Reference
X980/1
Title
Farm Diaries
Date free text
1946-1961
Production date
From: 1946 To: 1961
Admin/biog history
The diaries were started by his son, Henry Ernest Robin Orme (known as Robin Orme; 27 November 1923 – 20 December 2004) in 1946 and they continue to this day, his son John (born 12 March 1949) taking over in turn in 1983. Robin Orme married Mary Gilling at St. Albans on 15 February 1946,
Scope and Content
At the time of writing (August 2013) only the first eight volumes, 1946-1961, have been deposited. The diary entries provide a detailed picture of work on a primarily dairy and poultry farm in Bedfordshire during the post World War Two era. The regular entries usually describe changes in weather, and work activities carried out by workers/members of the family ( e.g. carting, milking, fence repair) often denoted by initials, problems with machinery and vehicles, and farm animals giving birth with number of young. More unusual entries are noted at item level.
Exent
8
Loan status
TOCATawaiting cataloguing
Level of description
sub-fonds