This sub-series contains notebooks and travel diaries which contain detailed autograph notes relating to Shiva Naipaul's travels, observations, reading and research around various topics and countries.
Hardback red notebook, with autograph notes on various books and a list of words, notes on Trinidad towards the back of the book and expenses notes, ca. tenpages written on, the rest is blank. (A) Paper back ring bound sketch pad with autograph notes relating to an interview. (B)
Small red hardback notebook. Contains autograph notes relating to contact details for people, some appointments in a day-by-day dated section 3 Apr-7 May 1978, lists and notes relating to Tehran. Notes are in the front and back of the notebook.
Black flexible bound notebook, with appointment diary entries 1 Sep - 7 Oct, during a trip to India, also includes addresses, names and contact details, in the back pages spending on the trip is recorded. (A ) Yellow paperback ring bound notebook, with diary entries from India and notes about I...
Hardback notebook, with illustration of Kenwood House on the front, with autograph diary entries from 1 Nov 1984, with notes about Indira Gandhi's funeral.
Ringbound paper back notebook, dated from 1 Jul 1984, with names, addresses and telephone numbers, and also notes relating to interviews. (A) Black hard back notebook, with autograph diary entries from 10 Apr 1984. These entries cover Shiva Naipaul's journey to Australia via Singapore, Malaysia a...
Small red ring bound notebook. Autograph notes about books, names and contact details, lists relating to a visit to Fez and descriptive notes relating to the visit and notes relating to spending on the trip.
Green paperback note book, with autograph diary entries and notes relating to a trip to Suriname including the politics, the Dutch colony and Asians in the country.
Black hard bound note book, with autograph draft sections for 'A Hot Country', notes on Madame Bovary, a book on slavery and other books, some notes about panel games, diary entries for East Africa starting in Nairobi, notes about hotels and contacts and some draft letters to various people.