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Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Series AA357/04 / Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries
THERE ARE TOO MANY PERSONAL NAMES TO INDEX IN THIS ITEM

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

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • diary precis covering the period 1897 to 1930 refers primarily to locations visited each year

  • diary references are listed alphabetically as: ambition, self awareness, think for yourself, various activities, over powering sleepiness, tired, observations on futility of exams, write a book, Stefansson and arctic, Mrs Alexander, Rockefeller Foundation, Australian sheep and cattle stations statistics, Australian Aboriginal people, artesian system, and plesiosaurs covering the period 1922 to 1931

  • further lists of medical contacts with phone numbers are then provided

  • list of students met 1921-1931

  • dates of joining various associations are listed as BSc Adelaide March 1923; MB BS Adelaide December 1925; British Medical Association (BMA) register to practice South Australia 17 December 1925, membership 1926; associateship 25 November 1925, register to practice in England; Royal Society South Australia Branch November 1923 proposed by Prof. F Wood Jones (AA 379), Prof. JB Cleland (AA 60); Royal Photographic Society (RPS) proposed by Dr GH Rodman, HH Blacklock 11 November 1929, member 9 December 1929, associate 8/12/30, lecture 19 May 1931, medal September 1931 and fellow November 1931; Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) Miss Martindell secretary, fellow 19 May 1931 proposed Prof. G Elliot Smith, Dr J Perry; University College Anthropological Society (UCAS) member 14 February 1930 lecture 21 December 1930; Royal Geographical Society (RGS) proposed Arthur Perema, GH Ponting, fellow 23 February 1931; Royal Empire Society (RES) proposed Daniel Grove, Frank R Cowley, fellow 12 January 1931; Empire Crusade, foundation member 17 December 1929; Zoological Society (ZS) proposed Prof. JP Hill fellow 20 May 1931

  • date and title of lecture are listed together with an indication of enthusiasm of audience and estimated number of guests, 1929-33

  • list of contributions to or mentions in various publications including: Medical Student Society Review "Birth of St Marks" June 1925, Aboriginal Report 1928, Children's Hour magazine 1928-29

Creator: Dr William Delano Walker
Control: AA 357/4/21/5
Date Range:  1897  -  1933
Quantity:  0.1cm,    
Formats: Newspaper Clippings, Diaries, Indexes
Series:  AA357/04
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