Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook
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Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook
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| Author |
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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| Notes |
A Black notebook inscribed 'Pvt Gurney 241282 / Gloucester', used by Ivor Gurney between November 1917 and January 1918, whilst Gurney was at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland on a signalling course. The diary includes some early drafts of poems, notes on the camp and military matters, sketches, lists, musical scores, addresses and sums. The rear cover of the book and following pages reveal a cigarette burn-like hole.
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| Item date |
November 1917-January 1918
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| Creation place |
Seaton Delaval, England
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| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
104
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| Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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| Repository name |
The Ivor Gurney Archive
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| Repository address line1 |
Gloucestershire Archives
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| Repository address line2 |
Clarence Row, Alvin Street
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| Repository address line3 |
Gloucester
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| Repository address Zip code |
GL1 3DW
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| Repository address country |
UK
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Collection
Citation
“Pvt Gurney's Black Notebook,” by Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937). First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7510.
Permitted Use
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