Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

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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:

  • Lyndhurst Bitumen Road and the Old Roman Road, Nelson's old power works at Fritham 27 December 1932

  • skulls, skeletal bones and pottery at Pitt Rivers Museum 30 December 1932



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • discussion of the UK war debt to the United States, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, Lyceum Club, National Council of Women's Journal, Aerial Medical Service (AMS), Mrs Godfrey Drage, Women's Institute (WI) of Wales, Lady Steele Maitland, Mrs Alfred Watts, Mr Horton, Sir Thomas Horder, Ramsay MacDonald 3 December 1932

  • fragilitas ossium, parathyroid, pituitary 4 December 1932

  • Col Etherton, Marshall McIntyre, Royal Air Force (RAF), Mollie, Lyceum Club, Lady Aberdeen, AMS, Sir John Reith, Mr Wakefield, Mr Goodenough, Mr Apsley, Mr Furse, Mr Whitefield, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Mr Cornforth 5 December 1932

  • Flight Lieutenant Lipscomb, Cranwell, Digby, Grantham, Marshall McIntyre, AMS, Central Medical Establishment (CME), Capt Smart, Mr Horton, camera, Mrs Nichols (Vera Deuna), Mrs Kirby, John Antle, 'Work in British Columbia,' John Flynn 6 December 1932

  • AMS lecture at School of Tropical Medicine, Sir David Munro, Prof. Jameson, Sir Harry Barwell, Mrs Barwell, Peter Dawson, Arnold Reimann, Mrs Burden, Miss Large, Miss Zimmern, Mary Angwin, Mrs Mosley, Lady Steele Maitland, Mrs Cockerell, Mrs Wrightson, Lady Elenor Cole, Mrs Osborne Delano Thomson, Mrs Snowden, Barnet Solomans, Clarrie Reiger, Len Douglas, Joan Douglas, Sadie Illingworth, Agnes Ireland, Florence Bertwhistle, Mrs Rice, Mrs Primrose, Miss Watson, Marjory Hopwood, Audrey Hopwood, Mrs Buchanan, Joe Stickler, Lieutenant Lipscomb, Col Etherton, Air Commodore Fellowes, Mrs Urquhart, Zona de Giers, Vera Deuna 8 December 1932

  • Mr Taylor Darbyshire, empire communications, Davidson Black, sinanthropus, Pekin, 'The Gondoliers,' Lord Wakefield, Lord Apsley, Sir John Bland Sutton, Col Etherton, Air Commodore Fellowes, Lady Aberdeen, Mrs Drummond, Mrs Watts, Mr Leitch 9 December 1932

  • Joe Stickler, Mr Cooper, Dr F Daubenton, RPS, cinefilm, fragilitas ossium 10 December 1932

  • AMS, Lady Aberdeen 11 December 1932

  • Davidson Black 12 December 1932

  • Bristol, Lord Apsley, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAS), CWA, YMCA, City Temple, Mrs Godfrey Drage, National Council of Women, International Council of Women, Dr Rendall, RES 13 December 1932

  • 4 pages of pencil notes from Dr Randall's 'Empire tours for boys' lecture

  • Downs Hospital for Children, Surrey, Horace, Jimmy Moore, Stan Wilson, Isobel, Eric Price, Stewart Douglas, Len Douglas, Mr Paton, Mr Thomas, Dr Coleman, Dr Freddy Roques, Joan Douglas15 December 1932. This item is restricted.

  • AMS, RPS, bull seal, Waimungu, Canadian National Photographic Exhibition, Scottish Salon, International Council of Women's Journal, Sir Wm furse, AMS, Imperial Institute, Lord Apsley, RES, Bristol, Royal Aeronautical Society 16 December 1932

  • BMA, Mr Stillwell, Flying Doctor reprints, John MacKenzie, Bruce MacKenzie, Robert MacKenzie, Ann MacKenzie, Mollie MacKenzie, Mrs Dinon 17 December 1932

  • Mrs Brand, Mrs Louch, Mrs .Brighton 18 December 1932

  • Woolworths, HSW, Radium, Glimpses of Australia lecture for ukHighgate 19 December 1932

  • British Medical Journal (BMJ) reprint of AMS lecture, Mrs Dickinson, Kath Dickinson, Glad Dickinson, Dr Dickinson, Highgate Literary and Scientific Society, Mr. .Kennedy, ukNorwood School, Daisy Kennedy, Alec Kennedy, Mr Atkins, Rev. Traeger, RCS 20 December 1932

  • Prof. Jameson, Mr Christie, AMS, RNH, Joan Douglas, Joe Stickler, Rev. Traeger, St Martyn's crypt, list of accommodation for homeless people include Rowton Houses Ltd, Rev. Saukey, Miss Costello, Rev. Pat McCormack 21 Dfecember 1932

  • Prof. Jameson, MBA, New Milton 22 December 1932

  • Milford on Sea 23 December 1932

  • Bournemouth, 'Great Truth,' New Pavilion theater, Margaret Platten 24 December 1932

  • Mrs Platten, Rothfield Grays, New Milton, Margaret Platten, Mr Gerard Furranes (Mrs Platten's brother), Mrs Furranes, Gwen Senally, Rhoda Bennett 25 December 1932

  • saRufus Stone, Margaret Platten, Wolsely Hornet 26 December 1932

  • Gerard Furranes, Old Roman Road, Fritham, pieces of pottery recovered 27 December 1932

  • news clipping the London Daily Sketch dated 9 February 1933 headline 'Free meal fund cupon. Free meal kitchens, Birmingham'

  • Margaret Platten, Rosie Davis, Christ Church 28 December 1932

  • Pitt Rivers Museum, Gerad Furranes 30 December 1932

  • Dr Blood, Highcliffe 31 December 1932

  • reverse of No 2 Flying Training School Digby letterhead pencil notes 2FTS 1-9/33 (appear to relate to administrative rules

  • pencil notes relating to finances and expenditure 1-2/33

  • pencil notes relating to diary entries 2/33

  • pencil notes relating to RAF and flying

  • pencil notes relating to diary, finance and various locations

  • Obverse No 2 Flying Training School Digby letterhead pencil notes relating to diary entries February 1933. Reverse to do list

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/14/4
Date Range03 December, 1932  -  09 February, 1933
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries, Indexes
Series AA357/04