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Letter, from W. O. Miller (? former College servant) at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.A.), to Master (Edward Atkinson), describing the journey from Cambridge to Milwaukee. Gives detailed description of his family's journey by steam ship and train. Includes descriptions of storm at sea, American scenery and occupations, oil industry in Pennsylvania, a slaughterhouse in Chicago, and buildings and public institutions in Milwaukee.

Note: Thomas Tyrwhitt's plans, elevations and sections were published in _The Builder; in addition to the originals (with the Clerk of Works), Clare College was supplied with a set of offprints: some of the latter hang in the Bursar's office, 1993; others are Acc 1986/ 6: OS 5/ 8/ 10 and Acc 1986/ 6: Maps 2

Arrangements to visit Bristol

Arrangements to meet for lunch

Arrangement to meet at Salisbury. George and Stephanie visiting - he broadcasts amateur radio, she reads at express speed. Altercation between George and Stephanie and Miss Benn the housekeeper when the latter engaged in an 'overactive offensive against cockroaches in the kitchen' at night. Feelings about is daughter-in-law.

The Queen's Medal for Poetry, cricketing exploits, Dennis Silk in fine form for Somerset, visit of Edmund Blunden, death of Ronald Knox. George Sassoon got a third in his examinations.

On his conversion to Catholicism.

Congratulates Herbert on his engagement, visited Cambridge, George Sassoon working in Pye's scientific instrument factory, Visit with Dennis Silk to Stratford on Avon. Geoffrey Keynes visited and took away Rupert Brooke letters, Evelyn Waugh writing a biography of Ronald Knox

Sends wedding gift. Things Evelyn Waugh's biography of Ronald Knox very good. Dennis Silk to be Assistant Secretary of the MCC.