Record Number: 29698

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at Broomfield, Cressingham Rd., 14.XI.33.
George H. S. Burrow in the chair

1. Minutes of last read & approved

2. [...]At the close of the meeting three unhappy pedagogues crept into a corner of the Broomfield drawing room

[...]

4. The Chairman & Secretary made a count of the votes cast by ballot to fill the vacant places in our membership. A number of attractive names had been before the club and the voting brought Margaret L. Lloyd and Mrs Goadby to the head of the poll. These ladies were duly invited and both have gladly accepted their invitation and agreed to join the Club.

[...]

6. A statement of the accounts was read showing the Club to have £2.9.0 in hand.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

14 Nov 1933

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Broomfield, Cressingham Road
location in dwelling: Drawing room

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth T. Alexander

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

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:

Elizabeth Alexander was the current treasurer of the club.

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Elizabeth Alexander

Title:

[Statement of accounts of the XII Book Club]

Genre:

Statement of accounts

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29698

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Victor Alexander

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

74-79

Additional Information:

Victor Alexander was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1931 to 1940. It is inferred from this that he was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Victor Alexander, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 3 (1931-1938), private collection, 74-79, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29698, accessed: 17 May 2024

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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).