| Description | Cecil Harmsworth's 'T.J. & J. Smith's One Day Octavo Scribbling Diary' for 1911. Includes note at the front of the diary: 'Supervisual CH 1934 & finally June 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; Dr Samuel Johnson's house; meetings with parliamentary colleagues; the Garden Cities Association, including meetings with Ebenezer Howard and visits to Letchworth; purchasing properties in Gough Square and New Square; census day (02 April); his adoption as a Liberal candidate for Luton (21 June); the coronation of George V and Mary (22 June); canvassing in Luton; election as Liberal MP for Luton (21 July); proceedings in the House of Commons, including debating and voting on the Veto Bill, the Insurance Bill and the Finance Bill (18-09 Aug); travel to Ireland and Wales, including a number of political engagements (15 Sep-04 Oct); his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary to Walter Runciman MP, President Board of Agriculture and Fisheries (15 November); and Christmas.
Contains several pasted-in items, including newspaper clippings; a programme for a concert at Harmsworth's home in Montagu Square; a dinner menu; a printed poem by Alfred Harmsworth; and a letter from his son Cecil Desmond to Father Christmas..
Contains several inserted items, including a postcard and an envlope at the back of the diary containing newspaper clippings, a wedding service programme, and a printed letter from Ebenezer Howard to Mr Culpin regarding Garden Cities and Town Planning. |