1935 Very detailed Manuscript Diary of world events by18 y.o. girl in Yorkshire

1935 Very detailed Manuscript Diary of world events by18 y.o. girl in Yorkshire (image 1/1)
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This is a foolscap folio diary (12.5" x 8.5" (32 x 21 cms)) kept by a young woman who celebrated her 18th birthday on 23rd February 1935. As a 12 year old she was living in Ripon (see Alan Cobham flight also now on ebay) and from various entries I deduce that in 1935 she is living in Hessle, near Hull in Yorkshire. From the WW2 1940-44 journal she kept (also now on ebay) and from the collection of postcards she sent/received I deduced her name is Thelma Sleightholme and have confirmed that by checking PRO birth records which show she was born in Lincoln.It is neatly and well written by a very literate woman who had a number of magazine articles published in 1934 and 1935. A full page list of amounts received for her articles is shown in the Cash summary on the inside back cover.She records major world events as well as day to day events which obviously caught her attention. Each pair of pages covers one week and each page has a heading of a main topic such as Opening of Lindbergh trial; Death of Lawrence of Arabia; Floods in South England; Tragic train collision 14 killed; Public Execution of Bandit King; Germany's warning to Catholics; The Fall of Adowa Italy's Gas Attack etc. In addition a number of blank pages have been inserted which have manuscript plus newspaper illustrations, cartoons, etc.The scans show a range of items about read more
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