Record Number: 31743
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Meeting held at Frensham, Northcourt Avenue. 13th Sept. 1940
Howard R. Smith in the Chair.
1. An apology of absence was received from the Secretary.
2. In the absence of the Secretary (see minute 1) the secretary’s husband, the
Treasurer [A. B. Dilks], acted as secretary and read the minutes of the last
meeting [...].
[...]
[signed by:] R. D. L. Moore
Oct. 18. 1940.'
1900-1945
Date:13 Sep 1940
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:Male
Date of Birth:1904
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:Minutes of the meeting of the XII Book Club held 20 Aug 1940
Genre:Minutes
Form of Text:Manuscript: Notebook
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
Source Information:
Record ID:31743
Source:Manuscript
Author:Bruce Dilks
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:74–77
Additional Information:
In the absence of the Secretary, Bruce Dilks acted as secretary of this meeting: see Minute 2.
Citation:
Bruce Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943), private collection, 74–77, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31743, accessed: 14 May 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).
