Diary by Wall, Barbara., 06/03/1940-07/19/1940

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Identifier: 93756

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Manuscripts. Arranged alphabetically.

Dates

06/03/1940-07/19/1940

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Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

16/03/05

Container Summary

1 Typed Diary (Photocopy) by Barbara Wall, covering the dates 6/3/1940 through 7/19/1940, with discussion of the German invasion of France and the early stages of World War II, with references to Dunkirk, the battle for France, Michael Richey, Tom Burns, meeting with Graham Greene, Italy entering the war, the German entrance into Paris, the Maginot Line, Paul Richey's (Michael Richey's brother, the author of "Fighter Pilot") air combat, Paul Reynaud, Henri-Philippe Petain, Robert and Margaret Tollast, Ian Morrow, Winston Churchill, bombs falling on Amberly, Louisa Sieveking, Charles de Gaulle, Hitler being in Paris, Italo Balbo, Alan Duncan, Francis White, David Jones, Dylan Thomas, and Bernard Wall's book "A City and a World.".

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

WALL, BARBARA - DIARY (1940): Other Types

WORLD WAR II - DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

DUNKIRK - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

RICHEY, MICHAEL - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

BURNS, TOM - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

GREENE, GRAHAM - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

MAGINOT LINE - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

RICHEY, PAUL - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

"FIGHTER PILOT" - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

REYNAUD, PAUL - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

PETAIN, HENRI-PHILIPPE - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

TOLLAST, ROBERT - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

TOLLAST, MARGARET - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

MORROW, IAN - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

CHURCHILL, WINSTON, SIR - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

SIEVEKING, LOUISA - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

GAULLE, CHARLES DE - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

HITLER, ADOPLH - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

BALBO, ITALO - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

DUNCAN, ALAN - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

WHITE, FRANCIS - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

JONES, DAVID - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

DUNCAN, ALAN - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

JONES, DAVID - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

THOMAS, DYLAN - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types

"CITY AND A WORLD, A" - REFERENCE IN DIARY OF WALL, BARBARA (1940): Other Types