| Evidence: | Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park: 16. IX. 31.
Victor Alexander in the chair 'Meeting held at School House, Leighton Park: 16. IX. 31. Victor Alexander in the chair 1. Minutes of last approved. [...] 4. John L. Hawkins then read us his paper on the Natural History of the neighbourhood [...] 6. After the interval Henry Marriage Wallis gave a vivid account of two or three bird nesting exploits undertaken with James Crosfield in Scotland.' 1. Minutes of last approved. [...] 4. John L. Hawkins then read us his paper on the Natural History of the neighbourhood [...] 6. After the interval Henry Marriage Wallis gave a vivid account of two or three bird nesting exploits undertaken with James Crosfield in Scotland. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 16 Sep 1931 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: School House, Leighton Park |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Henry Marriage Wallis |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1854 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Corn, seed and coal merchant |
| Religion: | Quaker or associated with the Friends |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Members of the XII Book Club |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Henry Marriage Wallis |
| Title: | [an account of two or three bird nesting exploits undertaken with James Crosfield in Scotland] |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Natural history |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 29511 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Victor Alexander | |
| Title: | XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) | |
| Location: | private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | pp. 8-10 |
| Citation: | Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) private collection, p. pp. 8-10, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=29511, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
| Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php). |
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