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 and Eton England.

Significant events are documented as follows:

  • Mrs Walker canvasses Walker's chances of success in his second attempt at the FRCS exams "I do hope he is able to get this hurdle overcome successfully this time, there is so much for him to do in the world and this must be overcome first - a great essential" 29 May 1931

  • passed part exam for FRCS 11 June 1931

  • elected Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute 16 June 1931



Detailed descriptions of industrial plant etc visited include:

  • Eton 11 April 1931

  • Knelesworth 18 April 1931

  • Bryant and May Match factory Bow Rd 22 April 1931



References to photographs taken include:

  • various views at Eton 11 April 1931



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Rev. Basil Bourchier, Rev. Wellstead 4 April 1931

  • Selborne Society 11 April 1931

  • Sir H Barwell 16 April 1931

  • Selborne Society, Lord Lytton 18 April 1931

  • Bryant and May 22 April 1931

  • RPS, Mr Olaf, Mr Blackwood, Mr Bloch, Uncle Jim, Violet Alexander, Flo Fisher, Dr Rendall, Mr Bollen, Mr Pinnock FRC, Mr Bennett, Mr Thomas 19 May 1931

  • Guild of Empire, Lady Muriel Gore-Browne, Miss Hunt, Miss Maysie Hopwood, Mrs Flora Drummond, Mrs Blackall, Mrs Matter, Auntie Nell, KaraKaha Club, Mrs Cummins. Mrs Derbyshire, Mrs Blackhall, Mrs Matters, Mollie, 29 May 1931

  • Miss Willis 6 June 1931

  • Sir Frank Molden, Mrs Blackall 3 June 1931

  • Mrs Dickinson 6 June 1931

  • Lady Barwell, Mrs Anquin, Mrs Darcy Addison, Lady Galloway, Lady Young, Miss Muecke, Mrs Walker (from Adelaide), Miss de Mole, Lady Hore Ruthven, Gwen Watson, Dulcie Moss 9 June 1931

  • Aubrey Lewis, Wilfred Oldham 11 June 1931

  • Mr Brand, David Masters 14 June 1931

  • Sir William Furse, RGS, Sir Douglas Mawson, RSS Discovery, Dr Wimble 15 June 1931

  • RAI, Miss Caton Thompson, Elliot Smith, Dr Perry, Prof. Myres, Miss Gardiner, Lady Bailey, Yellow Cliffs 16 June 1931

  • Stiles Allen, Zoological Society of London, kangaroos, chimpanzees, mandrills 17 June 1931

  • Ron Lees, Bob Bristowe, Aldershot, Sir H Barwell, Royal Garden Party, Evelyn Lees, Lawhill, buses 18 June 1931

  • Hilda Birthwrette, Ivy Stapledon 24 June 1931

  • Kath, Nugget Harris, Empire Marketing Board, Royal Empire Society, Sir Weston Jarvis, Sir Arch Weadle Jellicoe, Lady Weadle 25 June 1931

  • Kings Langley, Dr Gillespie, Sir H Hague 26 June 1931

  • hand drawn calendar for June-July 1931

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/8/2/5
Date Range04 April, 1931  -  26 June, 1931
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsDiaries
Series AA357/08