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Writes about scarf, laundry and bicycle clips. Catches up with family and acquaintance news.

Written from Charterhouse wishing his father a happy birthday and asking if his present is satisfactory. He continues with comments on weather and school. Asks permission to buy a scarf. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by…

Writes of visiting future parents-in-law and about and about author's new location. Catches up with news of acquaintances.

Written from school; wishes David happy birthday and congratulations on expecting a baby. Offers some banter about prospective child. Commiserates over David's health and writes about what Norman's plans and ambitions for service in the air force.…

Written from school; mentions limit on letters and censor. Goes on to describe recent activities.

Christmas card with seasons greetings and writes of life in India including sports and drill. Catches up with family news.

Discusses family finances. News of a movements of a mutual friend (Lavender – their daughter's godmother).

From wife Joyce discussing family matters. Says she is lonely and asks if she can come up to visit. Catches up with family news.

Thanks him for letters and is sending books and and a shirt. Apologises that she cannot get to London due to work. Catches up with family news and mentions financial and health matters. Enjoyed brother Norman's letter and hopes he is enjoying new…

Letter to David Donaldson from his wife Joyce telling him of plans for his nephew's christening. Also information about paying bills, and other domestic details including how their daughter lost 4 tubes of toothpaste.
Catches up with family news.…

Sends birthday wishes and discusses present. Catches up with family news and writes of daughter's activities. Reports on telephone calls from David's mother and relates the sequel to the toothpaste story recounted in the letter of 23 January.

Writes about daughter Frances

Discuses financial matters and gives examples to illustrate her spending requirements.

Discusses family photographs. Writes about possible arrangements for daughter.

Writes of articles she is sending him. Thanks him for bicycle lamps. Catches up with family news.

Thanks him for birthday present and writes of others she has received. Penned by her mother

Order of service for confirmation service at Charterhouse school. Includes seating plan for candidates includes David Donaldson

Congratulates on birth of daughter and writes he would be honoured to be a god parent.

Writes catching up with family news and his activities in India

Wishes him happy birthday

Congratulations on award of Distinguished Service Order.

Jack Harris was born in Gillingham, Kent. At sixteen, he undertook employment as a clerk in the intelligence department of the Air Ministry. He describes the brief evacuation of his department to Harrow in 1939 and receiving permission to leave his…

Close up of the underneath of the Vulcan Aircraft. Photograph reported to be Vulcan flying over White Hill House on Sir Barnes Wallis' 90th birthday. Donated by his daughter Mary Stopes-Roe. Additional information about this item was kindly provided…

View of the underneath of the Vulcan Aircraft in a climb. At the bottom trees and roofs of houses. Photograph reported to be Vulcan flying over White Hill House on Sir Barnes Wallis' 90th birthday. Donated by his daughter Mary Stopes-Roe. Additional…

View of the underneath of the Vulcan Aircraft over trees. Photograph reported to be Vulcan flying over White Hill House on Sir Barnes Wallis' 90th birthday. Donated by his daughter Mary Stopes-Roe. Additional information about this item was kindly…