The Diary of Beatrice Webb, 1873 - 1943
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call number: Microfiche HX243.W41A3 - Webb, Beatrice Potter (1858 - 1943). The Diary of Beatrice
Webb, 1873 - 1943.
127 fiche (diary)
110 fiche (typescript)
Description
This collection is a reproduction of the diary of Beatrice Potter Webb, covering the dates September 13, 1873 to April 19, 1943. Started when she was fifteen, the diary is her continuous, but not daily account of her life, up to seven days before her death. Included in her diary are entries of foreign travel, some written by her husband, Sidney Webb. A typescript of the diary (not a word-for-word reproduction), prepared by Beatrice Potter Webb or her secretaries is also part of this collection.Beatrice Potter Webb was an English social economic reformer who, along with her husband Sidney, promoted development of the London School of Economics, founded the New Statesman, and was a member of the socialist Fabian Society. She also served on the commission on poor law.
The diary is arranged in chronological order with designated volumes and page numbers.
Index/Guide
There is no separate index/guide to this collection. An index of persons, organizations, and places are listed on the first m-fiche card (index card). See below.In addition to an index by persons, organizations, and places, the first m-fiche (index card) includes: preface; essay on Text of the Diary; historical introduction; diary as literature; chronology of the lives of Sidney and Beatrice Webb; list of diary entries in Sidney Webb's handwriting; list of volume numbers with dates and page numbers and headnotes.
