| Description | 49 loose pages. Journal entry topics include: feeling better; local flooding- cancelled Guy Fawkes events; people panic buying petrol- fuel crisis; Quaker meetings; thoughts on the US presidental election between the 'nerd and the nincompoop'; reading the old letters between her parents and commenting on them and the act of reading them; book launch of Lotte Kramer's latest book (see the local studies cabinet in the research room or speak to a member of the staff for more information on Lotte Kramer); Christmas preparations; to Glasgow by train, staying with Alex; then on to Edinburgh, staying with Dot; back to Peterborough; deaths of friends.
Reverse of journal entries: recommendation letter written by Garvie for Mrs M R Shaikh for a support service teacher post (Oct 1983); various correspondence re requests for Garvie to provide a letter of recommendation for people (1979-1985); end of year letter (1998); funny typed letter from a friend, Lavinia re the Key Theatre performance of "Gasping" and Mask Theatre (Oct 2000); to-do lists, outlines for events/talks and ideas for articles/talks; plans for All Saints Women's Fellowship; ticked off list of people she recieved Christmas cards from or sent (1999); notes "ideas at random"; Many of the pages appear to be notes re and outline for her first autobiography. |