Record Number: 13889

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'He now referred to two sheets of paper, which he had with him, saying that he was late (no apologies) because he had just been on the telephone with London and he'd taken down a letter now being posted to him ("I shall have it in the morning written on House of Commons note-paper" he said) written and signed by eleven M.P's, recognising him as the official Conservative Candidate and wishing him good luck for the election. He read the letter from his own handwriting taken down from the telephone, stammering over the word "conscientiously" and over the names of M.P. 's which came at the end.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 May 1940 and 31 May 1940

Country:

England

Time

afternoon

Place:

location in dwelling: party meeting

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Headlam

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Politician

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[a letter]

Genre:

letter

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

13889

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 195, Date June 1940, Title NEWCASTLE BY-ELECTION, p. 18, in in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk ,

Citation:

File Report 195, Date June 1940, Title NEWCASTLE BY-ELECTION, p. 18, in in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13889, accessed: 01 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None