Pocket diaries of William Reeve Wallace, Alfred Denis Godley and Amy Godley. Until 2025 the diaries were misidentified as being written soley by the Godleys.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1935
Extent
0.30 Linear metres (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. f. 603, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. f. 603-626, g. 184-209
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13692
Abstract
Diaries of William Reeve Wallace, 1897-1898, 1901-1919, 1931; Alfred Denis Godley, Oct 1923-Nov 1924; and Amy Godley, 1893-1910, 1914-1915, 1919, 1921-1924.
Biographical / Historical
William Reeve Wallace (1873-1966) was educated at St Paul's School and abroad and qualified as a solicitor in 1896, initially working in the Official Solicitors Department. In 1902 he entered the Privy Council Office, serving as Chief Clerk of the Privy Council Office's Judicial Department from 1909 until 1945.
Alfred Denis Godley (1856-1925) was a classical scholar, poet and a tutor and fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1883 until he retired in 1912. In 1894 he married Amy Cay (1869-1933), daughter of Charles Hope Cay, a fellow of Govnille and Caius College, Cambridge. Further information is given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The diaries were given to the Library in 1973 by Peter Eaton.
- Title
- Catalogue of the Diaries of William Reeve Wallace, Alfred Denis Godley and Amy Godley
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow. Amended catalogue by Lucy McCann, 2025.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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