| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 113/2/1/5 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 2/1/5a |
| Date | 19 Aug 1924-14 Sep 1925 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Title | Diary in red exercise book, originally volume xix, 19 Aug 1924 -14 Sep 1925 |
| Creator Name | Rowse; Alfred Leslie; 1903-1997; historian, poet, diarist, biographer and critic |
| Description | Diary in red exercise book, originally volume xix. Described by Rowse as 'Speaking at political meetings in Cornwall; at Oxford Chairman of the Labour Club. Meeting leading Labour political figures. Breach with H J Wadleigh. Rowse rejects Communism, though remains intellectually influenced by Marxism. Writes poem for Newdigate Prize on Byron, awarded Proxime. First BBC broadcast in early days, with Graham Greene, Harold Acton and others. Friendship with Lord David Cecil. Introduction to Lady Ottoline Morrell, Garsington Circle.' [Typescript available: see EUL MS 113/2/2/5a] |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL restrictions apply |