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, Bristol and Oxted England.

Significant events are documented as follows:

  • first mention of books? for sale at one of her lectures (Melbourne Port) 19 February 1934



References to photographs taken include:

  • Crewkerne church tower, school children 21 February 1934

  • Odcombe church and Yew trees, the Rectory and inhabitants 22 February 1934

  • Mann House from the church 24 February 1934



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Epping, Mrs Sparrow, Flight Lieutenant Freeman, Bishopsgate 2 October 1933

  • scarlet fever 7 October 1933

  • Aunty Nell, Uncle Jim, Mrs Sparrow 8 October 1933

  • Rhonda Lees, Mrs Carter 9 October 1933

  • Womens Guild of Empire (WGE), The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), British Commonwealth League (BCL), Miss Bailey, Aunty Nell, Mrs Blackall, Mrs Withnell, Mrs Drage, Mrs Watt, Isobel Ritchie 11 October 1933

  • Bishopsgate, Kensington, BCL, Mr Goss, flying doctor lecture, Miss Innes, Viola Morris, Victoria Anderson 12 October 1933

  • Uncle Jim, Boy Scouts returning home to Australia, HSW (Photographic processors), Zona, Canadian National Exhibition, Miss Willis 15 October 1933

  • Mollie Mackenzie, Walter Dixon 16 October 1933

  • Flight Lieutenant Freeman, Mr Tann, Uncle Jim, Violet 24 October 1933 Violet-

  • Mr Tann, Mrs Peritt, Violet, Uncle Jim, Flying Officer Mayes 25 October 1933

  • Flying Officer de Vas, Flying Officer Fairbrothe, Squadron Leader Butler 26 October 1933

  • Mrs Sparrow, Mrs Nightingale, Bishops Stortford 29 November 1933

  • Epping, London, vicMelbourne Port, Point St George, Somerset 18 February 1934

  • ACWW, Andover, Mrs Bescltine, WI, Dr Brook, Miss Lowe OBE, Dr Lowe, Leeds 20 February 1934

  • Hinton St George, Dr Lowe 21 February 1934

  • news clipping London Daily Express 21 February 1934 headed "Twenty dead in American Blizzard", Miss Lowe, Taunton, ACWW, Commander Levick, Mrs Greening, Odcombe, Mrs Ruth P/O Robinson, Stanley Gare, Mrs Bartlett, Mr Christy, Mrs Greening, Wiveliscombe, Mr Hancoche 22 February 1934

  • Highbridge, Brent-Knoll, ukMark,Taunton, Miss Peck, Polock, Miss Proctor, Lady Fox, ukMark, Miss Rice, Lady Fox 23 February 1934

  • Highbridge, Glastonbury, ukWells, Bristol, Abbots kitchen, ukWells, Dr Kennion, Miss Wills, swans, Bristol 24 February 1934

  • London, Epping, Canon Freeman, Royal Empire society (RES), ukClifton Suspension bridge, tram, Busslington 25 February 1934

  • Mr Blackall 26 February 1934

  • ukTodmorden Mons cotton mill, Felders Paper Works, Mr Blackall, Geoffrey 27 February 1934

  • Woodford, Rhoda 28 February 1934

  • Jenny Moore 4 March 1934

  • ukWedgewood cathedral plate 15 March 1934

  • Oxted, Uncle Jim, Violet Alexander, Mr Christy, Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), Mrs Mackenzie, Mr Blackall 16 March 1934

  • Wethersfield, Braintree, Girl, Guide heqdquarters, Lady Grenfell, flying doctor lecture, Mrs Watts, Miss Clare Harris 20 March 1934

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/8/3/5
Date Range02 October, 1933  -  01 April, 1934
Quantity 0.1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries
Series AA357/08