Identity area
Reference code
White/A/A2
Unique identifier
GB 275 White/A/A2
Title
Diary 1916
Date(s)
- 1 Jan. 1916–29 July 1916 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 vol. paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1893-1969)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Describes College life. Also documents White's experiences as a conscientious objector, his attempt to gain exemption from military service, the actions and advice of various bodies, including the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Union of Democratic Control, and his tribunal hearing in Cambridge. Includes newspaper cuttings of conscientious objectors' cases held before the tribunal and various correspondence concerning the same.
Mentions various members of St John's College, including E. Cunningham, J. Larmor and N.B. Jopson, as well as Bertrand Russell.