Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL

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

Photographs include:

  • Epping town markets, clothing, fruit, junk and animals 7 May 1934

  • stocks and whipping posts at Thorley 20 May 1934

  • tractors hawling seaweed 9 June 1934

  • D ward patients at Princess Mary's hospital 10 June 1934

  • Dr Burge applying plaster and various children in splints 11 June 1934

  • splints and frames and orthopedic devices 12 June 1934

  • children in A1 ward in splints and frames 13 June 1934

  • houses and gardens around Frognal Lane, stag in deer park at Golder's Hill 1 July 1934

  • fracture patients in various orthopedic devices 17 July 1934

  • John Baker, baby with cephalhaematoma, old man's hands, at New End Hospital 24 July 1934



Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • Mrs Pike, Miss Butcher, Mrs Blackall, 'Good Health,' 1 May 1934

  • Science Museum, Prof. Winifred Cullis, Venereal Disease, diphtheria, Esmond West, John Corbin, Malcolm Scott, Jose Lindon, Shorty Hamilton, Laurie Wilson, Freddy Le Messurier, Crusty Prest, Geoff Morey, Pa Hone, Dick Grant, Burt Cleland, LB Bull, Malcolm Cockburn, Doug MacKay 4 May 1934

  • flimsy fruit label in red 'Empire Fruit grown in sunny South Australia', annotated London 5/5/34 Jonathan apples

  • case of apples for Mollie' birthday 5 May 1934

  • Seth Smith, Oswald Sparrow 6 May 1934

  • Mr Christy, Mr Tillemont Thomason, Mr Colston Leigh 7 May 1934

  • The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), Mrs JH Thomas, Mrs Drage 8 May 1934

  • Southend Hospital, Leicester Hospital, Mr Christy 9 May 1934

  • St Giles' Hospital, Dr Gibbs, Mr Christy, Colston Leigh, Trethowan, Esmond West, Syd Kranz, Denis Bowney, cleft palate, Mrs Dickinson 10 May 1934

  • Dr Swindells, New England Hospital 11 May 1934

  • Mrs Sparrow, St Giles' Hospital, Camberwell 11 May 1934

  • High Beech, Mrs Blackall, Mrs Geoffrey, Robin Hood 13 May 1934

  • Camberwell, Dr West 14 May 1934

  • finances for Mollie, presentation at Court totalled 20 pounds ten shillings and six pence/li>


  • London County Council St Giles' Hospital letterhead setting out weekly routine

  • Elliot Smith 15 May 1934

  • Mollie, presented at Court, Miss Butcher, Mrs Hutchinson from Lucindale, Esmond West 16 May 1934

  • Elliot Smith 17 May 1934

  • Elliot Smith 18 May 1934

  • list of operations performed with Elliot Smith and Mr Handfield Jones at St Giles' Hospital 25 May 1934

  • blotter advertising 'Glykeron' a patent medicine for coughs and asthma etc

  • Dr Swindells, New England Hospital, Dr Dunhill and Dr Keynes, Goitre, Woolworths 19 May 1934

  • Stortford, Dunstable, Whipsnade, Ron Lees 20 May 1934

  • Elliot Smith 22 May 1934

  • Elliot Smith, HSW, Ron Lees, Mr Christy, Dora Head 16 May 1934

  • Dr Moore 24 May 1934

  • Elliot Smith 25 May 1934

  • Esmond West 26 May 1934

  • Empire Air Day, Dr Cartwright 27 may 1934

  • Stan Wilson, Geoffrey Blackall, Chelsea flower show, Mrs Sparrow, Elliot Smith, Walworth Welfare Center, birth control 28 May 1934

  • Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Elliot Smith, Esmond West, Col Blacker, Abbotsford Hotel, Fragilitas xrays 29 May 1934

  • page from uncited publication with plan for Chelsea Show

  • Geoffrey Blackall, Chelsea Pensioner's Hospital, Rhoda Lees, Dr Hurst, Dr Mortimer Wolff, Dr Patterson, Robert Hutchison, Dr de Coutney Wheeler, Dr Parr, Dr Moynihan, debate 'Surgery v Medicine in uncomplicated gastric and duodenal ulcer,' 30 May 1934

  • Princess Mary's Hospital, Margate 31 May 1934

  • Dr Johnstone, Dr Burgess, Dr Quillian 1 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Johnstone, Broadstairs, North Foreland Lighthouse, Kingsgate Castle, The Cinque Ports 2 June 1934

  • Dr Burgess 3 June 1934

  • Raymond Watson, Dr Quillian 4 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Burgess 6 June 1934

  • Dr Johnstone, actino therapy 6 June 1934

  • Jimmy Meale, Dr Johnstone 7 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • typed list of patients for discharge from St Mary's Hospital giving name, age and (in few cases) diagnosis dated 7 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • list of operations for 7 June 1934 giving diagnosis and patients name. This item is restricted.

  • Princess Mary's Hospital letterhead Jimmy Meale, surgery illustrated in color pencil drawing 8 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Jimmy Meale, use of mirrors by spinal patients, Garlinge, Cliftonville, Manston, Shoreditch, Hackney 9 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Johnstone 10 June 1934

  • Dr Bruge, Dr Brocklehurst 11 June 1934

  • Dr Johnstone, Dr Quillian 12 June 1934

  • Jimmy Meale, xrays, Canterbury, John Mansfield, 13 June 1934

  • notes John Mansfield's lecture on Princess Mary's hospital letterhead 13 June 1934

  • Rhoda Lees 14 June 1934

  • Ron Lees 16 June 1934

  • Dr Piercey, New End Hospital, Mrs Kirby, Abbotsford Hotel 18 June 1934

  • Dr Swindells, Dr Piercey, Dr Brown 20 June 1934

  • Dr Brinker, Dr Brown 21 June 1934

  • Dr Dunhill, Dr Piercey 22 June 1934

  • tennis, Dr Brown 23 June 1934

  • Dr Dunhill, Ron Lees 24 June 1934

  • Arnold Box, Dr Piercey 25 June 1934

  • Miss Basdon, International Country Women's conference, Dame Margaret Lloyd George, Ishbel MacDonald 26 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Paton, Dr Morson, Dr Piercey 27 June 1934

  • New End Hospital letterhead, Dr Piercey, Prince Ademola, Dr Rayner, Goitre, Dr Brown, Dr Hodgkiss 28 June 1934

  • Coroner's Court, Leonard Brooks, Dr Piercey, Dr Hodgkiss, Dr Brown 29 June 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Archer Ryland, Dr Piercey, S/Ldr Collett killed air crash, Royal Air Force (RAF) display Hendon, Ron Lees, Keene, rBlunt 30 June 1934

  • Prince Ademola 1 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Brown 2 July 1934

  • Geoffrey Keynes, Miss Basdon, Nurse Rees 3 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Crawford, Perry, Winnett Orr, Watson Jones 4 July 1934

  • Scott Pinson, xrays, Dr Rayner, Dr Morson, Albert Hall 5 July 1934

  • Dulwich, Esmond West, Perry, Crawford, Wimbledon, Old Trafford 6 July 1934

  • Geo Wood 7 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Hales, Dr Swindells, Geo Wood 8 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Swindells, Geo Wood, seals, RPS exhibition 9 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Penman, Dr Brown, Miss Basdon 10 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Mortlock, Women's Institute, Dr Hodgkiss, Dr Brown 11 July 1934

  • Geo Wood, xray, Rose, Dr Rayner 11 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Briers, Dr Piercey, Dr Brown, Dr Swindells, Dr Hodgkiss, Dr Dunhill, Dr Keynes 12 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Hodgkiss, Brier 13 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Archer Ryland, Briers 14 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Wellcome Research Laboratory 15 July 1934

  • Sister Neighboner, TG Wilson, Florence Gibbs 16 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Edie Butcher, the Largs Bay, ukDulwich, Esmond West, Dr Sinclair 17 July 1934

  • Dr Mortlock, Hey Groves, Winnett Orr, Watson Jones 18 July 1934

  • Dr Rayner, Briers, Miss E Rickards, Florence Gibbs, Ghandi, xrays 19 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • remarks about Dr Swindells

  • Dr Dunhill, West London Hospital, Hammersmith, John MacKenzie, RV Storer 20 July 1934

  • Archer Ryland 21 July 1934

  • neNoble, Dr Brown, Dr Piercey, Briers, Winnett Orr 22 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Ron Lees, Miss Basdon, radium 22 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Carshalton, Dr Roach 23 July 1934

  • Rhoda Lees, Miss Basdon, Mrs Piercey 24 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Dr Mortlock, Mrs Alexander, Esmond West, Dorrie Hunter 25 July 1934. This item is restricted.

  • Sr Robertson 26 July 1934

  • birth control, Dr Piercey, Dr Ormerod, Hitler, Sven Johannson, Archer Ryland, Miss Willis, seal, RPS exhibition, Australian Aboriginal people, Canadian National salon 28 July 1934

  • James Alexander, Osmond Alexander, Mrs Hall Scott, R101, Mrs Urquhart, Margie Wright, Broadham End 29 July 1934

  • Esmond West, Dr Sinclair, Dr Brown, Smith,Archer Ryland, Dr Piercey 31 July 1934

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/16/4
Date Range01 May, 1934  -  31 July, 1934
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries, Indexes
Series AA357/04