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Minute Book of the Oxford University Writers' Club, with a note on the reunion of the club

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MS. Top. Oxon. d. 1094
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The minutes include brief summaries of talks given to the Club by various speakers, including:

  1. (pp. 13-14) A.P. Herbert, 1947;
  2. (pp. 23-24) Elizabeth Bowen, 1947;
  3. (pp. 29-30, 69-70) David Cecil, 1947, 1949;
  4. (pp. 33-34) Evelyn Waugh, 1947;
  5. (pp. 39-40) John Betjeman, 1948;
  6. (pp. 47-48) Cyril Connolly, [1948];
  7. (pp. 51-52) V.S. Pritchett, [1948].

Dates

  • Creation: 1946-1958, 1988

Extent

272 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. d. 1094, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Oxon. d. 1094

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 6889

Abstract

Minute Book of the Oxford University Writers' Club, with a note on the reunion of the club

Biographical / Historical

Ludovic Kennedy was the founder and first Secretary of the Club. and pp. xxvii-54, 136 are in his hand. Other secretaries included (pp. 73-75) Alan Brien, 1949, and (pp. 107-111) George MacBeth, 1954. At pp. 106b and 208b are letters from Angus Wilson, 1953, and David Cecil, 1954.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Ludovic Kennedy, 1988.

Title
Minute Book of the Oxford University Writers' Club, with a note on the reunion of the club
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2023 by Alice Zamboni
Date
EAD version 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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