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- 1 January 1933 - 31 December 1935 (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'.
6 Mar 1933 - Elected to the Footlights Club.
5 Jun 1933 - First performance of the Footlights May Week Revue 'No More Women'. (Bill Nicholas and I were encored for our Policewomen's turn). [FB helped write the script. In 1932 women had been included in the cast for the first time but the play was not a success. Women were not introduced again until 1964].
16 Jun 1933 - The College celebrated the 'quasi-centenary' of S.T. Coleridge's death. [Foakes-Jackson persuaded the College to celebrate it a year early as he was in England that summer].
30 Nov 1933 - The Roosters Annual Dinner was held in Hall for the first time.
10 Mar 1934 - Went to tea-dance and Cabaret at Footlights. Performed in 1st scene as Professoress of Domestic Economy teaching knitting etc to undergraduates.
18 Oct 1934 - Paid first visit to the new University Library.
12 Dec 1934 - Read Grace in Hall for the first time.
26 Mar - 15 Apr 1935 - Travelled with the Dean and Mrs Gardner-Smith through France and Spain.
6 May 1935 - King George V's Silver Jubilee. Went to Midsummer Common to see the procession of vehicles start and then to Jesus Green. In the evening watched fireworks from the Close.
24 May 1935 - Empire Day. Q said he detested Empire Day on account of the awful people and ideas with which it is associated.
27 Nov 1935 - Played the title role in 'The Silver King'.