D222 - Proctor, Edgar, diaries of - 1 January 1925 - 31 December 1938; 1960

Diary kept by Edgar I Procter as a student, the diary runs to 15 volumes and contains quite full entries.The entries in the diaries are quite full e.g. "After one of Campagnac's [Professor of Education 1908-38] eloquent efforts in the afternoon, went along to the Varsity.. first day of Academic term...

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Main Creator: Procter, Edgar
Archive level description: Sub-sub fonds
Physical Description:15 volumes
Summary:Diary kept by Edgar I Procter as a student, the diary runs to 15 volumes and contains quite full entries.The entries in the diaries are quite full e.g. "After one of Campagnac's [Professor of Education 1908-38] eloquent efforts in the afternoon, went along to the Varsity.. first day of Academic term for me [Oct.1925]: two lectures in the morning and a talk on Voice Production and reading aloud by Camp in the afternoon: he's a most delightful person to listen to.. his [Campagnac's] lectures are always interesting but would be much easier to follow if he did not digress so much.. today at Wyncote.."All the diaries have inserts, usually press clippings, postcards, manuscript notes, library cards and photographs.
Date:1 January 1925 - 31 December 1938; 1960
Reference Number:D222
Related Material:Also purchased at the same time but unrelated to these diaries was an Account book of St Aidan's Theological college relating to student fees and staff salaries (Ref. No. D222/1)
Biographical/Administrative Information:Edgar Procter, BA Classics 1924, Dip.Ed 1926, MA Classics 1927