12
Date:
1948 (creation)
Description:
Written whilst in the United Kingdom, very few entries and mostly relating to family events.
Collection:
The Papers of Oswald Tuck
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
TUCK 1/4
Date:
1905-01-1905-03 (creation)
Description:
Written during a year's shore leave in Japan.
Collection:
The Papers of Oswald Tuck
Miniature of Draft memoir
Draft memoir
Reference Code:
RUSM 2/1
Description:
Titled "Inside View: recordings of a civil servant's work, 1925-1963".
Comprising two drafts of 53 pages, with manuscript annotations.
Collection:
The Papers of Enid Russell-Smith
Miniature of Letts' diary
Letts' diary
Reference Code:
HNKY 1/16
Date:
1957 (creation)
Collection:
The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Miniature of Letts' diary
Letts' diary
Reference Code:
HNKY 1/15
Date:
1956 (creation)
Collection:
The Papers of Maurice Hankey
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 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 Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/13
Date:
1944 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; ongoing disputes between the Soviet Union and Poland relating to borders and the Curzon Line; meetings and preparations for Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings; notes on the progress of the Italian Campaign and Allied progress in France, Belgium, and Greece; discussions on 'World Organisation' and post-war planning; concerns regarding the health of Churchill and Eden; notes on birth of first grandchild and leisure activities including gardening and drawing; and comments on wartime affairs and events, including notes on the damage caused by German aerial bombing of London, U-boat sinkings, and the introduction of V-1 'Flying Bombs'.
Collection:
The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Miniature of Diary
Diary
Reference Code:
ACAD 1/23
Date:
1952 (creation)
Description:
Diary. Subjects covered include: United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; National Provincial Bank business; the death and funeral of King George VI; Cadogan's refusal of the Secretary-Generalship of NATO; Cadogan's appointment as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC; Cadogan's reaction to the installation of his television set, at the BBC's request; meetings at Broadcasting House; comments on BBC departments, staff, and the printing of an issue of "Radio Times"; negotiations surrounding the appointment of a new Director General of the BBC; and arrangements for the Coronation broadcast. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits and household management; shopping and rationing; a trip to the gardens at Sissinghurst, where Cadogan meets Vita and Harold Sackville-West; and visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; and various social engagements, especially involving Canasta.
Collection:
The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
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