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Notebook of Berta Ruck, June 1918-September 1919, containing impressions of wartime life in North Wales and London and of her visit to the USA in 1919, later reworked and incorporated into chapters 16-25 of her autobiographical volume A Story-teller tells the Truth (London, 1935); also included are commonplace entries and extracts from letters received.

Notebook of Berta Ruck, October 1929-May 1930, containing journal entries recording her social life, family life and work in Windsor and London, as well as an account of her excursion to Zurich, Vienna and Budapest, April 1930 (ff. 41-47), a detailed description of the plane journey from Croydon, via Le Bourget, to Zurich, 17 April (ff. 36 verso-40 verso), and a typescript draft of a satirical play entitled 'Guests on Sunday' (ff. 12, 13 verso-18 verso). Some forty letters, cards and telegrams from family, friends and fans, photographs, cuttings, programmes and other ephemera have been pasted in.
The correspondents include Sheila Kaye-Smith, 12 January [1930] (f. 19 verso), Evelyn Waugh, [?1930] (f. 24), A. M. Ludovici, 27 March 1930 (f. 29 verso), and Alec Waugh, April 1930 (ff. 50, 52 verso). The volume contains sketches and drawings (f. 13, inside back cover) and poetry (inside front cover, f. 1) by Ruck. There are two lines of mirror writing on f. 29.

Journal, 29 July 1833-1 February 1835, of Lady Charlotte Guest, in London, Sussex, Dowlais and Uffington. Cuttings from the Weymouth Journal, 5 September 1856, are also included.

Journal, 1 January 1827-20 April 1828, of Lady Charlotte Bertie, in Uffington, [Lincolnshire], and London.

Journal, 22 April 1828-30 April 1829, of Lady Charlotte Bertie, in Uffington, [Lincolnshire], and London.

Journal, 30 April 1829-23 September 1832, of Lady Charlotte Bertie, in Uffington, [Lincolnshire], and London.
At least 7 ff. (covering late September 1832-May 1833) have been removed by Lady Charlotte herself (see R. Guest & A. John, Lady Charlotte (1989), p. 18).

Journal, 31 January 1835-20 November 1837, of Lady Charlotte Guest at London and Dowlais.

Journal, 21 November 1837-28 March 1841, of Lady Charlotte Guest, in London, Dowlais and Sully, [Glamorgan].
Record of iron manufacture, June 1896, inserted between pp. 8 and 9.

Journal, 29 March 1841-23 June 1844, of Lady Charlotte Guest, at Dowlais, London and Sully, with tours in Belgium and Germany.
Papers loose inside the volume include engraved views of Wesel, [Germany]; a poster, 1830, relating to the 'Swing riots' in Northamptonshire, sent to her stepfather, Rev. Peter W. Pegus; and notes and rough sketches of architectural details, a hand mangle and a domestic iron (10 ff.).

Journal, 8 March 1848-26 February 1851, of Lady Charlotte Guest, in London, Canford, Dowlais and Scotland.

Journal, 27 February 1851-1 September 1853, of Lady Charlotte Guest, in London, Paris, Dowlais and Canford.
Papers loose in the volume comprise a postcard, 1897, from Messrs Birdsall, Northampton, [bookbinders], to Lady Charlotte's daughter, Mrs K[atherine Gwladys] Alderson, Lutterworth; and a letter, 1976, from John [Guest], Connecticut, to Dowager Viscountess Wimborne, enclosing photocopies of 8 pp., covering 18-22 July 1853, from a separate 'Works Journal' of Lady Charlotte in his possession.

Journal, 1 September 1853-28 December 1854, 10 April-3 June 1855, of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber), in Canford, Dowlais, London, France and Italy.
Also included are loose notes for a journal, 1858-1860 (9 ff.).

Journal, 1 January 1856-20 October 1857, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at Canford, London, Dowlais and Brighton.

Collecting tour journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, April-August 1876, November 1876-July 1877, in Belgium, Germany, Holland, France, Italy and Austria; also Canford and London (pp. 1-77); together with records of purchases, May-August 1876, November-December 1876, March-August 1877 (pp. 1-33 at end of volume, inverted text).
Loose papers found with the volume have been filed separately (Charlotte Guest MS XXIIIa).

Journal, April 1887-November 1888, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at Bournemouth, London, Uffington and Canford, and in Italy.

Journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, September 1879-November 1881, including tours in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and France; also Canford, London and Margam (pp.1-106); together with records of purchases, September-October 1879, September-November 1880, September-November 1881 (pp. 1-42 at end of volume, inverted text).

Journal, April 1883-October 1885, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at Folkestone, the Isle of Wight, South Africa, Portugal, London and Canford.

Journal, October 1885-April 1887, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at London and Canford.

Journal, November 1888-May 1890, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at London and Canford.

Journal, May 1890-February 1891, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at London and Canford.