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Personal diaries: Volume 18, 1911-05-20 - 1913-05-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Tillyard 1/1/18

Scope and Contents

Fordfield - Emden - Fordfield. Personal: another baby, but it is stillborn in summer 1912; more conflict with Constantine now appearing; spends more time at Fordfield and less travelling with Constantine. Family: Eustace is courting Phyllis Mudie-Cooke [a Girtonian], and is admitted to a fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1913; Julius becomes engaged to Mina in 1912. Constantine is posted to Paris in 1913. Visitors and those visited in Cambridge include the Macaulays, Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson, Eric Silvanus, Marie Feyler, E M Forster, Margaret Keynes and Lucy [nee Longstaffe]. Places visited include Hessle (to visit CG's family), Letchworth (to visit 2 aunts), Odsey (Hertfordshire) (to visit the Fordhams). Writing: Feb 1913 - discusses with Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch an idea for an anthology of Cambridge verse. Religion: more frequent spiritual thoughts; in 1913 begins to think about Roman Catholicism again. Pasted in at back: 7 photographs including CG, AT, AT's mother, Willie Searle, Julius and Mina, and a pen and ink sketch of Eric [Silvanus].

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-05-20 - 1913-05-11

Creator

Extent

1 volume(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

15

Originator(s)

Tillyard, Aelfrida

Finding aid date

2004-03-29 11:15:45+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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