Record Number: 30476

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Meeting held at “Frensham” 8th July 1944
    Howard R. Smith in the chair.

1. Minutes of last meeting were read and signed.

2. The Secretary reported that she had been advised earlier in the week that Charles Stansfield would be celebrating the 79th anniversary of his birthday on the day of this meeting. A few members had conferred together and agreed that it would certainly be the wish of the Club to send greetings to Charles Stansfield on this occasion and this had accordingly been done. A reply had been received just before the meeting and both letters were read. It was agreed that they should be entered in the minutes.

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Century:

1900-1945

Date:

8 Jul 1944

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Frensham, Northcourt Avenue

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:

Margaret Dilks

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1912

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:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Margaret Dilks

Title:

[Copy of a letter of greetings from the XII Book Club to Charles Stansfield on his 79th birthday]

Genre:

Letters, Birthday greetings

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter, Copy of a letter made by its sender

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30476

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Margaret Dilks

Title:

XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 5 (1944-1952)

Location:

private collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

11-16

Additional Information:

Margaret Dilks was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1940 to 1970. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that she was the author of this set of minutes.

Citation:

Margaret Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 5 (1944-1952), private collection, 11-16, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30476, accessed: 14 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).