Reference No:

C DSLIT/12/3

Dates:

1978

Description:

Scrapbook commemorating major events during the history of the Hull Literary Club from its 50th anniversary in 1929 to its centenary in 1979. Includes press cuttings relating to the Club's 50th anniversary dinner held in October 1929 at which Mr Walter de la Mare was the chief guest; Part of a syllabus from 1929; Newspaper article and programme relating to a dinner held in honour of Mr Alfred Jordan on 29 Jan 1938 after 50 years of membership of the Club; Invitation to the Club's 'Yuletide Revels' to be held 17 Dec 1938; Newspaper article relating to the 1974 'Yuletide Revels' marking the retirement of Mr Kenneth Hibbert as Master of the Revels and his group of revellers after 25 years of providing the entertainment at the annual event; Black and white photograph of members of the Club stood with a chef holding a boars head on a platter c.1945; Newspaper cutting of a photograph showing a large group of Club members at a dinner held to mark the 90th birthday of Mr C.M. Strachan; Newspaper article 'Literary Club to celebrate its centenary', 1978.

Format:

Archive Item

Extent:

1 item

Language:

Access Conditions:

Access will be granted to any accredited reader

Repository:

Hull City Archives

Collection:

Records of The Hull Literary Club