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 and Catterick (United Kingdom) and environs.

Photographs include:

  • baby in oxygen bell, xrays of twins, breeches, hydroceph at City of London Maternity Hospital 24 October 1937

  • baby with D and V on intravenus drip, xray of skull, Infants Hospital 7 November 1937

  • the new University of London buildings 13 November 1937



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Regents Park zoo, Humming birds, Stoll theater, "Fire Over England," "Queen Elizabeth," William Powell, Myra Lay, Flora Robson 3 October 1937

  • Dr Joll 4 October 1937

  • Cancer Hospital, Dr Joll, Royal Photographic Society (RPS), Kodachrome film, Meyrick Thomas, Dr Shattock, Dr Porritt, Dr Homes, Dr Sellors, Dr Cokkinis 5 October 1937

  • news clipping uncited undated Headline "The second European congress on Structive (Plastic) Surgery" annotated in blue and red

  • Congress of Plastic Surgery, Pomfret Kilner, Dick Watson, Gwen Watson 6 October 1937

  • Mrs Maingot, RPS exhibition 7 October 1937

  • Prof. Gillies, Prof. Safain, Dr Kilner, Dr MacPherson, Violet Alexander, Oxted 8 October 1937

  • Crockham Hill, Jean Urquhart married Cedric Edwards, Osmond Alexander 9 October 1937

  • Violet Alexander, Mollie, Mrs Freeman 10 October 1937

  • James Alexander, Mrs Gardiners, spSpain, Benito Mussolini 11 October 1937

  • Webb Johnson 12 October 1937

  • Roy Dingley, Geoffrey Keynes 13 October 1937

  • Rock Carling, Gordon Taylor, Mrs Rymill, Royal Free Hospital 14 October 1937

  • Dr Broster, Charing Cross Hospital, Dr Murray, Pierce Gould 15 October 1937

  • Dick Watson, Cancer Hospital 16 October 1937

  • Lawrence Abel, Allin Mill, Dr Raven, Dr Shattock 17 October 1937

  • Mr Goldsworthy, Dr Joll, Dr Morris, Dr Proger 18 October 1937

  • Dr Norbury, Dr Joll, Dr Rowbottom 19 October 1937

  • Max Page, St Thomas Hospital, Dr Romanis 19 October 1937

  • Doll Forward, Jim Forward, Dr Lake 21 October 1937

  • Gordon Hospital, Lawrence Abel, Dr Jarman, Princess Beatrice Hospital, Clifford Morson, Dr Shattlock 22 October 1937

  • City of London Maternity Hospital, Dr McCullagh, Mollie, Mrs Blackwell 24 October 1937

  • Lawrence Abel, Russell Howard, Dr Proger 25 October 1937

  • Russell Howard, Mr Frank Gerald, gold rush Coolgardie 1912, Peter Hannan, Kalgoorlie 26 October 1937

  • Russell Howard, Julian Taylor, EK Martin, Howard Jones, Etherington Wilson, 27 October 1937

  • Dr Jefferson, Dr Shattock, Rock Carling, Temperance Hospital, 28 October 1937

  • green silk dressing gown, London Hospital, Russell Howard 29 October 1937

  • exchange rate 33 percent has cost 700 pounds to date, Russell Howard, Infant's Hospital Vincent Square, Aldioyeh Theater, "The Housemaster" 30 October 1937

  • Infant's Hospital, Dr Tallerman, Maitland Jones, Dr Harris, Dr Levi, Clifford Morson 31 October 1937

  • McNeil Love, Russell John, Lawrence Abel, Kodak cine operator in attendance, took 600 feet of film of operation, Princess Beatrice Hospital Earls Court, Denis Browne 1 November 1937

  • Russell John, Dr Raven Shattock, King Dodd, Dr Cordiner 2 November 1937

  • Russell John, Richard Dix, Vida Barnden, Royal Free Hospital 3 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Shattock, Dr Souttar, Russell Howard, McNeil Love, Dr Paton, Dr Cordiner, Dr Cole, Meyrick Thomas 4 November 1937

  • Genn Valguin, Russell John, Stephen Smith, Stokes Grittis, Naughton Dann 5 November 1937

  • Dr Jupe, xrays, Russell John, St John's Clinic, Institute of Physical Medicine, Philip Ellman, Philip Jory, Dr Joll operating, baby in oxygen bell jar 6 November 1937

  • Institute of Physical Medicine, Dr Taylor, Dr Eidinow, Sir Leonard Hill, Sir William Bragg, Sir Oliver Lodge, Hughlings Jackson, Dr Horsley, Victor Cagalet, foot and mouth disease, Japan, China, spSpain, Ancient Society of College Youth 7 November 1937

  • Dr Milne 8 November 1937

  • Neville Chamberlain 9 November 1937

  • Dr Shattock, Pierce Gould, Max Page, Russell Howard 10 November 1937

  • final Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) examinations (fifth attempt), British Legion Festival of Rememberance, order of service 11 November 1937

  • London Hospital, Dr Perry, Gordon Harker, "The Phantom Light," cost of RCS preparation for examinations over the years estimated at 4000 pounds 12 November 1937

  • Will Hay, "Oh Mr Porter" 13 November 1937

  • Mollie, zoo, baby pecceries, Miss Willis 14 November 1937

  • John Frazer, Geoffrey Jefferson 15 November 1937

  • failed RCS examinations, S/Ldr Brown, Dr Woodsend, George Arliss, "Dr Syn," 16 November 1937

  • Mr Rew, 300 Christmas cards posted 17 November 1937

  • Catterick, Mrs Kirby, Mrs Hull, Mrs de Giers, Abbotsford Hotel, Mrs Broadwith, Elizabeth Woodsend, Pakenham remarried for third time, Mrs Bleriot 18 November 1937

  • Cpl Lee, Mrs Alberry, Dr Woodsend, Hugh Woodsend 19 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Arbuthnot, Geo Simpson, Rev. Traeger, Dr Vickers, John Flynn, Cloncurry 1928, Wyndham, Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie, Broken Hill, Alice Springs 20 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend, Hugh Woodsend, Dr Wrightson, Miss Worth, Temperance Hospital, Dr Shattock 21 November 1937

  • Mrs Macey, ukDarlington Hospital, Dr Woodsend 22 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Taylor, Mrs Elliot, P/O Press, poison gas, S/Ldr Brown, Mollie, 23 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend, S/Ldr Brown 24 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Arbuthnot, Dr Woodsend, Mr Bradley, Coff Spa Hotel, British Medical Association (BMA), Dr Leishman, Dr Barnard, Dr Castle, Mr Pearson, Mr Farquhar 25 November 1937

  • Mrs Coleman, Mrs Maxwell 26 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Hugh Woodsend 27 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Cpl Lee, LAC Lee 28 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • P/O Wallace, LAC Lee, P/O Theilman, P/O Fairs, P/O Cooks 29 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Taylor, Mrs Aggett, P/O Harris, slide rule, Mrs Cuthbert 30 November 1937. This item is restricted.

  • "The Great Barrier Reef," 1 December 1937

  • P/O Harris, John Barker, Mrs Bowler, Mrs Roberts, Mrs MacDonald 2 December 1937

  • S/Ldr Brown, Mrs Belairs 3 December 1937

  • Hugh Woodsend, Ronald Frankau, "The Educated Comedian" 4 December 1937

  • Mr Tann, Australian Mutual provident (AMP) Insurance, venereal disease lecture with slides from Bulford, Australian Aboriginal people and various hospitals 5 December 1937

  • Sgt Curtis, Mr Ince, F/Sgt Rowe, P/O Strong, poison gas, S/Ldr Brown, P/O Fairs. Mrs Aggett, 6 December 1937

  • Pakenham, Dr Wrightson, Harrowgate, P/O Adams, P/O Theilman, P/O Blatchford, S/Ldr Brown 7 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • childrens party at the airdrome, F/Sgt Fox 8 December 1937

  • Mrs Macey, Mrs Sayers, Mrs Bowler, Hugh Woodsend, Gerry Woodsend 9 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Brown, P/O Traill, P/O Cramer, S/O Cook, Cpl Lee, Dr Woodsend 10 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Glasgow-Edinburgh express trains crashed killing 25, Cpl Lee, Mollie, spectacles 11 December 1937

  • Hugh Woodsend, Dr Sells, Dr Wrightson 12 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Macey, S/Ldr Brown, P/O Arbuthnot, John Barker 13 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Wrightson, Mrs Arbuthnot, Victor Lack, Lane Roberts, Mrs Brown, Hugh Woodsend, Mollie, ukDarlington 14 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Pakenham, Col Campbell, Russian revolution, Japan, Nanking 15 December 1937

  • P/O MacDonald, Hugh Woodsend 16 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Stuart MacDonald, P/O Theilmann, Air Commodore Bertie Sutton, General Williams, General Bartholomew, Penlight lecture pencils 17 December 1937

  • Mrs Bowler, Mrs Sayers, Mrs Macey, Cpl Lee, P/O MacDonald, Mollie, Mrs Arbuthnot, ukDarlington, S/Ldr Brown, Graham Gran Swing 18 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • news clipping The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post dated 15 December 1937. Headline "Japan's 'prelude to the drama',". Reverse Headline "US and Moscow Mystery. Vanished couple's passport False," "Italy's Adverse Balance. Estimate exceeded." "Von Papen reports to Hitler. Austrian siutation"

  • Dr Woodsend, Hugh Woodsend 19 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Sgt Pring, Hugh Woodsend, Dr Wrightson 20 Decmeber 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mr Traill, Cpl Lee, Dr Woodsend 21 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Hugh Woodsend aet 15 22 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Masey, Cpl Lee, LAC Miller, Duff, Geldart, "We of the Never Never," Richmond, Pakenham 23 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • S/Ldr Brown, Mrs Cuthbert, Hugh Woodsend 24 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Woodsend, Mrs Coole, John Tayleur, Mollie, Mrs Broadwith, Pakenham, Miss Simon, Hugh Woodsend, Arthur Toa, LAC Miller, S/Ldr Brown 25 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • S/Ldr Brown, Mollie, blue velvet dress, "Mee's Book on Photography," Cpl Lee, Mrs Broadwith, Lewis Boradwith 26 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Pauline Simon, S/Ldr Brown, Hugh Woodsend 28 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • P/O Chaytor, air crash near Spenmythorne, Hugh Woodsend, Aerial Medical Service (AMS) annual report, CG Grey, The Aeroplane, Rev. Traeger, John Flynn, Geo Simpson, Dr Fenton 30 December 1937

  • Mrs Brown, Mollie, Richmond, 'King Solomon's Mines,' Paul Robeson, Mrs Fiars 31 December 1937. This item is restricted.

  • S/Ldr Brown promoted to Wing Commander, Charlie McCann, Japan, Benito Mussolini, Hugh Woodsend 1 January 1938. This item is restricted.

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/20/5
Date Range02 October, 1937  -  01 January, 1938
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/04