Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around London (United Kingdom) and environs.

References to photographs taken include:

  • snow in Russel Square at night and again in the afternoon light, various zoo animals 1 March 1931

  • Arthur hall (Abbotsford hall porter) dogs, Russell Square, snow shovellers, King Charles and Nelson statues 9 March 1931

  • Russel Square under snow, children snow balling, nurses and strollers, Peter Pan, flowers and squirrels 10 March 1931

  • Abbotsford Hotel dining room 15 March 1931

  • snow in Russell Square 3 Am 22 March 1931



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Mrs Loton, London zoo, six thousand photogtraphs taken since March 1927, Jean Loton, Win Alexander 1 March 1931

  • Dr Kirk, Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright 2 March 1931

  • Miss Fielding, Prof. Harris, Prof. Frazer, Winifred Wright, Mr Schiller (tailor), Mr Freedihan (tailor) 3 March 1931

  • news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 11 April 1931 headline 'What they eat at the zoo. Menu costs 15,000 pounds a year. Exclusive of gifts from visitors,'

  • Miss Fielding, Samson Wright 4 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Mr Freedihan 5 March 1931

  • Samson Wright, Mr Murdoch 6 March 1931

  • Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), Mr Murdoch, Harris Scarfe, finances 7 March 1931

  • details of photogtraph exposure times, Elliot Smith 8 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer 9 March 1931

  • Elliot Smith, Royal Photographic Society (RPS), British Medical Association (BMA), Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Mr Freedihan, Dr Kirk, Dr Burrell, TB, ER Rees, Don Dowling, Ben Johnson, Mitch Rees 10 March 1931

  • Elliot Smith, anthropology, Dr Kirk, Samson Wright, Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), Mr Driver 11 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Mr Freedihan, Dr Kirk, Australian Museum article 'Birth of Kangaroo,' 12 March 1931

  • Elliot Smith, Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, Dr Melanby, BMA, Belfast, London Hospital 13 March 1931

  • Dr Kirk, Mr Evitt, The Empire theater, 'Trader Horn,' Mr Horton, (pages and dates somewhat mixed here), Emily. Cut, Dr Mellanby, diet and health, iodine 14 March 1931

  • Mollie,'s birthday, 37 photographs sold for one pound each to Mr Stubbs for reproduction in 'Customs and manners of mankind,' copyright remains with WD Walker, Australian Aboriginal people 15 March 1931

  • Samson Wright, Dr Brouwer, Mrs Waddington, Jay Creek gums 16 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Dr Kirk, Dr Mellanby 17 March 1931

  • Elliot Smith, JP Hill, Australian Aboriginal people, kangaroo, Mr Perrz 18 March 1931

  • Dr Kirk, Prof. Frazer, Intervarsity boat race, Cambridge, Dominion theater, Charlie Chaplin, 'City Lights,' 19 March 1931

  • news clipping The Evening News dated 21 March 1931 headline 'Winning sequence kept up. Cambridge win for the eighth year in succession.'

  • news clipping The Adelaide Observer dated 5 February 1931 headline 'Russia has 140,000,000 souls living on rations. Glad to eat horseflesh,' featuring photograph of 'A typical Russian peasant.' Reverse headline 'Raise your own seeds. It is easy, and they transplant much more readily,' featuring photograph of hydrangea

  • news clipping The London Daily Telegraph dated 21 March 1931 headline 'Eighty-third boat race this afternoon. ukOxford's chance to draw level. Rich programme of sport for first day of spring.' Reverse headline 'New speed boat record. 102.155 MPH by Mr GAR Wood. Seagrave's figure thrice beaten. America forestalls Kaye Don'

  • news clipping The London Daily Telegraph dated 21 March 1931 featuring map of boat race course. Reverse headline "Marcis Aurelius's game pie. A classical recipe'

  • programme 'University of London. University College Union Society. The Foundation Oration' Sir Charles Grant Robertson, dated 19 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Dr Kirk 20 March 1931

  • Dr Kirk, Mr Evitt, Sir Charles Grant Robertson, 'Europe 1918-1930,' League of Nations, Russia, Papal power 21 March 1931

  • camera, Winston Churchill, 'I want to run the Aerial Medical Service (AMS) at home and it may take cash to be sufficiently independent from the beginning to get it going without umpteen governmental hampering restrictions etc,' Australian Aboriginal report

  • news clipping The Daily Express dated 28 February 1931 cartoon by Strube 'One touch of spring'

  • AA Milne, The Observer, South Australia, Central Australia rainfall for 1930, Mr Murdoch 22 March 1931

  • Prof. Robins, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, Prof. Frazer, Dr Roy, Mr Driver, Elliot Smith 23 March 1931

  • Prof. Robins, Dr Kirk, Dr Wilson, Fellowship of Medicine 24 March 1931

  • Samson Wright, Dr Kirk 25 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, Mrs Waddington, ER Rees, Dr Syd Krantz 26 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Dr Kirk 27 March 1931

  • Dr Kirk 28 March 1931

  • exchange rate 31.15%, Jack Lang 29 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Dr Kirk, Miss Martindell, RAI, Elliot Smith, Dr Roy 30 March 1931

  • Prof. Frazer, Dr Dickens, Dr Kirk, Samson Wright, Kitty Spur, Mrs Woods, Arthur hall, ,Maurice, 31 March 1931

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/12/4
Date Range01 March, 1931  -  31 March, 1931
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04