Diaries of Professor A. J. Grant, devoted mainly to holidays and travel

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  • Reference
      GB 206 MS 279
  • Dates of Creation
      1910-1947
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      17 vols in 1 box The first volume is a printed diary; the remainder are plain notebooks with lined pages. Many of the volumes are written from both ends

Scope and Content

Contents are as follows: (1) 1910; (2) 2 July 1913-16 Jan. 1914 (New Zealand); (3) 13 Sept. 1916-30 July 1920 (holidays); (4) 23 March-13 Sept. 1921 (Belgium, Langdon Beck, Rosthwaite); (5) 27 March-24 July 1923 (Loire Valley and London); 28 July-3 August 1938 (Peterborough, Boston, York); (6) 13 Sept.-6 Oct. 1924 (Germany); (7) 4 July-1 August 1925 (Grange-over-Sands); (8) 26 March-18 April 1926 (Provence); (9) 10 Feb. 1927-13 Feb. 1928 (New Zealand) (2 vols); (10) 12 Nov. 1930-5 June 1931 (Egypt); (11) 8 Oct. 1931-21 May 1932 (Egypt); (12) 8 Jan. 1940-30 July 1942; (13) 6 Nov. 1942-29 June 1943; (14) 20 July 1943-29 Dec. 1944; (15) 2 March 1945-17 May 1946; (16) 24 May 1946-23 April 1947

Administrative / Biographical History

Arthur James Grant was Professor of History at the University of Leeds, from 1904 to 1927

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Miss M. H. Grant, 1971

Note

In English