Additional papers of the Ashmolean Club

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Papers of the Ashmolean Club, also known as the Ashmolean Dining Club, including documents related to the history and procedures of the Club, minute books, members lists, and material related to individual dinners and other events.

Dates

Creation: 1954-2017

Extent

1.29 Linear metres (9 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 16105/1].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. 16105/1-9

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16105

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of the Oxford University Ashmolean Club, 1860-2017.

Biographical / Historical

The origins of the Club are not absolutely clear. Although the first minute book of the Club (present elsewhere in Bodleian collections under the shelfmark MS. Top. Oxon. f. 64) is dated 1869-1930, some of the members mentioned in it are recorded as having been elected in previous years. The purpose of the Club is to enable those sympathetic to science at Oxford to meet informally. Further historical information can be found in a booklet 'A hundred years of the Ashmolean Club 1869-1969'.