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Edith (Denton) Wolfenden Diaries Archive
Catalogue reference: EDW
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This record is about the Edith (Denton) Wolfenden Diaries Archive dating from 1922 - 1980.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EDW
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Title (The name of the record)
- Edith (Denton) Wolfenden Diaries Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922 - 1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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These pocket diaries were kept by Edith between 1922 and 1980. In them she recorded her daily activities, family events and feelings about her life.
The years 1922-1951 and 1953-1980 are represented in the diaries, and the collection also includes a handwritten list of Bernard's ailments, 1936-77 and a handwritten account of Bernard's activities, her comings and goings from Birklands and his divorce, 1970-1975.
There is also a photograph of man in an ornate box with metal clasps (who could be Edith's father who died in the 1920s).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Wolfenden; Edith (1922-1980)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 Boxes containing 62 items
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Later material may be subject to Data Protection legislation due to living individuals appearing in the records. Ask Archives staff when requesting these records.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Deposited by Trudy Gorlik, daughter-in-law (No record of original permissions).
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Edith Wolfenden (nee Denton) was born in Bury and her family later settled in the Huddersfield area.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6a019ef3-0918-487d-beca-b172f3647aa2/
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Edith (Denton) Wolfenden Diaries Archive