Directory of Popular Music, Petersen Publishing Co. Ltd., 1975 (1986 edn.) Information on artistes (diary entry for 1952-05-05) is from pp658–664.
The Complete Catalogue of British Cigarette Cards, Webb & Bower, Exeter,
1981 (2nd edn 1982)
The Golden Age of Radio by Denis Gifford, B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1985
The Intelligent Heart: the Story of D.H. Lawrence by Harry T. Moore. William Heinemann Ltd, 1955. See p60.
The Macmillan Dictionary of Women’s Biography, Jennifer S. Uglow, 1999
The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature, Humphrey Carpenter & Mari Pritchard [date?]
King Edward’s School, Birmingham, 1552–1952, T.W. Hutton, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1952
The British Film Catalogue, 1895–1970: a Guide to Entertainment
Films, by Denis Gifford. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973. (ISBN 0 7153 5572 4)
A Complete Guide to Ian Allan ABC Pocket Books, compiled by M. G. Burbage-Atter, 20 Gillet Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0EG, from whom all Ian Allan ABCs may be obtained. Telephone 0113 282 4986 (ISBN 0 9518921 0 X)