Evesham Friendly Literary Society

This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 150 MS594
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1842 - 1846
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 volumes

Scope and Content

The circulating magazine of the Evesham Friendly Literary Society containing items contributed by a circle of friends. The rules of the society, signatures of the founding members and the Secretary's first address are to be found at the front of the first volume. The magazine was circulated monthly.

Administrative / Biographical History

The first Secretary of the Society was Herbert New, an Evesham solicitor. In 1848 a later signatory to the list of members was William Henry Herford (1820-1908) the educationalist who the same year married Elizabeth Anne Davis of Evesham who was also a member of the Society.

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Access Information

Open. Access to all registered researchers.

Other Finding Aids

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Custodial History

Former location: MSS 7/iv/3
Purchase of the first three volumes (1842-1844) reported in University Librarian's Annual Report 1967/1968