| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 389/ADM/5/56 |
| Alt Ref No | EUL MS 389/2898 |
| Date | 1956 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Title | Diary 1956 |
| Description | The Boots Chemists Scribbling Diary for 1956. Entries relate mainly to administrative matters, worship, correspondence, and visitors. Also includes references to the management of the farm and livestock; the health of members of the community; the weather; maintenance and cleaning of the property; giving and receiving gifts; birthdays; postulants; the central heating; visits from the Bishop of Plymouth; and food. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Large hardback volume. Contains several inserts, including a letter to the abbess from Father Leo Smith; a newspaper clipping entitled 'Man's Sensitivity to Radiation: Estimating Effects of Thermonuclear Test Explosions'; a letter from the private secretary to the Queen to the Lady Abbess dated 27 June 1938; a piece of 'Fords' blotting paper; and some handwritten notes of numbers. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL conditions apply |
| Creator_Name | Syon Abbey (1415-2011); Bridgettine |