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Journal, 24 June 1943-15 Feb. 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/1/42

Scope and Contents

The volume is a ruled notebook and mostly comprises diary entries. There was a watercolour frontispiece (p. 1a) but this has been torn out bar a small sliver. The next page reads 'The Black Book of a Persecuted Man - 1943-5: This Chronicle of Wasted Time'. It also includes an assessment of his financial situation if he and Hester were to separate (p. 175).

N.B. Enclosures are to be found in a separate envelope. The pagination is original; pagination by the archivist is in square brackets.

Dates

  • Creation: 24 June 1943-15 Feb. 1946

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

The First World War journals and some post-war journals (MSS Add.9852/1/4-25 and 32) are unavailable for consultation due to their poor physical condition. Digital copies of these items are provided in the Sassoon Journals section of the Cambridge Digital Library, https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/sassoon/1. The other journals are available for consultation.

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume (black cloth, 126 ff.); 1 envelope paper) : paper

1 envelope(s) (1 volume (black cloth, 126 ff.); 1 envelope paper)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For a transcript of this diary by Rupert Hart-Davis, see MS Add.9852/12/7/1/19.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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