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- 19th July 1931 - 22nd September 1968 (Creation)
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22 items, paper
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Collection of items all in one folder. On the outside of the folder it says 'Items from Muriel Brittain's draft of Freddy's Diary'. The items are:
19th July 1931 - Letter from Sir Arthur Quiller Couch asking F.B. to show E.M. Forster around college and let him use Q's rooms. [Forster was researching Samuel taylor Coleridge and Jesus College] (photocopy)
22nd August 1932 - Letter from Arthur Gray to F.B. in which he acknowledges F.B.'s "charming letter", refers to his own age (80) and expresses his views on being Master (original)
UGBED leaflet (Union for Getting Back the Eleven Days)
21st November 1932 - Letter from William Nicholson to F.B. asking him for the name of Q's gyp so that he could retrieve a silk MA gown which he had left behind after working on his painting of Q (photocopy)
12th December 1940 - Letter from Rev F.J. Foakes Jackson to F.B. thanking him for his letter and copy of his book a 'Short History of Jesus College' which he said "pleased me immensely". He ends the letter by saying "I have decided that you have proved one of the greatest assets we have chosen as Fellows" (photocopy)
5th March 1941 - Letter from F.J.E. raby to F.B. expressing his "gratifies astonishment" when he was invited to become an Homorary Fellow of Jesus College (photocopy)
8th June 1943 - Letter from Lord Quickswood to F.B. concerning his memoir of Bernard Manning. He then expresses his thoughts on the future of the Church of England (typed copy)
6th October 1944 - Letter from his mother to F.B. after she had returned home following her visit to Cambridge to watch her son being installed as a Proctor (copy)
2nd March 1948 - Letter from A.B. Ramsay congratulating F.B. on his Doctorate and his editorship of 'The Cambridge Review' (typed copy)
27th July 1945 - Letter from J.W. Truron saying he had enjoyed F.B.'s visit (typed copy)
6th September 1950 - Letter of condolence from Colin Coote to F.B. on the death of his mother (original)
21st November 1956 - Poem from Muriel at Girton College to F.B. (copy)
Article by F.B. on how to speak Sheepish
4th Decmber 1958 - Letter from Eleanor Faijcon referring to the article about Sheepish (photocopy)
18th August 1964 - Letter from Sybil Thorndike saying she was glad he had enjoyed the broadcast (copy)
26th March 1965 - Letter from John Betjeman to F.B. addressing him as "Dear and golden Doctor" (photocopy for original see PP/Brittain/4/8)
18th April 1966 - Letter from John Ripon to F.B. abput the Church of England (photocopy)
28th March 1967 - Letter from the Bishop of St Albans wishing F.B. well for his operation and recovery (photocopy)
Poem called "Keep Brittain Tidy"
22nd September 1968 - Letter apologising for being out when F.B. called (photocopy)
Undated. Type written letter from Lillie potter to F.B. thanking him for his kindness