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- 1st January 1966 - 31st December 1966 (Creation)
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1 volume, paper
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On the first two pages is a list of the books read during the year.
Entries cover the weather, his health, his social life, Rooster meetings, church services attended and what he was working on.
20th January - Started reading 'A Don's Life' aloud to Muriel for criticism.
14th February - The Council degreed that Muriel should be allowed to live in College with FB. [According to Muriel Brittain in 'Fifty Years at Jesus' this was the first time in either Cambridge or Oxford that a wife was allowed to share her husband's rooms in an all-male college. This was done on account of FB's poor health and the wish of the Council that FB should remain living in College for as long as possible].
17th February - Humphrey Payford called to take the rowing collection away [FB's collection of rowing books is now housed at the Regatta headquarters].
11th May - Two women dined in Hall at the undergraduates' table for the first time.
4th October - Went to the housewarming of Lucy Cavendish College in Northampton Street.