Record Number: 29698
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.'
1900-1945
Date:14 Nov 1933
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: Broomfield, Cressingham Road
location in dwelling: Drawing room
(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: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.
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Statement of accounts of the XII Book Club]
Genre:Statement of accounts
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
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: 18 July 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).