| Description | Cecil Harmsworth's 'T.J. & J. Smith's One Day Octavo Scribbling Diary' for 1922. Includes note at the front of the diary: 'CH 29 i 1934 & finally July 1936' and explanatory pencil notes throughout the diary, presumably added by Cecil Harmsworth before the diary was copied by Isobel Nicholson.
Includes entries relating to time spent with friends and family; social engagements; Cecil Harmsworth's appointment as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (08 Jan); committee meetings, including for the Allied Blockade Committee; a trip to Paris to meet with the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George (01 Feb-02); proceedings in the House of Commons; Cecil Harmsworth's work in the Foreign Office; a garden party at Buckingham Palace (11 Jul); Peace Celebration Day, including a riot in Luton (19 Jul); meetings with parliamentary colleagues; political duties in his constituency of Luton; Armistice Day (11 Nov); meeting of the Supreme Economic Council in Rome (19-22 Nov); signing of the Treaty of Neuilly; a speech at a mass meeting in Newport in support of the Coalition Government (09 Dec); Christmas; and efforts to secure the return of British prisoners from the Soviet Union (26 Dec).
Contains several pasted-in items, including newspaper clippings and a sketch by Desmond.
Contains several inserted items, including a list entitled '1919 Diary Points of interest', correspondence, photographs of the 'children's camp' in the garden at Henley, a programme and ticket for the National Peace Celebrations, and member's order forms for luncheon. |