Record Number: 12206

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

In a notebook entry for 12 July 1896, Mattison expresses regret over the death of oscialist activist Caroline Martyn, mentioning that he has read of her illness in the Labour Leader and the Clarion.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1896 and 31 Jul 1896

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Leeds

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Alf Mattison

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Engineer , Leeds Daily News Office

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Keir Hardie

Title:

Labour Leader

Genre:

Biography, Politics, Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Broadsheet, Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12206

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Alf Mattison

Title:

Notebook 1 or A

Location:

Brotherton Library Special Collections, Leeds

Call No:

Mattison Collection MSS

Page/Folio:

35

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Alf Mattison, Notebook 1 or A, Brotherton Library Special Collections, Leeds, Mattison Collection MSS, 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12206, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None