A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around London (United Kingdom) and environs.

References to photographs taken include:

• deer feeding from Mollie,'s hand Hampden Court 4 June 1931
  
  

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

• indexed 'Black Book' (1. Res fac, 2. Birthdays, 3. Christmas list, 4. Ren cantres, 5. Photographs promised, 6. Various exposures and photographic experiments, 7. Observations, 8. Personal notes. 9. Diary, 10. Letters, 11. Financial mail, 12. Finances.) Indexed '4 fellowships book' (1. Anthropology, 2. Geology and travel and lectures, 3. Natural history (paleontology, zoology etc), 5. Photography 3 May 1931
  
  
• Samson Wright, Lambeth Palace, Knebworth Castle, Port of London Authority, Tilbury 4 May 1931
  
  
• Samson Wright, Albert Hall interior, Lambeth Palace crypt, Fishmonger's Hall, photographic experiments, Aerial Medical Service (AMS), Australian Aboriginal report 5 May 1931
  
  
• Samson Wright, experiments with lantern slides 6 May 1931
  
  
• Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, Glen Kidston, Waghorn fatal air crash, Mr Raymond 7 May 1931
  
  
• Miss Willis, Kodak, Mr Horton, Mr Sutherland, RCI Lodge, (Freemasonry), DD Pinnock, Jas R Collins, Sir Walter Greaves, Sir Newton Moore, Sir Omar Khan, Lord Hartingdon 8 May 1931
  
  
• Mollie, 9 May 1931
  
  
• nswSydney Mail, the Chronicle, the Observer, the Register, the saAdvertiser, the Express 10 May 1931
  
  
• Dr Wilson, Dr Kirk, Mr Freedihan, Bleakley, Rev. Traeger, Australian Aboriginal report 11 May 1931
  
  
• Prof. Frazer, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, the Observer 12 May 1931
  
  
• Mr Goldsmith, Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), Mr LA North (solicitor), Miss Willis, taxi crash 13 May 1931
  
  
• Mr .Bennett, Mr Topping, GH Gater, Royal Photographic Society (RPS), HSW 14 May 1931
  
  
• RPS lecture preparation, 4000 photographs and 18 months travel condensed into 130 lantern slides 15 May 1931
  
  
• Aerial Medical Service (AMS), RPS lecture arrangements, Miss Willis 16 May 1931
  
  
• nswSydney Mail, kangaroo, 17 May 1931
  
  
• Dr Wilson, Mr MacDonnell, Miss Willis 18 May 1931
  
  
• RPS lecture, Olaf Bloch, Cecil Brand, David Masters, Dick Watson, Mr Pinnock, Mrs Blackall, kangaroo, bullroarer 19 May 1931
  
  
• Mr Christy, Dr Rodman, Kilburn Scott, Mr Thomas, Mrs Blackall, Mr Blacklock 20 May 1931
  
  
• Samson Wright, Emily. Cut, Mr Raymond, Mrs Kirby 21 May 1931
  
  
• WD Walker elected Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and Zoological Society (RZS), 19 and 20 May respectively, Mollie, 22 May 1931
  
  
• fossil skulls for Prof. Frazer, Elliot Smith 23 May 1931
  
  
• Bill Roy, JB Hughes, E Bailey, Harrington nswSydney 25 May 1931
  
  
• 250 pounds in hand and only 200 pounds available in Australia 26 May 1931
  
  
• Samson Wright, Mollie, Olaf Bloch, infant teacher, music teacher, lecturer, scribe for WD Walker's correspondence, RPS lecture 27 May 1931
  
  
• JP Hill, Samson Wright, Dr Kirk, Mr Raymond, the Chronicle 28 May 1931
  
  
• Lady Muriel Gore-Brown, RPS, Women's Guild of Empire (WGE) 29 May 1931
  
  
• nswSydney Mail 31 May 1931
  
  
• physiology examination 2 June 1931
  
  
• anamotomy examination, the Derby, Royal Garden Party, Shaftsbury theater, 'Mr Faintheart,' Jane Baxter, Clive Carrie, Batel Foster 3 June 1931
  
  
• Hampton Court 4 June 1931
  
  
• Ramsay MacDonald, Lloyd George, Joe Chamberlain, Sir John Simon, Lord Beaverbrook, Dr Rendall, Royal Empire Society (RES), Imperial Studies Committee, Rhodes Trust, Prof. Newton, Sir Wm Furse, Imperial Institute, Russia 5 June 1931
  
  
• earth tremor London, Trooping the Colour, tennis, Mrs Dickinson 6 June 1931
  
  
• camera, Kodak, Agfa 7 June 1931
  
  
• Mrs Platten, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Fisher, Sir Jms Russell 8 June 1931
  
  
• taxi, Elliot Smith, JP Hill, Mr Blacklock, RPS, zoo, British Medical Association (BMA), Langdon Brown, Lady Barwell, Mr Squires, Mr Ludgate, Mr Moncrief, Mr Freedihan, Syd Krantz, Mr Hurley, English Speaking Union, Lady Hore-Ruthven, Lady Galloway 9 June 1931
  
  
• Dr Lasrado 10 June 1931
  
  
• programme 'Celebration in London of the Birthday of His Majesty The King. Trooping the Colour on the Horse Guards Parade 6th June 1931' (12 page booklet including photographs)
  
  
• news clipping the London Observer dated 7 June 1931 headline 'Trooping the colour. The King takes the Guards' salute'. Annotated "The Admiralty Bldg, 1. The King, 2. Us. Reverse headline 'Conference at Chequers. Dangers menacing Germany. No default. Burden of the Young plan. Creditor powers warned. Internal troubles feared'
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 16 June 1931 headline 'Royal College of Surgeons primary examination'
  
  
• RCS primary examination passed, Prof. Frazer, Prof. Hume, discussion of the examination, Prof. MacDowell, Prof. Lovatt Evans, Samson Wright, Chaliapine 11 June 1931
  
  
• Capt Moncreiff, Riley car, Dr Arland, Mollie, piano, Dr Kirk, Elliot Smith, Mr Driver, Mr Newman, Dr Kelson, WD Walker 'I hate booze like poison,' Australian Aboriginal report 12 June 1931
  
  
• holiday plans, Miss Platten 13 June 1931
  
  
• Mr Brand (David Masters), Mollie, camera, Russia, India 14 June 1931
  
  
• Sir Wm Furse, Prof. Olaf Holtedahl, Royal Geographic Society (RGS), whaling, Mr Lars Christinson, Sir Wm Guodensugh, Capt Kemp, Discovery 11, Mrs McCullagh, Durham Downs, Cooper's Creek 15 June 1931
  
  
• RAI, Miss Cantor Thomson, Miss Gardner, Lady Bailey Love, Khanga Oasis, Rex. Boundy 16 June 1931
  
  
• Royal Garden party, Mr Freedihan, Prof. JP Hill, Parke Davis, Sir Henry Barwell, zoo, kangaroo, chimpanzee tea party, Haiwatha, Royal Choral Society, Dr Malcolm Sargent, Flora Woodman, Stiles Allen, Wm Boland, Arthur Cox, Edward Leer, Euphan MacLaren 17 June 1931
  
  
• Sir Henry Barwell, Royal Garden party, Mrs Blackall, patent of lantern slide arrangements, Ron Lees, Bob Bristowe, Lawhill, Freemasonry, Aldershot Tattoo, Betty who, Ruth Winiata, Geo Daubney 18 June 1931
  
  
• color brochure (6 pages) 'The Tattoo Aldershot June 1931'
  
  
• Mr Freedihan 19 June 1931
  
  
• Mr .Bennett, Mollie Bennett, Roger Bennet, Peter Bennet 20 June 1931
  
  
• Lord Beaverbrook, Daily Express 21 June 1931
  
  
• Mr Freedihan, taxi, HSW, Car and General Insurance Co, Mr Ludford, Elliot Smith, JP Hill, Australian Aboriginal report, British Medical Association (BMA), Ruffels and Bakers, Mr Gabriel 22 June 1931
  
  
• Flossie Bertwistle, Ivy Stapleton, Mrs Murphy 24 June 1931