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Includes notebook containing "miscellaneous remarks on diverse passages in various authors", c. 1750; "A catalogue of some books to be given to Jesus College Library, Cambridge" by the late Dr Ashton, c. 1750; Also various other miscellaneous notes. Mostly in the same hand although possibly by Frederick Keller rather than by Charles Ashton.

Includes three letters written to John William Whittaker of St. John's, two concerning the death of Jesus student Charles William Atkinson who died on 17 March 1815.

The first, dated 15 March 1815, is from Charles Atkinson's sister Eliza Sarah Atkinson and she asks for Whittaker to inform her of any change in condition of her brother's health.

The second, dated 25 March 1815, is from Atkinson's father William Atkinson (also Jesus, matriculated 1775), writing to Whittaker concerning his son's death and recounts those who attended the funeral including Dent, Edward Peacopp (Queens) and Caldwell. Also describes his sons burial place as being in the Chapel on the right as you enter and adjoining the wall of the cloisters. Atkinson further mentions that ten or eleven other students in Cambridge appear to have died from the same fever as his son at the same time and that students were discouraged from attending the funeral for fear of spread of the disease.

The third letter, dated 17 October 1824, is written by William Atkinson to Whittaker asking if he could 'inroduce' his second son, Joseph Milner Atkinson of Catherine Hall into the church.

The photographs in the album are as follows:

1. Traangisvaag, Faroes

2. Traangisvaag Evening

3. Thorshavn from sea

4. Jensen and the Wool

5. A street in Thirshavn

6. Faroe Folk

7. The Governor's Garden

8. Thorshavn from rear

9. Kirkebo Ruins

10. Kirkebo Carving

11. Kirkebo Farm: balustrade of whales' bones

12. Goat on House Top, Thirshavn

13. Klaksvig

14. Whalehead Wall, Klaksvig

15. Rekjavik from the sea

16. Rekjavik Bay - British Squadron

17. Eider Ducks

18. Adalstræti

19. Mayor's House

20. Cathedral & Parliament House

21. Rekjavik, Thorwaldsen's Font, alterpiece

22. Rekjavik, Ancient [illegible]

23. Carved woodwork, Museum Rekjavik

24. Carved woodwork, Museum Rekjavik

25. Carved woodwork, Museum Rekjavik

26. Carved Woodwork, Museum Rekjavik; Alabaster Reredos from Reynistaar (Museum)

27. Reredos from Hroarstunga

28. Hay Ponies by the old 'English Shop'

29. Museum, Ancient Pulpit,

30. Museum, Loom [two photographs]

31. Rekjavik, Vesturgata

32. Rekjavik, Old House and Wild Camomile

33. Rekjavik, Cemetery

34. Rekjavik, Austurstæti

35. Waiting for Cargo of Fish

36. The Hay Boat

37. Pack Train Loaded

38. The Celebration in mem. 1874

39. Rekjavik, Angelica

40. Rekjavik, Epilobium

41. Rekjavik, Fish Drying

42. Rekjavik, Wild Camomile on Beach

43. Fish Drying Boards

44. [An untitled photograph of ponies]

45. Natural Laundry, hot spring in bed of stream

46. Bessasladir Church

47. Interior

48. Hafnarfjordur

49. Hafnarfjordur (Bay)

50. Crossing Pass to Krisuvik

51. Krisuvik & Lake

52. Sulphur Beds

53. Steam and Mud Volcanoes - Krisuvik

54. Lava Fall & sheephouses Herdisuvik

55. Herdisuvik

56. Sea at Strandarkirke

57. Strandarkirke (a votive church)

58. Hliderendi (west0

59. Hjalli

60. Ölfusá Bridge

61. The Lunch Farm 1

62. The Lunch Farm 2

63. Sjera Olafur Samundsson

64. Hravngerdi

65. Thjorsa Bridge

66. Storolfsnyoll

67. Storolfshvoll Church

68. The Tombstone

69. Storolfshvoll Altarpiece

70. Hravngerai reredos

71. Chalice, Paten & Bowl Storolfshvoll

72. A Camping Church Storolfshvoll

73. Ponies at Slipper

74. The 'Fairy' Chalice Breidabolstadr

75. Hlidarendi

76. Lunch under Hlidarendi

77. Hlidarendi Garden

78. Gunnar's Mound

79. Eyjafjalla Jökull from Hlidarendi

80. Hayfield Múlakot

81. Gorge under Eyjafjalla

82. Fall in Glen, Barkarstadr

83. Barkarstadr

84. Entrance to Thórsmörk (valley)

85. A Side Valley

86. Camp in Storiendi

87. Eyjafjalla Jökull from Camp, Thórsmörk [a panoramic photograph folded and inserted between the pages]

88. Natural Arch

89. Eyjafjalla Jökull

90. Glacier from Eyjafjalla

91. Crevasses Krossarjökull

92. The Ice Fall Krossarjökull

93. Arch above Camp

94. Arête between Storiendi & Thrángádal

95. Krossárdal & Markarfjót from arête

96. Upper Valley of Markarfjót & Hattafel

97. Krossárdal from Ridge above Camp

98. Gorge Side, Upper Krossárdal

99. Krossá Pinnacles & Godalands Tökull

100. The Kláfr, a curious wire rope bridge, East Coast

101. The Ice Cones on Breidamerkr Jökull

102. Basalt 'Pavement' of Kirkjubær

103. Sheepsbone Walling, East Coast

The photographs in the album are as follows:

1. Crossing Markerfljót

2. The Deep

3. Atmospheric Denudation

4. Reydarvatn

5. Pumice at Hekla

6. Galtalækur

7. Group at Galtalækur

8. The Foss

9. Hekla & Wool Drying

10. Rangá from Island

11. Ranga & Upper Island

12. Corded Lava, Hekla

13. Hekla, the lava hand

14. En route, summit in cloud

15. New SW from Hekla

16. 1846 lava, Hekla

17. Traveller on Snow

18. Guides

19. Hekla 9.50pm

20. Biotfell 9.30pm

21. Ponies swimming

22. Thjorsá Ferry

23. Helgatherm, a boss in a liparite layer

24. Brattholt Gorge

25. Hruni

26. Family at Brattholt

27. The Dyke

28. Basalt in Gorge

29. Gullfoss

30. Gullfoss Lower Fall

31. Edges of Fall into Gorge

32. Gorge below Gullfoss

33. Geysir from Havkadal

34. Geysir from Tungufljót

35. Geysir Mound

36. Geysir and sinter from Blesi

37. Geysir in Eruption [1]

38. Geysir in Eruption [2]

39. Geysir Tube after an Eruption

40. Lower Set Hot Springs

41. Blesi

42. Cooking in Blesi

43. Little Geysir, Quiet

44. Litle Geysir, Erupting

45. Strokkur

46. Austurhlid

47. Millenial Card

48. Funeral Board, Laugarvatn

49. The Stepping Stones

50. Road to Geysir

51. Brúará up from Bridge

52. Skógar by Brúará

53. Brúará down from Bridge

54. Brúará

55. An Iceland 'Laundry'

56. Laugarvatn Farm

57. Washing in Hot Springs, Laugarvatn

58. Skógar woods Hot Spring and Hekla

59. Kalfstindar

60. The Hornito

61. Pack train descending Hrafnagjá

62. Hrafnagjá

63. Kaldarhofdti south of Thingvallavatn

64. Hengill south of Thingvallavatn

65. Thingvallavatn from Hrafnagj

66. Ropy Lava Thingvellir

67. Thingvellir, Parsonage

68. Thingvellir from Parsonage

69. Thingvellir, Upper fall of Oxera

70. Nikolasagjá

71. Thingvellir, Hrafnabjòrg, Church, Parsonage

72. Thingvellir, Rift in lava near hotel

73. Thingvellir, Alamnagjá & hotel

74. Thingvellir, the Bridge

75. Thingvallavatn from Alamnagjá

76. The Murderesses' Pool

77. Alamnagjá, down

78. Alamnagjá, up

79. Lava sheet near Rekjavik

80. Surface of lava

81. Native pack train

82. Ellidaá (the salmon river)

83. Waterfalls emerging from under a lava stream near Gilsbakki

84. Snorri's bath, Revkholt

85. Ice curtain in Surlshellir

86. Glymur

87. Isafjördur

88. The creeping of the sea fog Yopnafjördur

89. Akureyri & Eyjafjördur

90. Sevdisfjörlur

91. Crossing Láng Jökull

92. 'Ceres' weighing anchor

93. North Eastern Kjalfell in distance [a panoramic photograph folded and inserted between the pages]

94. Láng Jökull S.E. side [a panoramic photograph folded and inserted between the pages]

Slotted between the pages of this album is a letter to John C. Watt, Jesus College Cambridge, from Walter H. Tribe, Egland, Honiton, dated 30 Nov 1900, in which he encloses eighteen of his own photographs of their visit to Iceland. The photographs have been extracted and are enclosed in the same box. The photographs are inscribed in pencil on the reverse:

95. Preparing cod fish

96. Krisuvik

97. Krisuvik

98. Krisuvik

99. Krisuvik

100. Krisuvik

101. Krisuvik

102. Hecla

103. Hecla

104. Hecla

105. Hecla

106. Rekjavik

107. Thórsmörk

108. Thórsmörk

109. Eyjafjalla Jökull

110. A photograph of a river with an illegible inscription

111. A photograph of one man sitting and another standing by a geysir

112. A group of five men on a ship

The album was donated to Jesus College by Natalie Barham Chalker, niece of Geoffrey Barham Johnson, who came up to Jesus College in October 1912. The photographs include the Lent Races in Cambridge and Henley and May Bumps on the River Cam, amateur dramatics cast and May Ball photographs, and studio portrait photographs of fellow students from Jesus College. Also included are two newspaper obituaries of one of these friends, Lieutenant E.G. Myddleton, killed at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914. Geoffrey Barham Johnson also lost his life during the war on 23 November 1915 and is buried in the British Cemetery at Vermelles, in the Pas de Calais.

1. Jesus Second Lent Boat, a photograph of the crew with a list of names as follows: Eyton-Jones; Manifold; Bell A.C.; Johnson G.B.; McCaughey, S; Fairbairn, C.O.; North, D; Forman, G and Smyth, S.S, with notes about its success.

2. Lent term 1913, Jesus Second Lent Boat in practice, three photographs

3. Jesus Second Lent Boat and Corpus, 1st night

4. Jesus Second Lent Boat after bumping Corpus, 2nd night

5. 3rd night. A photograph showing Trinity, Queens and Jesus Eights

6. 3rd night. A photograph showing Trinity, Queens and Jesus Eights

7. 3rd night. A photograph showing Trinity, Queens and Jesus Eights

8. Jesus II crew, May 1913

9. Jesus I, 1913

10. An untitled photographs of Eights

11. An untitled photographs of Eights

12. An untitled photographs of Eights

13. One untitled photograph of Eights

14. An untitled photographs of Eights

15. An untitled photographs of Eights

16. An untitled photograph showing a panoramic view of the river with watching crowds [possibly the Oxbridge Boat Race]

17. Jesus I and Jesus II - Light Fours with notes

18. Jesus I and Jesus II - Light Fours with notes

19. Third Trinity - Light Fours

20. Third Trinity - Light Fours

21. Ely Scratch VIII

22. DI Day

23. Jesus Scratch, Ely VIII

24. Trial VIIIs, 1918, with list of names of winners and losers

25. Trial VIIIs, 1918, with list of names of winners and losers

26. Crew of Jesus II for Lent Races 1914 with the following names: Pryce; Peters; McLaughlin; Johnson; Gould; Ross; Yearsley; Napier; Swears and Tracy.

27. Jesus I Rowing Head, a photograph with list of names as follows: W. Stobart; G.G. White: C.O. Fairbairn; F.W. Nalder; S. McCaughey; J.L. Bullough; G.A. Fisher; E.A.S. Oldham and R.J. Wait.

28. Jesus 2nd Lent Boat 1914

29. Jesus II

30. Rowing eights on the River Cam

31. Friends on the towpath

32. Friends on the towpath

33. May Bumps on the River Cam, with a list of Jesus crew names as follows: Hoyte; Massey; Saver; Myddleton; Bracecamp; Payne; Murray and Rudd. H.B. Riggall on the towpath.

34. May Bumps on the River Cam

35. 'Varsity'

36. A photograph of boats

37. A photograph of boats

38. Eights

39. Eights

40. Eights

41. Jesus I at Henley, May 1913

42. Jesus I at Henley, May 1913

43. Selwyn I in the Thames Cup 1914 [GB Johnson was coach]

44. Selwyn I in the Thames Cup 1914 [GB Johnson was coach]

45. Comedic actors in costume

46. Comedic actors in costume

47. Comedic actors in costume

48. A photograph of the cast of a dramatic production

49. St John College May Ball 1914 - group photograph

50. Jesus May Ball group photograph [no date]

51. Group photograph of a private dinner

52. A portrait photograph 'Bob'

53. A portrait photograph 'JW Halder'

54. A portrait photograph 'Richard'

55. A signed portrait photograph of Bill

56. A signed portrait photograph of Hamlet

57. A newspaper cutting about the death of Lieutenant E.B. Myddleton

58. Another newspaper cutting about the death of Lieutenant E.B. Myddleton

59. A portrait photograph signed 'E.G. Myddleton'

60. A portrait photograph signed 'Bright'

61. A portrait photograph signed 'Cheeks'

62. A portrait photograph signed 'Hicks'

63. A wide view photograph of a boat race

64. An aerial view of a Rowing Eight [as seen from a bridge]

65. A portrait photograph signed 'yrs Raby'

66. A portrait photograph of an unidentified man

Includes details of employment and correspondence with employers at St. Paul's School, 1950-9; Royal Commercial Travellers School, 1951-5; Raines Foundation Grammar School, 1954; Wymondham College, Norfolk, 1959-68; Sheffield City Poly, 1969-75; City of London school, 1984-5; Highgate School, 1985-7; Blackheath High School, 1987. Also contains file of papers and correspondence with Ministry of Labour and National Service concerning intended career as a teacher, 1951; file of testimonials and CVs, 1951 - 2005

Papers relating to time served in the army as part of National Service

This series includes a few items providing an insight into Bawden's personal interests. Included are correspondence and related papers concerning attendance on archaeological digs, 1950s; Short course on Chinese history, 1973; Associated Board Grade 1 pass certificate for piano, 1936; day diaries, 1956 & 1958; Italian Course in Perugia, 1948-9; Amateur boxing, 1950s-70s;

Papers relating to Bawden's family. Includes papers relating to the death of his sister, 2007; Papers and correspondence with his sister and solicitors concerning the administration of his parents estate when they had died, 1971-1994; Miscellaneous items including copies of brother's and sister's wills, retirement cards, certificates of his freedom of the city of London, 2nd June 1995 and 28th February 1996, father's certificate proving qualified teacher with related correspondence, 1913-15, miscellaneous family letters, 1920s and 30s;

Includes papers relating to Bawden's volunteering at St. Paul's Cathedral

Letters to and replies from Prime Ministers with regard to various complaints. Includes letter from Margaret Thatcher, 1970

Papers and correspondence relating to Bawden's bequest to the College including correspondence relating to a watercolour painting of the chimney by Hugh Casson.

One folder containing correspondence with College staff and invitations to reunion dinners in 1967 and 1984 and an annual dinner in 2011.

Book drafts and proofs (as discarded by publisher)

These diaries cover Frederick Brittain's life from 1910 when he was 16/17 years old and still at school,through WWI when he served on the hospital ship H.M. Egypt, to his career at Jesus College until his death in 1969. The entries give a detailed account of his work, reading, friends and colleagues, and his many hobbies including The Rooster Society, rowing, cycling, attedance at church services and amateur dramatics.

Written when FB was attending Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Barnet. Diary is incomplete with many pages left blank. Gives details of what he was reading and what he did in his spare time including cycling and attending church services.

During this year FB left school (Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet) and started work as a student teacher. Gives some details of life at school but mainly what he did during the rest of his time including cycling, playing footer, visiting friends, reading and attending church services. Contains a few loose notes highlighting certain dairy entries in another hand [presumably Muriel Brittain's].

21st January - Was spoken to by the Head about becoming a Prefect. Bought a Prefect's badge for 2s 9d.

26th July - Was awarded four prizes at school speech day by Sir H Carlisle.

29th August - Started work as student teacher at Christ Church School.

At the start of the diary is a scale relating to the weather ranging from +3 to -3. (+3 is splendid, 0 is neutral, -3 is very bad). An appropriate figure is then assigned to each day throughout the diary for this year and some subsequent years.

Gives details of school events he attended such as the school play and sports day. Also what he did in the rest of his time including cycling, walking, visiting friends, reading and attending church services.Contains a few loose notes highlighting certain dairy entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's].

The handwriting in this diary is much more difficult to read than previously and there is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's]. It may have been written using German script because in 'It's a Don's Life' FB says "I have, however, continued to use German script all my life, finding it convenient as a sort of mild cypher for diaries and private notes".

Diary entries give details of what he did in his free time including cycling, walking, visiting friends, reading and attending church services.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's] on most pages.

4 October - 4 December - No diary entries.

1-8 June - FB visited Cambridge for the first time. He stayed with a fellow teacher and visited Trinity College, the Backs, David's bookstall, King's College Chapel and Ely Cathedral.

23 July - Left his job as a school master at the end of term.

10 August - Started work in the Civil service in the Accountant General's Department.

2 October - Got permission from the Service to enlist [joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was posted to the Second London General Military Hospital in Chelsea].

This is a 54pp typed edition of FB's diary covering his work and life during World War One. On 2 October 1914 he enlisted in the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps and was posted to the Second London General Military Hospital, stationed at St Mark's College Chelsea where he undertook ward work. On 31 August 1915 he embarked on H.M. Hospital Ship 'Egypt' where he remained for the duration of the war. He was demobilized in April 1919.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's].

Diary entries describe his duties on the medical wards and then assisting on the surgical side as well as what he did during his time off duty.

18 August - FB volunteered for Dardenelles "where, Colonel says, men are needed at once".

Diary entries are written in German script.

On the first page is a list of daily mileage outward and homeward.

The diary entries cover a two week physical training period at Southampton after which FB joined the hospital ship 'Egypt'. His duties included feeding patients, dressing wounds, and assisting during surgery. He travelled to Alexandria, Malta, many ports in the Mediterranean and across the channel to France.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript on each page in another hand [Muriel Brittain's].

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

Diary entries cover his duties on board the Egypt feeding patients and dressing their wounds. They sailed to Salonica, Valetta, Algiers, Alexandria and Bombay. Also describes his shore leave, languages he was learning, visits home to South Minns, writing for the ship magazine The Egyptionian and on board entertainments in which FB took part.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript on each page in another hand [Muriel Brittain's].

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

On the back pages are lists of letters sent and received during the year.

Diary entries cover his duties on board the Egypt feeding patients and dressing their wounds. They sailed to Alexandria, Cairo, Bombay, Persian Gulf, Zanzibar, , Mombasa, Cape Town and Suez. Also describes his shore leave, languages he was learning, writing for the ship magazine The Egyptionian and on board entertainments in which FB took part, including the ceremony for crossing the International Date line.

1 January - 28 January - Diary entries are written in Greek.

29 January - 31 December - Diary entries are written in English.

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

On the back pages are lists of letters sent and received during the year.

Diary entries cover his duties on board the Egypt feeding patients and dressing their wounds. They sailed to Bombay, Suez, Cairo, Aden and Port said. Also describes his shore leave, languages he was learning, writing for the ship magazine The Egyptionian and on board entertainments in which FB took part.

On the first two pages is a list, marked Jan-June, of the books that he had read.

21 April onwards - from this date the entries are in German script and there is a transcript of most of the entries on each page in another hand [Muriel Brittain's].

Pages for Friday 30 May/Saturday 31 May, Thursday 5 June/Friday 6 June and Friday 13 June/Saturday 14 June have been cut or torn out of the diary.

A number of cast lists have been stuck into the diary. They have been cut from programmes of operas attended by FB.

The back cover contains addresses and a list of letters written and received.

1 January 1919 - 1st April 1919 - Diary entries covering Brittain's time serving on board HMAT 'Egypt', including work he did writing and editing the onboard ship's magazine 'Egyptionia' and an entry for 27 January stating that he had written to the Senior Tutor of Jesus College "I wonder what it may bring forth".

8 April - FB was demobilised at Crystal Palace and returned home.

16 April - FB was interviewed by the Master of Jesus College [Arthur Gray] who advised him not to begin that term as the definitive grant did not start until October and the interim grant did not cover much.

1 May - Went to Hyde Park for the May Day demonstration and heard George Lansbury, Margaret Bondfield and Sylvia Pankhurst.

24 July - Notification from the Board of Education that he had been awarded a grant of £205 per annum to go to Cambridge to commence at Jesus College on 1 October.

11 September - Met Mr Abbott [Senior Tutor, Jesus College] to arrange lodgings.

25 September - Left his job with the Civil Service.

6 October - Arrived in Cambridge.

7 October - Met his Tutor Mr Elliott who was "kind".

9 October - Found Adams Road and called on Mr Braunholz, his Director of Studies [FB read for an Honours Degree in Modern and Medieval Languages and Literature. This was a Tripos which had not been introduced into the University curriculum until the late 19th century and there was not a Fellow at Jesus College appointed to cover this so Brittain was sent to E.G.W. Braunholtz at King's College].

11 October - Attended a meeting of the Rowing Club in the Common Room called by the Captain and was told he would be able to row about 3 days a week.

22 October - Followed the Praelector through the streets to the Senate House and matriculated by signing the University book.

Further entries cover rowing, debates at the Union, church services and canvassing on behalf of the Labour Party in the bye election.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's] on most pages.

On the first page is a list of the books he read during the year.

On the last page is a list of letters he received and sent.

The pages for 27 July - 8 September have been cut out. They form a separate diary covering FB's tour of Italy during the Summer [see PP/Brittain/1/1920b].

Diary entries describe his life in Cambridge including timetables of lectures, number of hours reading, details of debates attended at the Union, church services attended and involvement in rowing. Also details of his time at home including teaching at Mymms School and support for the local labour candidate.

21 January - Attended a meeting at Trinity called by STC [Society of the Confraternity of the Holy Trinity] to meet Bishop Gore.

22 January - Went to the inaugural meeting of the French Society. Has been "unaccountably" left out of rowing this term.

24 February - Joint Union debate with Oxford Union "That the time is now ripe for a Labour government". The House was crowded one hour before the debate started as Winston Churchill (against) was taking part.

7 April - First reunion of the Old Egyptonians.

14 April - Accepted temporary post of teacher at Mymms School. Started teaching girls for the first time.

11 September - Joined in demonstration to celebrate the formation of the Hatfield Labour Party.

27 October - Went to visit Wynn for the first time [Edward Wynn became the Dean of Pembroke College and later Bishop of Ely. He and FB became great friends].

Separate diary covering the summer months when FB went on a tour of Italy.

26 July - Left to start his tour spending three days in Paris. Amongst others he visited the Arc d'Triomphe, Notre Dame, the Sorbonne, Tuileries, the top of the Eiffel Tower, and Versailles.

29 July - Left Paris for Italy where he visited Milan, Mandello, Venice, Verona and Florence.

10 September - Arrived home.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's] on most pages or on loose sheets.

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

On the back pages are notes written under housekeeping, a list of books to buy, a list of books on Richard Jefferies and a list of the complete works of Richard Jefferies.

Diary entries describe his life as an undergraduate at Jesus College (end of his second year / beginning of his third year) including timetables of lectures, number of hours reading, details of debates attended at the Union, church services attended and involvement in rowing. Also details of his time at home during the vacations.

15 January - Had a meeting with the Dean to discuss starting a sung Mass in Chapel on Sundays "after some Protestant demur" settled on starting one on Tuesday at 11.15.

27 February - The Dean's gyp found that his door had been screwed down in the night and the heads of the screws filed off. He telephoned the Dean from the Porter's Lodge to tell him "he need not get up yet" and the door had to be opened by crowbars.

30 April - Foundation of the Cambridge University Pavement Club [members of this club were to meet at 12 noon on every fine Saturday of the Easter term for "the pursuit of entertainment, quiet conversation, and the reading of newspapers aloud. The Club will meet on some choice and central pavement, and the sole condition of membership, is that all members shall sit while meeting".] The first meeting was held in King's Parade Road which was soon blocked.

7 May - Meeting of the Pavement Club in Parker's Piece attended by about 1500 people having a picnic, listening to a jazz band and a few speeches.

54 hours reading for the week "my record so far!"

10 June - Meeting of the Pavement Club. About 500 people cycled from Senate House to Newnham College where a meeting was held [the last meeting].

17 June - Got a 2nd in the tripos.

20 June - Went to Senate House with 20 other supplicants to sign the register and pay the University degree fee of £4.

21 June - His mother saw him take his BA degree at Senate House.

20 October - Vote at Senate House as to whether women should have membership of the University or titular degrees. The vote in favour of membership was lost by 300, titular degrees carried by 100.

6 November - Elected a member of the Roosters Club.

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's] on most pages or on loose sheets.

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

Gives details of his life as an undergraduate at Jesus College (end of this third year) and the start of his working life following his final exams. Gives details of his involvement with the Roosters Club including details of debates they held.

15 January - West organ was removed from the Chapel a few days ago.

20 January - Meeting with the Dean who encouraged him not to worry about financial matters or the future but to concentrate on getting a first. The Dean told him "you will have a good future before you".

22 May - Was very sorry to read of the sinking of his old ship the 'Egypt'.

14 June - Was disappointed to be awarded a second. The Dean was surprised and told him to take no notice of the result, saying he was a first class intellect.

1 June - Had tea with the Dean and Bernard Manning who discussed his future and tried to persuade him to be ordained.

19 July - Went to Fulham Palace and saw the Bishop of London about being ordained.

7 August - Percival Gardner-Smith was elected Dean of Jesus College.

21 August - Took up lodgings in Hove where he started tutoring Joe Harmsworth, son of Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth. He had been accepted at Pembroke College provided he pass an examination.

5 October - Returned to Cambridge and took up residence at the Oratory House in Lady Margaret Road [where he lived for the next 8 years during term time].

He earned a living by tutoring pupils, including Joe Harmsworth, and doing a translation of a book by Francesco Nitti [former Prime Minister of Italy]. [This book had been sent by Nitti to John Maynard Keynes who employed FB as the translator].

Diary entries are written in German script. There is a transcript of the diary entries in another hand [Muriel Brittain's] up until 4 August.

On the first two pages is a list of books read during the year.

Pages covering 21 - 26 March and 16 - 17 April have been torn out of the diary.

Covers his time living in Cambridge tutoring pupils, undertaking translation work and taking classes. Also details of Rooster Club meetings.

8 January - His translation of 'The Decadence of Europe' by Francesco Nitti was published.

7 March - The Roosters Club celebrated it's Bicentenary 184 years in advance (to save posterity the trouble).

11 August - Father Wynn introduced him to Mr Comber, Director of Studies in Modern Languages and a Fellow of Pembroke College. [FB counted Henry Gordon Comber as one of his chief benefactors. As a result of this meeting, from 23 August until Comber's death 12 years later FB was his assistant, taking classes several times a week].

24 August - 22 September - In Hove tutoring Joe Harmsworth and his brother Anthony.

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

On the second page is a list of plays seen during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income arranged per term listing fees from pupils.

Gives a list of residents at Oratory House and his pupils.

19 March - Went with Joe Harmsworth to spend a month in Boulogne.

21 March - Bought a bronze Rooster.

1 July - Travelled to Poitiers where he joined some pilgrims at St Radegund's tomb [the Patron Saint of Jesus College].

4 July - Arrived in Spain where he did a summer course at the University of Madrid.

10 August - In Brighton tutoring Joe Harmsworth and giving Lady Harmsworth Italian lessons.

25 August - Lady Harmsworth received a wire from Stresa to say her eldest son was ill. She, Joe and FB left for Italy.

26 August - Arrived in Stresa and was introduced to Lord Rothermere.

3 September - Received a letter from Francesco Nitti [living as an exile in Zurich] asking FB to translate his new book.

4 September - Arrived in Zurich to meet Francesco Nitti "an interesting and amiable man" [in his autobiography FB says that Nitti was a chain smoker and non-smoker in alternate years, this being a non-smoking year.]

21 November - Went to the registry to pay his MA fee of £3 to the Varsity and to the Senate House to be admitted MA.

On the first page is a list of books read during the year.

At the back is a list of plays seen during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income arranged per term listing fees from pupils.

Gives details of his life teaching classes and tutoring pupils in Cambridge. Also activities in his spare time - attending church services, meetings of the Rooster Club, work for the South Mymms Labour Party.

8 June - His book on Saint Radegund was published.

11 June - Attended his first May week ball, the Hawks Club Ball at the Guildhall.

29 July - Francesco Nitti and his wife arrived to stay at the Lion Hotel for the Liberal Summer School.

31 July - Attended Nitti's speech at the Guildhall. Guided Nitti and his wife around the colleges.

6 August - Started work on a history of St Giles, South Mymms.

8 September - Made his first visit to Oxford.

On the first page is a list of book read during the year.

On the second page is a list of plays seen during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income arranged per term listing fees from pupils.

Describes an on-going joke instigated by FB. At a Parochial Church Council meeting in South Mymms FB questioned why a visitation fee of 18s was paid annually to the Archdeacon when he didn't visit the parish. FB proposed the fee should be paid but they demand the Archdeacon visit the parish at least once a year on horseback. The local and London newspapers published stories about this along with photos of the Archdeacon. Later in the year when the Archdeacon announced his engagement FB proposed that the Parish should send him a horse as a wedding present. The press, including the Times, again published articles about it and the Horse Committee had to go and inspect prospective horses followed by journalists and photographers.

11 February - Jesus College celebrated St Radegund's Day with a church service followed by a Feast in the Hall [this was the first time the College had observed this particular feast day. It wasn't until research done by FB that the College knew there was any feast of hers except the one during the Long Vacation (13th August)]. Bernard Manning and the Dean addressed FB as 'the father of the feast'.

8 March - The Rooster Club held an inaugural dinner at the Lion Hotel of the 'Union for Getting Back the Eleven Days' (UGBED). These were the eleven days lost when the calendar was changed in 1752.

28 June - Admitted to the Office of Reader by the Bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral.

On the first page is a list of book read during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income arranged per term listing fees from pupils.

Gives total money received for the Academic year 1926-1927 as £478. 5s. 0d.

25 March - Visited Durham Cathedral and was entertained by the Bishop of Durham.

23 April - Attended the Jesus College Boat Club Centenary Dinner.

30 July - 15 August - Lead a tour of 25 people to Italy visiting Rome, Pompeii, Capri, Naples, Florence and Naples.

On the first page is a list of book read during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income listing amount earned from lectures and supervision including a list of pupils.

24 April - Had a meeting with Heffer regarding a history of the Boat Club he and Playford proposed writing together.

27 April - Received advanced copied of his book 'Saint Giles'.

22 May - Attended Rustat Audit Feast.

19 September - Travelled to Portsmouth for the Old Egyptonians Reunion.

13 October - Coached an VIII by himself for the first time.

1 December - Publication of 'The Jesus College Boat Club' co-written with Humphrey Playford.

On the first page is a list of book read during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income listing amount earned from lectures and supervision including a list of pupils.

14 February - Ice on the river. When walking with the Dean of King's College on Clare Bridge he saw about 20 men skating at King's and Trinity. The first time there had been skating on the Cam since 1895.

8 May - 'Slowly Forward. 366 Points for Oarsmen' published.

5 November - Went as a guest to a meeting of the Natives and ate 12 oysters. [The Natives Club was founded in 1877 by an undergraduate whose mother had sent him a barrel of oysters which he decided to share with 11 friends].

On the first page is a list of book read during the year.

On the last pages are details of his income arranged per term listing fees from pupils.

13 May - It was decided at a meeting of the College Council that next term he should move into the new block in College.

11 June - As he is now an examiner he handed out papers for the Spanish Principal subjects' exam, and conducted the Spanish oral with J.W. Baker.

3 July - 'Oar, Scull and Rudder' published.

21 August - Moved into his new rooms in Chapel Court.

11 October - The Dean asked him to act as Chapel Sacristan.

15 October - Gave his first lecture on Medieval Latin Literature.

19 December - Accepted an Assistant Lectureship at £200 a year plus the Librarianship at £43.

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].

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'.

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'.

20 January 1936 - King George V died.

23 January 1936 - Went with Q (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch) and Richmond to Senate House to hear the VC read the Proclamation of the new king (Edward VIII).

28 January 1936 - King George V buried. Service in the Chapel. "Very well done".

Easter vacation and much of the rest of the year - Working on 'Medieval Latin and Romance Lyric'.

11 September - Moved to new rooms [Dr Naine's old rooms, top left hand set on C staircase].

29 October - Appeared as the porter in Macbeth at ADC Theatre.

10 December - Went to the Union and heard the broadcast of King Edward VIII's abdication.

9 Mar 1937 - Dined at the Varsity Arms, one of 70 guests of Tikka Shamsher Singh (Shamsher Singh was his pupil) to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the reign of his father-in-law, the Maharajah of Jind.

12 May 1937 - Coronation of King George VI.

31 May 1937 - First hears that he is a Fellow of Jesus College. "At 5.22pm, as I was having tea, Q came in holding out his hand, Said 'Hail, Fellow of Jesus.' this being my first intimation. After 10m later, the Master came to congratulate the College, himself and myself as he put it".

1 June 1937 - Admitted to Fellowship in Chapel.

19 August 1937 - Started writing 'A Short History of Jesus College.'

23 August - 9th September 1937 - Travelled in Ireland.

12 November 1937 - 'Medieval Latin and Romance Lyric' was published.

16 May 1938 - Heard of the death of Steve Fairbairn [Steve Fairbairn was an Australian who was a rowing blue and captain of the Jesus Boat Club in the 1880s. After returned to Australia for a short time he came back to Cambridge and coached the boats of Jesus College. FB helped him with coaching and they were friends].

17 May 1938 - The Master agreed to a Memorial Service for Steve Fairbairn but no-one was to be present at the burial of the ashes in the Master's garden except family and FB. He didn't want people 'trampling over his garden'. Such was the strength of feeling at this that FB had to go to the Master and plead with him. He persuaded the Master to give permission for the Dean to conduct a service at the burial and for Fellows and members of the Boat Club to be present.

18 May 1938 - Memorial Service and burial of ashes of Steve Fairbairn.

6 July 1938 - Watched television for the first time.

16 August - 26 August 1938 - Went to stay in Cornwall at Fowey House and spent time with Q. In 'It's a Don's Life' FB described this as "one of my pleasantest vacations".

30 November 1938 - After dining at the Fountain two of his undergraduate companions were "progged for being without gowns". [Undergraduates had to wear gowns when outside college after dark. If caught by the Proctor without one a fine of 6s 8d was imposed].

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.

10 February 1939 - Took Trevor Jones to lunch. Went to Chapel with F. J. E. Raby [this is the first mention in the diaries of these two men. After they were elected Fellows they became FB's closest friends].

11 March 1939 - Went to the BBC in London. Interviewed for a voice test.

8 May 1939 - Went to the BBC and broadcast a talk on Latin hymns.

15 May 1939 - Went to the BBC and broadcast a talk on the Sequence.

3 September 1939 - "At 11.15am we sat in the saloon and heard the Prime Minister say that we had been at war since 11am".

7 September 1939 - RAF cadets arrived and were quartered in college.

20 October 1939 - Lectured at the Pitt Club as all our usual rooms have been taken by the RAF.

30 October 1939 - Lunched at the Pitt Club instead of in Hall as the College had temporarily taken it over.

7 December 1939 - Pantomime performed at the Guildhall to a huge audience of evacuee children.

24 December 1939 - No midnight mass as the church [in South Mymms] is not blacked out.

13 April 1940 - Received a telegram from Duckworth to say the Master had died last night.

16 April 1940 - Master's funeral. Acted as an usher. The coffin was wheeled on a bier afterwards into every court with family and Fellows following.

28 May 1940 - Elected W.L.H. Duckworth as the next Master and he was duly installed.

2 June 1940 - Was elected Lord Protector of the Roost [for the duration of the war].

8 September 1940 - The great bombing raids on London are taking place every night this week.

6 November 1940 - No 5 The Avenue [the family home] was damaged today [by enemy action].

18 November 1940 - A Short History of Jesus College was published.

29 May 1941 - Had tea with Judo Club and was elected Treasurer.

7 August 1941 - Went to Ely for the enthronement of Edward Wynn as Bishop.

8 December 1941 - Bernard Manning died.

11 December 1941 - Bernard Manning's funeral.

[FB's memoir of this friend Bernard Manning which he wrote later was considered by many to be one of his best books].

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'.

17 January - Memorial Service for Bernard Manning.

15 February - News arrived of the fall of Singapore. The Dean said "Can't say I think much of Churchill as a strategist".

27 February - Lunch was restarted in Hall as the Pitt Club was taken for a British Restaurant.

4 April - Clocks on another hour tonight [double summer time was used during the war].

19 May - First meeting of the John Mason Neale Society. Elected Treasurer.

17 July - Attended a meeting at Heffers about taking over editorship of the Cambridge Review [a post FB held for 6 years].

20 July - The Dean, Alan Percival and FB were appointed Assistant Tutors.

27 July - Air Raid at about 2am which caused a fire in the Union.

10 November - Memorial of Bernard Manning was published.

21 November - Q's 79th birthday. He called himself "a period piece, but not yet a museum piece".

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.

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'.

At the beginning of the diary is a list of books read or re-read during the year.

On the back pages are details of income arranged by term.

3 May - Meeting of the Cambridge University Church of England Council. Talk on the projected new cathedral in Coventry by the Provost of Coventry.

6 May - General Ironside was dining as the Master's guest and talked about Dunkirk and the events of 1940 when he was Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

12 May - The Master told FB that Q (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch had died).

11 August - Took Gilbert Coleridge to lunch [he was a descendant of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and executed a bronze memorial to his ancestor which is on the east wall of the south transept in Jesus Chapel].

August - September - Read a number of Q's novels.

2 October - Went to Senate House where he was installed as Proctor.

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'.

At the beginning of the diary is a list of books read during the year.

On the back pages are details of income arranged by term.

21 April - As Proctor went to the Memorial Service for President Roosevelt at King's.

23 April - The blackout ceased today and we seemed dazzled by light in Hall and in our rooms.

8 May - VE Day. 11am High Mass at St Giles. 4pm appeared on the balcony at the Guildhall with the Mayor, VC, and Lord Lieutenant to an enormous crowd.

25 June - In Senate House to receive nominations of candidates for Parliament.

14 July - Evensong at the Cathedral (Truro) and unveiling of Q Memorial after which the Bishop dedicated it and FB gave an address.

26 July - Most General Election results decalred today - "great Labour Party victory".

6 August - Elected Steward of the College.

15 August - "I had just gone to bed when, at 12.15am on 15th Aug, men came back to say the war [with Japan] was over and we had a glass of sherry, which I had kept since 1939".

24 August - Started writing book on Q. Spent most days until end of Sept working on this book.

1 October - Retired from office as proctor and was re-admitted to the office of Senior Proctor. Eustace Tillyard was admitted as Master.