Scope and Contents My parents wanted me to experience Europe as they had known it. They saw that almost all transatlantic crossings would soon be by plane. They chose to cross first class on the slowest French line ship (10 days to Portsmouth) the de Grasse, known for superb cuisine to make up for lack of speed. I longed to be in 3rd class where young people seemed to have fun. At least I got to dance with Alec Waugh (Evelyn's brother) at the captain's dinner though he eventually reconciled on asking my age. I...

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including Zaire and 'The Piano', jury duty, 1994-98.

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Floyd year out met at Perugia summer 1959, one of circle of friends/lovers. Dick, Marie Achille - Perugia. Idilko Hayes - bosom friend met on Brindisi-Athens ferry 1951, seen at intervals since Victoria cake recipe: "To Kek" made by Greek Maid Victoria 1951-2, staple diet but needs to be cooked in local baker's oven up at the corner of Neophyte Douka.

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Margaret Nichol, friend 1951-52, niece of principal of Greek girls equivalent to Athens college.

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Hosts for junior year in France 1956-57.

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AMK (mother), Jiffy - Janet Farnham, friend since childhood married to Ted Heitmann, Evelyn Hutchinson from Rome, Uncle Ted Bishop (Prudential Insurance salesman), Ann Caristi - Yale room mate 1958-59 left for Florence and married there.

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MGB as mace beaver, Cornell and over lawn- left to right AMKB, MGB, AMK, Bill and Betty Miller

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Eba, RJ, Kingsbury Chase cousin, H. Kunert, Quinto Maganini - Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Fabrizio Melano. John Buettner-Janush, diary 1960, MGB, Lanier - president of the Transat, Sigrid - German room mate, Dick Thorington, letter from AMKB and break with Ursula Cowgill. Inaugeration of the France 1962. Conference organised by John Buettner-Janusch, N Y Academy Science 1962.

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Gail Beckman, Baldwin friend, later lawyer Margaretta Maganini marriage invitation Louisa DuPont Copeland, Cornell (Theta) friend Janet Rowntree, Cornell friend, later astronomer. Trauma - undergrad humour, MGB, Uncle Ted Bishop, Jiffy - Janet Farnham, Idiko Hayes, Mrs Mary Taber, AMK illustrated Mr Taber's book. Laura Melano (later professor of psychology), Genevieve Gautier - sister of E. Lanier, diary 1957-58