| Description | Cecil Harmsworth's 'Collins' Royal Diary' for 1939.
Includes entries relating to time spent with friends and family, including his children and grandchildren; his elevation to the peerage, and his new coat of arms and title; social engagements; fishing; birthdays and deaths; the weather; nature observations; proceedings in the House of Lords; proceedings in the House of Commons, observed by Cecil Harmsworth from the Gallery; meetings of the Garden Cities Association; meetings of the Commons and Footpaths Society; meetings of the Empire Press Union; an invitation from the Worcestershire Liberal Council to be put forward as President; Cecil Harmsworth's opinion of Liberal foreign policy (07 Mar); the death of his friend Arthur Earle (13 Mar); his response to Jewish refugees (20 Mar); opening of the Ideal Home Exhibition by Cecil and Emilie Harmsworth (11 Apr); the opening of the Royal Academy; his thoughts on the political situation in Europe; the birth of his grandson, Tom (20 Jul); a holiday in Belgium; the declaration of the Second World War; black-outs and air raids; the social impact of war; the Hohenlohe-Rothermere case; the opening of Parliament by the King and Queen (28 Nov); a burglary at Lime Lodge (15 Dec); and Christmas.
Contains several pasted-in items, including newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Contains inserted items, including two of notable entires in the diary, coorrespondence, and a pocket at the back of the diary containing newspaper clippings, an order of service for the memorial service of William Yeats, correspondence, and two photographs. |