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- 1943 (Creation)
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1 volume, paper
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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'.
11 February - The Dean said the thought it was time to make a negotiated peace with the Germans, otherwise "we shall have Bolshevism spreading all over Europe".
17 February - James Wood arrived to start work on the Master's portrait.
17 May - Bishop Edward Wynn came to tea, was emperched (with special privileges) into the Rooster Club.
17 June - Stopped smoking [at the time FB was smoking more than 60 per day].
8 September - Heard on the wireless that Italy had surrendered.
1 October - Went to Senate House where the new Vice Chancellor (Master of Emmanuel) was installed along with two new proctors (B. C. Saunders and W. Lowther Clarke) and Edward Raven and FB as Pro-Proctors. They all went in procession along King's Parade and Downing Street to Emmanuel College, followed by 40-50 members of the Senate.
17 October - Was asked by the Spectator to write an article about Q to mark his 80th birthday.
3 November - Q told FB that he was intending sending in his resignation to the VC after Xmas.