New Plymouth Readers' Club
Production date
1952-1973
Description
Established in July 1952 as the Writers' and Readers' Club with the object of showing prospective writers how to express their ideas and publish stories and as a venue for group study of literature, the name was changed in September 1952 to The New Plymouth Literary Society. In 1968 the name changed to New Plymouth Readers' Club to place stress on the main activity of the club, the reading and discussion of books of every type and in any age. Meetings were held in the reading room of the New Plymouth Public Library. The club was placed in recess in 1973 due to declining membership and participation in meetings.
The collection includes Minute books, financial records, a correspondence file and membership lists.
Object detail
Box 1
1. Minute book. July 1952 - November 1962
2. Mnute book. February 1963 - May 1970
3. Minute book. June 1970 - November 1972
Club placed in recess in May 1973
Box 2
4. Accounts Book. November 1954 - October 1962
5. Accounts Book. November 1962 - August 1970
6. Accounts Book. March 1971 - December 1972
7. Folder. Annual Balance Sheets. 1955 - 1973
8. Folder. Correspondence. 1962 - 1973
9. Two folders of Book Discussion Notes sourced from the New Zealand Workers Educational Association c1973-1974.
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. Notes by K H Richards.
Man Alone by John Mulgrew. Notes by John Vincent.
10. Folder. Accounts 1969 - 1972 and Receipt Book 1967
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