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- 24 - 25 July 1916 (Creation)
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Monday 24 July - Describes her morning on waking up late and her activities for the day. Tells him she has packed up the plates and bowls she has made for Nancy Warr. Describes a trip down the river with the Cockerells. Expresses that she misses him. Discusses the characters of Mr Cockerell’s and the Brock’s children and their upbringing. Expresses her anxiety over the war. Mr Pilsbury has come to dinner.
Tuesday 25 July – Wonders how is doing. Discusses the expense of the war. Discusses her views on religion and on the application of Clutton-Brocks’s theory from his book, The Ultimate Belief, into everyday life. Marjorie is leaving for her farming work and wonders how she will get on. Tells him she is to attend Highdon’s Ball that evening. Mentions the progress of the war.
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- Mallory [née Turner], Ruth (1892-1942), wife of mountaineer George Mallory (Subject)
- Millikan [née Mallory], Frances Clare (1915-2001), daughter of George Mallory (Subject)
- Clutton-Brock, Arthur (1868-1924), essayist and journalist (Subject)
- Cockerell, Sir Sydney Carlyle (1867–1962), museum director and book collector (Subject)
- Turner, Marjorie May (1889-1972), sister of Ruth Mallory (Subject)