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:

• EK Martin operating 4 September 1931
  
  
• various views brass foundry 23 September 1931
  
  
• Buckingham Palace, night photographs illuminated bridges of the city (St Martins in the Fields, Westminster Abby, Big Ben, Westminster Bridge) 25 September 1931
  
  
• Discovery 11 30 September 1931
  
  

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

• Kenley aerodrome, tennis, Marcuswell Maxwell, gorilla, Belgian Congo, Osmond Alexander 1 september 1931
  
  
• Royal Photographic Society (RPS) medal, Selborne Society, places programmed for visit listed, Mindel and F.araday, Royal Garden party 2 September 1931
  
  
• EK Martin, Prof. MacKenzie, Dick Watson 3 September 1931
  
  
• Gwynne Williams, EK Martin, Julian Taylor 4 September 1931
  
  
• RPS Journal, Royal Empire Society (RES) Journal, Mollison, Kerr Grant's article in the Chronicle 25 June 1931 relating to forked lightning, QANTAS, Aerial Medical Service (AMS), John Flynn, Ralph Chislett, Imperial Institute 4 September 1931
  
  
• Sunday Pictorial, Lloyd George by Winston Churchill, Gandhi, Lord Irwin, Mr Blacklock 6 September 1931
  
  
• Gwynne Williams, Imperial Institute, lecture 7 September 1931
  
  
• Mr Freedihan, Mr Horton, British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), The Graphic relating to price for reproduction of The life history of the kangaroo, photographs 8 August 1931
  
  
• Royal Northern Hospital, Dr Berrill, Dr Hindmarsh, Sir Arthur Keith 10 September 1931
  
  
• Mrs EK Martin, Mr Panter, Wait and Cook, Richmond Hill Printing, the Sphere, taxi crash 11 September 1931
  
  
• RPS exhibition, Country Life, description of the Life history of the Kangaroo, and other photographs entered, Anatomical Society of Great Britain, Zoological Society of London (RZS), copyright position restated, Oliver Pike, Karl Stuliken, the Daily Mail, Princess Elizabeth, Martin Duncan, Dr Rodman, Xrays, Mr Snowden, poison gas, expire tariffs 12 September 1931
  
  
• Ron Lees, Rhoda Lees, Mr Blacklock, Dr Evans Pritchard, Prof. Myres 13 September 1931
  
  
• Sir Arthur Keith, Prof, JB Hill, Prof. Frazer, Dr Rodman, Mr Martin Duncan, Imperial Institute 14 September 1931
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Telegraph dated 14 September 1931 headline 'In this world old habits, old customs persist. They stop the road of progress till someone comes with the energy and foresight to sweep them away'
  
  
• Mr Christy, RPS medal, lantern slides, HSW, Mr Horton, Glimpses of Australia and its wild life lecture preparation 15 September 1931
  
  
• Mr Horton, description of lecture aids used, Capt Drummond, Royal Northern Hospital, HSW 17 September 1931
  
  
• Mrs. Martin, Miss Snoddy, Rev. HO Finton, Mr Horton 18 september 1931
  
  
• Dr Moyuihen, Betty who, Mr Thomas, Dr Choyce, EK Martin, stomach camera illustration of use, RPS exhibition, Julian Smith 19 September 1931
  
  
• BAAS 20 September 1931
  
  
• Kenneth Walker, McNeil Love, Dr Wolff, Dr Gabriel, Dr Hamilton Bailey, Miss Willis, Queens hall, Michael Faraday, list of eminent physicists speakers, Adelaide Children's Hospital, anaesthetic apparatus, Queens Home 21 September 1931
  
  
• Dr Wolff, Dr Gabriel, Dr Hamilton Bailey, Dr Choyce, Dr Gardham, Royal Northern Hospital, Dr Berrill, Mr Hancock, Miss Willis, BAAS 22 September 1931
  
  
• news clipping the London Star dated 17 June 1931 featuring a photograph of man walking on water with flotation aids
  
  
• news clipping the London Daily Express dated 30 September 1931 relating to the use of gas guns by police
  
  
• Faraday exhibition, Thames ?Ditton Foundary, Kerr Grant, Prof. Chapman, General Smuts, Mr Burton, brass foundry, Sir Bertram MacKenzie, description of casting for monuments, BAAS 23 September 1931
  
  
• souvenir brochure 'Faraday Centenary Celebrations 1931. Conversazione 22 September 1931.' (8 pages)
  
  
• souvenir brochure 'Faraday celebrations 1931. Programme of the Faraday Commemorative Meeting 21 September 1931.' (6 pages)
  
  
• souvenir booklet 'Faraday. The story of an errand boy who changed the world.' (14 pages). Annotated "WD Walker, diary 21/9/31 and 1/10/31"
  
  
• news clipping uncited source undated headline 'Science's dual centenary. Exhibition as act of homage to Faraday. 'Man the offspring of the stars' General Smuts.' Reverse various recipies
  
  
• Dr Choyce, Dr Radcliffe Brown, Dr Hart, Dr Dixon, Dr Fairfield Osborn, Gwyne Williams, Peter Chalmers Mitchell, Prof. Poulton 24 September 1931
  
  
• Sir John Russell, General Smutts, Sir Arnold Theiler, Mr MacDonald, Dr MacKenzie, Peter Chalmers Mitchell, O'Dell, Dr Green, RCS museum, Sir Arthur Keith, Mr Burne, John Hunter, Astley Cooper, Richard Owens, sugar bags, Dr O.'Brien, John Flynn, Mick Schneider, Miss Sells, Jacky Gardner, Rex. Boundy, Sorby Adams, Bruce Anderson, Alan Walkley 25 September 1931
  
  
• sheep dog trials, Sir Oliver Lodge, wireless 26 September 1931
  
  
• Sir Arthur Keith, Journal of Transactions of the BAAS, Sir John Russell, Sir John Bland Sutton, kangaroo, 27 September 1931
  
  
• Fairfield Osborn, pBroom, Elliot Smith, Selegman, London General Omnibus Company (LGOC), 4000 bus services daily, 2800 employees, London Electric Railways (LER) 28 September 1931
  
  
• electro cardiograph, television, Danube River 29 September 1931
  
  
• Discovery 11 (Royal Research Ship), Fellow RPS entry form, RGS, Stainforth, BAAS, Dr Fenner, Mr Burfee 30 September 1931