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We acknowledge we are on Kaurna Miyurna land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.

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Mrs Mary Vera (Mollie) Walker personal diaries

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Series AA357/08 / Mrs Mary Vera (Mollie) Walker personal diaries

Previously accessioned as D3/6

A loose leaf diary detailing Mrs Walker's daily life including travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around London England.

Significant events are documented as follows:

  • Fellow Royal Anthropological Institute [FRAI] 16 March 1931

  • London zoo, description of chimpanzee tea party 17 March 1931

  • Attended Buckingham Palace garden party 27 March 1931

  • arrangements for publication of photographs by Amalgamated Press 'Manners and Customs' 20 and 23 March 1931

  • Walker's presentation of Associate of the Royal Geograpic Society [RGS] and nomination for Fellowship 10 March 1931

  • started work on lecture 'life history of the kangaroo', kangaroo, invited to address half yearly meeting of the British Anatomical Society Bellfast 17 March 1931 regarding kangaroo, embryo photos but unable to attend due Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons [FRCS] commitments, lantern slide lecture to the RPS 27 March 1931



Detailed descriptions of industrial plant etc visited include:

  • Sanderson Wallpaper Factory, Peawate Bird Sanctury Perivale 4 March 1931

  • Daily Telegraph building 11 March 1931



References to photographs taken include:

  • Busley Park Hampton Court 4 June 1931

  • ,dog,s in snow in Russel Square 9 March 1931,

  • Lynmouth child and ,dog, 19 July 1931



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Mr Stubbs, Miss Willis, Selborne Society, Peawate Bird Sanctury 4 March 1931

  • Mrs Loton, Aunty Nell and Uncle Jim, Mrs Angivin (wife of WA Agent General), Mrs Mann, Mrs Blackall, Gwen Cressey, Lord Brenltna, Rev. Day SJ, Sir Hilton Young, Winston Churchill, protest against forced labour in Russia 6 March 1931

  • Mr Murdoch 7 March 1931

  • Mrs Loton 8 March 1931

  • Rev. Edwin Smith, Royal Photographic Society (RPS), RGS, Arthur Perena, Mr, Ponting, 10 March 1931

  • Daily Express, Daily Sketch, Sunday Graphical, Daily Telegraph, Colonel Lawson, Viscount Burnham, Miss Willis, Rev. Smith, Dr Temple 11 March 1931

  • Prof. Mussey, Gwen Cressey, HV Morton 12 March 1931

  • Selfridges, Wyn, Prof. Mussey 16 March 1931

  • RCS, Prof. Frazer, British Anatomical Society, Prof. Elliot Smith, Peking Man, Mrs Reg Hallward, Mr Brand, David Masters, Jim Mitchell, Oodnadatta, meteorite 17 March 1931

  • Mrs Minns, English Speaking Union, Mrs Loton 18 March 1931

  • Sir C Grant Robertson, Helen Henschel 19 March 1931

  • Mrs Loton 20 March 1931

  • Mrs Alexander, Syd, Wyn, Kath 23 March 1931

Creator: Dr William Delano Walker
Control: AA 357/8/2/4
Date Range:  04 March, 1931  -  23 March, 1931
Quantity:  0.1cm,    
Formats: Diaries
Series:  AA357/08