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Details of collections
For further information on each collection click on the name. More detailed information on individual collections is available from library.specialcoll@sussex.ac.uk.
Andrews
Autobiographical writing, 1931 – 1985, by Mr. Andrews (b. 1913), who worked in London Transport Authorities and served in the RAF during the war. Adolescence and Religion. 1 box.
Barlow Diaries
Diaries, 1950 – 1966, by Jean Barlow (b. 1933) about 6th form school, clerical employment and subsequent training to become a nurse and radiographer. 4 boxes.
Benjamin Letters
Letters written by Mrs. Benjamin (b. 1933) to her parents 1952 - 1965, concerning her service in WRAF, life in a commune, difficult family relations and engagement with the CND and Peace campaigns. 2 boxes.
Birch Diaries
Diaries of Mrs. Birch (b. 1903), widow since 1935, living with her mother and working as a librarian in London where she enjoyed visiting theatres and museums, 1924 - 1989. 16 boxes.
Johnny Black Diaries
Scrapbooks/diaries created by music industry press officer and freelance journalist Johnny Black concerning popular culture, travel and relationships, 1974 – 1984. Photocopies only, 2 boxes.
Blackburn
Autobiographical document of war-time childhood in Bristol by renowned actor Kenneth Blackburn (b. 1935). 1 file.
Bland
Autobiographical article concerning English fashion from her childhood in the 1910s to influential socialite, 1930s, written by Winnie Bland. 1 file.
Bolding
Letter written by Mr. Bolding (b. 1886) to his wife from the Middle Eastern front during World War I, 1916. Also including printed material and another letter, 1920 – 1921. 1 file.
Bourne
Autobiographical writing by Mr. Bourne (b. 1899) about service with the Royal Navy during WWI, WWII and 1930s unemployment. 1 file.
Boyd
Letter in detail describing Miss Boyd’s childhood illnesses which lead to repeated hospital stays and surgery in London in the 1930s. 1 file.
Chippendale
Letters and notes on contemporary political questions ranging from IRA to Popular Culture written by Mr. Chippendale between 1952 – 1980. 2 boxes.
Chorley
Letters and Personal papers received by Mrs. Chorley (b. 1935) from friends and family, 1950 – 1980s. 16 boxes.
Circket
Diaries written by Ms Circket (b. 1929), 1965 – 2004, revealing an interest in Art, Literature, Religion, Family and Mental Health. 4 boxes.
Clark-Lowes
Various material including Personal papers and Diaries on Mr. Clark-Lowes’ (b. 1944) higher education, career in teaching English abroad, and later counselling work. Also Political work, Railways and Walking. 20 boxes.
Clegg
166 Business cards from Glasgow, 1930s – 1970s. 1 envelope.
Collins
Letters from Mr. Collins to his young fiancée, 1933 – 1939, both domestic servants and letters from the front in North Africa during WWII. Also Personal papers up until 1980s. 2 boxes.
Coomber
Diaries, Notebooks and Letters from Mrs. Cooke (b. 1896) concerning Domestic life, Household accounts and International Travel, 1935 – 1989. 2 boxes.
Douglas
Letters written by Miss Douglas (b. 1903) to her friend and to her mother from a long trip to India and Australia in 1936. 2 files.
Eastick
Autobiographical writing by Mrs. Eastick (b. 1914) who with good humour describes her childhood and early adulthood in Yorkshire in the 1920s and 1930s. 1 file.
Eccles I
Autobiographical writing describing Mrs. Eccles’s life in and evacuation from Burma and subsequent stay in India and later London during the Blitz, 1935 – 1944. 1 file.
Eccles II
Letters describing 3 individuals’ war experiences in Yemen, Weston-super-Mare and on a ship between Buenos Aires and Liverpool, 1939 – 1945. 1 file.
Epple
Questionnaires filled in by 35 individuals regarding their consumption and identification with soap operas on TV, 1998. 1 file.
Evans, J.
Material relating to Mrs. Evan’s work teaching adult education courses on feminist and environmental issues, 1957 – 1975. 1 box.
Evans, K.
Material relating to Miss Evan’s work with the Lancaster Keep Fit Movement in the 1930s, including photographs and memorabilia. 2 files.
Farey
Autobiographical writing in which Mr. Farey (b. 1901) describes his childhood, his motor mechanics work, the economical hardship of the inter-war years, and later his position as a Reader with the Diocese of Peterborough. 1 file.
Fergusson
Diaries written by Ms Fergusson between 1967 – 1977 on daily life, friends and family with keen observations and quick judgements. 2 boxes.
Fleming
Letter, 1945, describing the VE-day celebrations in London as experienced by Miss Fleming (b. 1915). 1 file.
Frewin
Diaries of Mr. Frewin (b. 1913) from the age of 17 in 1930 until 1939, with summary of subsequent years, outlining employment and daily life in Uxbridge, London. 5 files.
Froom
Slides of paintings by Mrs. Froom, portraying life in the ATS/FANY during WWII. 1 envelope.
Goldsmith
Diaries written by Miss Goldsmith (b. 1939) between the ages of 8 – 17, in 1947 – 1956. 1 box.
Green
Autobiographical writing by Mr. Green, describing childhood in India, boarding school in England and later a career in journalism, 1918 – 1939. 1 file.
Gussman
Various material and Personal papers of Mr. Gussman, mainly referring to his academic career in Anthropology researching tribal life in South Rhodesia, and to his business management consultancy firm, 1920s – 1980s. 7 boxes.
Haines
Letters between Mr. and Mrs. Haines, 1941 – 1946 while he served in Asia and Diaries by Mrs. Haines (b. 1909), 1930 – 1995, also autobiographical writings. 10 boxes.
Hartford
Autobiographical writing and diaries, 2001 – 2004, by Mr. Hartford (b. 1926). 1 box.
Harvey
Travel Scrapbooks from international travel undertaken 1963 – 1998 by Mrs. Harvey (b. 1922). 12 boxes.
Hay
Letter outlining Captain Hay’s WWII experiences of setting up and running two training schools for the Home Guard and Local Defence Volunteers in London, 1940. 1 file.
Higgins
Letters sent from Mrs. Higgins to her son Stephen concerning war-time domestic life, the service abroad of her son Anthony and the Mental Health of her youngest son Richard, 1939 – 1946. 1 volume.
Household Accounts
Household account books donated by various individuals, 1937 – 1992. 3 boxes.
Hudson
Letters written by Miss Hudson (b. 1921) to her parents from her ATS service in Italy, 1945 – 1946. 3 files.
Huxtable
Scrapbooks produced by London school kids evacuated to Sussex, 1939 – 1940. 1 box.
Jacobs
Letters and various material relating to Mr. Jacobs’ (b. 1912) RAF service, 1940 – 1946, and his career in the British Film industry, 1930s – 1978. 4 boxes.
Jones
Material relating to Miss Jones’ profession as a teacher in the 1930s, and a series of photographs, 1890s – 1930s. 1 file.
Kenna
Diaries of Mr. Kenna (b. 1913) written from his retirement as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Manchester until old age, 1979 – 2003. 4 boxes.
Kent
Letters written by Miss Kent (b. 1918) to her parents whilst studying at Cambridge University, 1937 – 1938. 2 files.
Killick
School project on Russia with several essays and illustrations, written by Mrs. Killick at age 14 in 1943. 1 volume.
Leeson-Leretour
Letters and diaries from Mme Leretour’s life in Chile in the 1960s and 1970s, a very turbulent time in Chile’s history. 1 file.
Lloyd-James
Material relating to Mr. Lloyd-James’ (b. 1915) work at the BBC, especially concerning RP and accents within radio broadcasting, 1942 - 1975. 1 file.
Low Birkenhead
Diary covering Mrs. Low Birkenhead’s cross-Atlantic journey from Liverpool to Jacksonville in 1940. 1 file.
Mackinder
Diaries written by Mr. Mackinder (b. 1910) between 1961 – 1995, describing his labouring work as well as his and his wife’s preacher work in the Methodist Church. 5 boxes.
McCarthy
Material relating to Mr. McCarthy’s engagement in the Maxwell Pension Case, 1992 – 2002. 1 box.
McGarry
Diary written by Mr. McGarry as a schoolboy in Poole aged 16, in 1952. 1 volume.
Mills/Pittman
Printed material relating to the high society social scene in Greenwich and London in the 1920s – 1974, including dinner menus, Music and Theatre programmes and material relating to Rotary etc. 3 boxes.
Parker I/Parker II
Letters, Manuscripts and Personal papers belonging to Derek and Julia Parker (b. 1932), 1956 – 1983. Mr. Parker worked as a broadcaster on radio and Mrs. Parker a world renowned astrologer. 14 boxes.
Pollak
Diary of life inside a Prisoner-of-War camp in Canada, written by Mr. Pollak in 1940. 1 file.
Preston
Material, including Diary, Correspondence and Photographs, relating to Mrs. Preston’s engagement in the Miner’s Strike, 1984 – 1985. 6 boxes.
Priestley
Autobiographical writing and diaries by Mr. and Mrs. Priestly of twice being evacuated from East London together with the Secondary School where Mr. Priestley was headmaster, 1939 – 1945, air raids, 1940, and a holiday to Germany in 1937. 3 volumes.
Raynham
Diaries written by Mrs. Raynham (b. 1892) of her childhood in New Orleans and her married life in the area around London, her WWII experiences and after, 1907 – 1974. 12 boxes.
Richardson
Material relating to Miss Richardson’s (b. 1919) service with the ATS, 1943 – 1946, and Personal papers and Photographs of her and her family, 1914 – 1970s. 3 files.
Richmond
Material, such as reports and statistics, from Miss Richmond work as a Welfare Officer with the furnishing company Hampton & Sons in London in the 1943 – 1956. 3 boxes.
Roberts
Diaries written by Mrs. Roberts (b. 1886) at the time she lived as a widow with her sister and brother in North Wales, 1937 – 1952. 1 box.
Roe
Diaries and Personal papers of Mrs. Roe (b. 1911) including a trip to the Middle East, 1945, and daily life in war-time and peace-time, 1938 – 1984. 1 box.
Ryder
Diaries kept by Miss Ryder (b. 1908) covering WWII experiences in Bath and daily life in Staffordshire in old age, 1922 – 1997. 4 boxes.
Saunders-Veness
Autobiographical writing by Mrs. Saunder-Veness from her childhood in Hastings to her WWII experiences working in a London Hospital. 1 file.
Schilling
Radio manuscripts for Ms Schilling’s weekly radio shows on Radio Thamesmead and Greenwich Sounds in London, 1980 - 1983. 2 boxes.
Schilling
Diaries kept during the Scholfield family’s holidays in the UK and Europe, 1921 – 1988. 2 boxes.
Stammer
Letters sent between Charles Stammer, in the General Headquarters Liaison Regiment, Richmond, and his sister Olive, living in Brighton, during WWII, 1940 – 1946. 2 files.
Stanley
Letters and Personal papers belonging to Mrs. Stanley (b. 1891), some of which relate to her son’s Police profession and her sister’s hospital stays, 1881 - 1959. 4 files.
Stebbing
Diary written by Mr. Stebbing (b. 1921) as part of the M-O project, describing his WWII experiences working in a hospital north of London, full of dialogue and incidents, 1939 - 1945. 1 file.
Sutton
Autobiographical writing outlining Mr. Sutton’s (b. 1911) childhood in London, his employment for an oil company in Cairo and later his service with the Royal Navy during WWII, 1911 – 1946. 1 file.
Swales
Diaries kept by Mrs. Swales (b. c. 1905) in her old age, describing daily life and domestic chores, 1970 – 1986. 2 boxes.
Thomas
Diaries, 1970 – 2002, Autobiographical writing, Personal papers and Photographs, 1913 – 1996, belonging to Mrs. Thomas (b. 1928) regarding her family, her unstable mental health and the adult education courses she attended. 8 boxes.
Tracy
Printed material, 1910 – 1970, the majority of which is travel brochures and tourist information, national and international, and illustrated magazines featuring the Royal Family. 5 boxes.
Tyzack-Kirkwood
Diaries of Mr. Tyzack-Kirkwood (b. 1877) of WWII experiences in Woking, Surrey, 1940 – 1943. 4 volumes.
Ullrich
Material relating to travel and adult education courses in history and historical places undertaken by Miss Ullrich, 1957 – 1998. 17 boxes.
Vallance
Letters outlining Miss Vallance’s (b. c. 1919) family history and own childhood in Devon, 1920 – 1942. 1 file.
Venner
Letters exchanged between Mr. and Mrs. Venner and their daughter Gillian about family and daily life, 1974 – 1986. 3 boxes.
Wallace
Personal papers, including legal documents, school reports and account books belonging to Mrs. Wallace (b. 1901), 1911 – 1980. 1 box.
Walsh/Janaway
Letters, most of them written by Miss Walsh (b. c. 1925) to her fiancée Frank between 1944 – 1946 when he was stationed in Germany and she worked as a typist in Harrow, Middlesex. 2 files.
Vincent Walmsley
Diaries kept by Mr. Walmsley (b. 1938), 1952 – 1993, outlining his profession as a teacher and trips to Europe, Egypt and Mexico, 1958 – 1975. 5 boxes.
Watkins
Note and exercise books created as Mrs. Watkins attended a “Make and Mend” course for ATS personnel in 1943. 1 file.
Watts
Material relating to Ms Watts’ experiences at work and her case at an Industrial Tribunal where she claimed unfair dismissal, 1962 – 1974. 1 file.
Way
Diaries of Mr. Way (b. 1913) who was born in India but later worked as a signalman for the London Underground, commenting on work, domestic life, religion and tennis, 1946 – 1950, 1973 – 1996. 7 boxes.
Webb
Letters, 1938 – 1993, sent between Mrs. Webb and two friends she met as young while working in London and Salisbury, covering WWII and adult life since. 2 boxes.
Wellman
Letters sent by Mr. Wellman (b. 1924) to his mother while serving in the Royal Navy, 1942 – 1946, and various Printed material collected while on service in Scandinavia and Russia, 1945. 1 file.
Wells
Scrapbooks collected during travels in the UK and America, 1967 – 1982, and material relating to Miss Wells’ (b. 1905) engagement with the Methodist Church in Eastbourne, 1988 – 1990, as well as Personal papers, 1905 – 1986. 6 boxes.
Wiles
Diaries, 1893 – 1924, and Personal papers, 1890 – 1968, belonging to Mr. Wiles (b. 1870), who lived and worked in Hastings. 3 files.
Winn
Autobiographical writing by Mr. Winn (b. 1919) describing his childhood as a miner’s son, the mining community in Staffordshire and religion’s importance, 1919 – 1937. 1 file.
Wood
Letters received by Mrs. Wood, 1940 – 1946, from friends and family, specifically a Miss Hiller who served in the WRNS in South Africa, 1943 – 1944. 1 box.
Updated: 21/7/2008 JS