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Papers of Miss E H Tarrant of East Croydon
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E H Tarrant: Diaries

Consists of four diaries. The diaries cover a comparatively recent period but are mostly personal and do not appear to offer any insight into major events of the time.Within each there are some blank entries but otherwise recording mostly everyday events on a personal level including outings, illness and weather. It appears she went to church and had a liking for cats. Occasional mention of a creche and Age Concern are made but her involvement is not clear. There are also some entries of household accounts and names and addresses at the back.

E H Tarrant: Household Accounts

Consists of six handwritten note books of household accounts. There is no indication from the accounts how many people were in the household.However this series of household accounts does offer a basic insight into the ever changing prices of a variety of everyday goods from bread to shoes throughout the period 1976 to 1990. It can also be viewed as representative of not only the kind of things people bought but how often and testament that many people still shopped everyday.

Papers of Miss E H Tarrant of East Croydon

  • AR167
  • Collection
  • 1953 - 1990

Consists of six handwritten note books of household accounts 1976 - 90, four diaries 1983 - 86 and one ration book 1953 - 4. A cursory view of the collection does not appear to offer any insight or recollections into any major events of the time. Indeed the collection is on a very personal basis. There is little or no autobiographical detail mentioned beyond the fact that she lived in East Croydon and the everyday activities she relates in her diaries. Although there is some mention of a creche and Age Concern her involvement is not clear but her diaries give some insight into her liking for cats and that she attended church. The intrinsic value of this collection lies in its social comment especially with regard to the household accounts which offer a good and basic insight into the prices of a variety of everyday goods between the years 1976 and 1990. It is also testament that many people still shopped everyday.

Edith H. Tarrant