Record Number: 30477
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.
[...]'
Date:
8 Jul 1944
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Frensham, Northcourt Avenue
(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: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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Reply to a letter of greetings from the XII Book Club on his 79th birthday]
Genre:Letters
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:30477
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=30477, accessed: 11 February 2025
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).