MS drafts and typescript copies.
Infrequent entries gradually becoming daily one line entries.
Diary kept from 28 Jan. 1877 to 2 Nov. 1887, with entries for every day recording his own life, and noting events in the wider world as well. The diary starts while he was at Rugby and follows his progress through Trinity from Michaelmas 1878 as Bell Scholar, winner of the Chancellor's English medal, placing 6th Classic, and obtaining a fellowship in 1884. With photographs of family and friends, telegrams, letters, clippings, and dried flowers laid in to the volume, as well as notes of addresses and a clipped page of J. K. Stephen's signatures.
Wilson, Sir Henry Francis (1859-1937), knight, barrister and civil servantThe Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House W.1. Concerns the proposal that an exchange be effected: seals in the College's possession which should be placed in the British Museum in exchange for an 18th century quadrant previously in the College's possession bought by Sir Hercules Read.
On treatment of 'Un Bar aux Folies Bergères'.
10 Madingley Road - presentation of medal at Royal Society, Burlington House.
inscribed on reverse "for E[ily] M D[arwin] and B[ernard] D[arwin] with Xmas love from Frances Cornford "
H O Evennet, director of studies
Ernest Barker
With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler, 31 May 1945.
Inscribed by the author to Mary Butler.