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- 1 January 1931 - 31 December 1932 (Creation)
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1 volume, paper
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At the start of each year is a list of books read during that year.
There are a number of loose pieces of paper with notes on throughout the diary. These appear to be marking pages used by Muriel Brittain in 'Fifty Years at Jesus'.
13 February 1931 - First meeting of the Real Folklore Society.
20 June 1931 - First presentation in the Senate House [as Praelector of the College].
26 July 1931 - E.M. Forster came to tea. Showed him the Coleridgiana in the Old Library.
8 August 1931 - Saw his first talking film which he described as 'a silly American film'.
28 August - 12th September 1931 - Took a tour party to Spain.
27 June 1932 - The Brittain family moved to The Avenue, Barnett.
7 July 1932 - Saw 'Emma', his second talkie.
10 August 1932 - Lord North asked him to translate some ancient deeds.
1 October 1932 - Began to move to a new set of rooms in Jesus [the top floor of C staircase in First Court, immediately above Q (Sir Arthur Quiller Couch).
4 November 1932 - Had breakfast with Alan Hill who had rooms at the bottom of his staircase [Alan Hill became a lifelong friend and FB's publisher. He later became the Chairman and Managing Director of Heinemann's].
19 November 1932 - At the Roosters Annual Dinner FB acted as Orator at the Orderization of William Nicholson [who was painting the portrait of Sir Arthur Quiller Couch].