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Travel diaries of Marjory Warren
| Title |
Travel diaries of Marjory Warren |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 51
(former reference: MSS 11c99w; MSS 62 V) |
| Creator |
Warren, Marjory, 1898-1960, consultant physician |
| Covering Dates |
1927–1951 |
| Extent and Medium |
10 diaries; paper; Manuscript |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Dr Marjory Warren (1898-1960), C.B.E., consultant physician at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, was a pioneer in the treatment of elderly patients. In 1960 she was awarded the C.B.E. for her work in the New York Honours, but on September 5th that year she was killed in a car crash in France. The Marjory Warren Geriatric Unit in Brisbane was opened in her memory in 1963. Dr Warren travelled widely, both on holiday and for professional gatherings, and kept illustrated diaries.
Illustrated diaries of Dr Warren's travels in Europe, Northern America and Morocco.
Presented by Mrs C.L. Somers-Smith, the youngest sister of Dr Warren, January 1981. Mrs Somers-Smith discovered the diaries whilst acting as the executor of another of her sisters.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Travel diaries of Marjory Warren, RCMS 51 |
| Further information |
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A collection of 35mm transparenices and photographs of the Marjory Warren Geriatric Unit were presented with the diaries. These form part of the R.C.S. Photograph Collection.
MSS Addenda, vol. I. Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Warren, Marjory (1898-1960) consultant physician |
| RCS/RCMS 51 contains: |
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Diary, 1927-1933. A diary of time spent in France (1927), Belgium (1928), Germany (1929), Holland (1930), Scotland (1930-1931), France (1931), Northumberland (1932), Malvern (1932) and Stratford-upon-Avon (1933).
1 diary. |
1927–1933 |
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2
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Diary, 1933-1944. A diary of time spent in Spain and Morocco (1933), the Channel Islands (1934), England (1934), Ireland (1935), Italy via Germany (1937), Lincolnshire and the Cotswolds (1939), Lynmouth (1940), Sussex (1941), Somerset (1942), the north of England and Wales (1943) and the Lake District (1944).
1 diary. |
1933–1944 |
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3
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Diary, 1934. A diary of time spent in Canada and the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1934 |
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4
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Diary, 1934. A diary of time spent in Canada and the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1934 |
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5
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Diary, 1936. A diary of time spent in the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1936 |
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6
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Diary, 1936. A diary of time spent in the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1936 |
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7
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Diary, 1938. A diary of time spent in the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1938 |
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8
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Diary, 1938. A diary of time spent in the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1938 |
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9
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Diary, 1939. A diary of time spent in the Sweden and Norway.
1 diary. |
1939 |
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10
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Diary, 1951. A diary of time spent in the U.S.A.
1 diary. |
1951 |
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