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Riverside Book Club fonds

  • MED med-283
  • Fonds
  • 1929-1995

The fonds consists of: original and updated constitutions (undated); a history of the club, prepared by Lina Flaig, and current events (1978); minute books and membership lists (10) (1929-1990); program committee book (undated); programs (1930-1995); booklists (1928-1938, 1940-1941); plays (5) entitled "So's Your Old Antique", "A Doll's House", "Brothers in Arms", "Shall We Join the Ladies?", "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" (undated); 50th Anniversary material including program (2), financial statement and guest book (1978); O.S. certificate from the Office of the Honorable H.A. Schmid, Minister of Culture, presented to the Riverside Book Club in honor of their 50th Anniversary (1978); programs (3) and tickets of the 60th Anniversary (1987); miscellaneous organizational notes for the 50th and 60th Anniversary celebrations (1978, 1987); the following papers (11): "Beatrix Potter" by Joyce Stobbs (1984), "Robert Newton Hurley" by Barbara Cross (1985), "Agatha Christie" by Marion May (1986), "Andrew Wyeth" (1986), "The Influence of Newspapers" (1986), "Chaucer" by Lina Flaig (1988), "June Callwood" by Barbara Gross (1988), "Catherine Cookson" (1991), "The Craft of Crime" (1992), "Reflections on the Life of Robert Louis Stevenson" (1992), "Thomas Hardy-The English Background" (undated); poems (2) "Twas the Week Before Christmas" by Joyce Stobbs (1986), and "Conversation at the North Pole" (undated); 4 Histories of the Riverside Book Club - some given as toasts at various meetings/celebrations (1978, 1987, 2000, 2003); 2 Programmes for the 60th and 75th Anniversaries of the Riverside Books Club (1987, 2002); Invitation to a costume party held at the Hargrave's house, hosted by the Riverside Book Club (June 17, 1936); Riverside Book Club Annual Programs - listing members roll call, constitution, meeting schedule, and members contact information (1998-1999, 2002-2003).

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