Leslie Woolley's diary 1961

Code: WSI_0206
Title: Leslie Woolley's diary 1961
Description: The hand-written diary of Leslie Woolley, a gas pipe welder who competed for the British team at the 1961 competition in Duisburg, Germany.
The diary was given to Woolley by his girlfriend Margaret before he left. It was his first trip abroad. Woolley was 17-years-old at the time and an apprentice at the Michelin company in the English city of Stoke on Trent. The diary records events at the competition, tourist excursions and many autographs of fellow competitors. He notes with regret losing his camera.
The diary carries the inscription "Good Luck Les. Love from Margaret” on the inside cover. Les and Margaret have been happily married for more than 50 years.
Date: 1961 See all items with this value
Class: Compilation See all items with this value
Item name: Diary See all items with this value
Condition: Good
Source-name: Leslie Woolley
Source-country: UK-United Kingdom
Location: WorldSkills Museum - Shanghai
Event-type: Competition event
Event-range: Worldwide
Event-city: Duisburg
Event-country: DE-Germany See all items with this value
Author: Leslie Woolley
Format: Physical
Dimensions-width (cm): 7.7
Language-text: English
Included in: WorlSkills Museum: physical See all items with this value