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Personal diaries: Volume 36, 1929-01-20 - 1929-11-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Tillyard 1/1/36

Scope and Contents

Fordfield. Personal: a close relationship begins with Anthony Wrightson, a former pupil; continued bouts of ill health. Children: Alethea spends time in Florence in spring 1929 and achieves a II/1 in her Tripos examinations. Family: death of father on 9 Oct 1929. Visitors include Helen Megaw; Nadja; Willie Searle; and various admirers of the girls. Activities include lecturing on the Buddhist Contribution to Spiritual Religion; round of summer walks, picnics, tennis and May Week activities; Summer School teaching. Writing: revising 'The Way we Grow Old' (which Hutchinsons are to publish); writes most of 'Haste to the Wedding'; Hodder and Stoughton make an offer for 'Concrete'. Religion: church at St Columba's; occasional references to spiritual experiences and guardian angel; meditation at Little St Mary's. Pasted in at back: 12 photographs including Alethea aged 21; Summer School class with AT and Alethea; Willie Searle; Constance.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929-01-20 - 1929-11-01

Creator

Extent

1 volume(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

30

Originator(s)

Tillyard, Aelfrida

Finding aid date

2004-03-29 11:58:37+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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