| Description | Cecil Harmsworth's 'Collins' Royal Diary' for 1944.
Includes entries relating to time spent with friends and family, including his children and grandchildren; the weather; nature observations; gardening; fishing; social engagements; editing his diaries; completing his 'literary work'', including memoirs of his personal and political life; the Second World War; air raids; proceedings in the House of Lords; meetings of the Town and Country Planning Association, of which Harmsworth was chairman; meetings of the Commons and Footpaths Society; Dr Johnson's House; the Reform Club; meetings of the Empire Press Union; and Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Contains several pasted-in items, including newspaper clippings and a drawing of a dog.
Contains several pieces of kitchen towel used as bookmarks, and a pocket at the back of the diary containing newspaper clippings and correspondence. |