Record Number: 29876
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Meeting held at School House, L. P. : 13.9.35
Francis E. Pollard in the Chair.
1. Minutes of last read and approved.
2. Account of the Excursion, contributed by R. H. Robson, read and approved.
[...]
3. An invitation was received by letter from Celia Burrow to hold our November meeting at her new house. We thank her very much & suggest Friday 22nd as a likely date.
Century:1900-1945
Date:13 Sep 1935
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: School House, Leighton Park School
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1887
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
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
Members of the XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
It is assumed that it was Victor Alexander, as secretary of the club, who read this letter to the meeting.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[A letter offering to hold a meeting of the XII Book Club at her new house]
Genre:Letter
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:29876
Source:Manuscript
Author:Victor Alexander
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:147–149
Citation:Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938) private collection, p. 147–149, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=29876, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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).
