Call Number: Mss Sc 39

Title: Dickens Fellowship (Winnipeg Branch) fonds.

Dates: 1928, 1956-1959.

Extent: 0.01 m of textual records.

Administrative history: The Dickens Fellowship was founded in London, England in 1902, for the appreciation and public reading of the works of Charles Dickens. The Winnipeg Branch was founded in 1905, and ceased to exist some time after 1966. The Toronto and Victoria branches were founded in 1905 and 1931 respectively. At the time of the creation of this fonds, the Toronto and Victoria branches were operating.

Custodial history: The fonds was donated to University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections by Lillian Gibbons in 1981.

Scope and content: The fonds consists of seven monthly bulletins of the Winnipeg Branch titled The Ivy Green Bulletin. The bulletins are dated January 1928, March 1956, November 1956, January 1957, February 1957, March 1957, and February 1959. The bulletins contain programs for the monthly meetings of the Winnipeg Dickens Fellowship as well as news pertaining to members of the Winnipeg Dickens Fellowship.

Source of supplied title: Title based on provenance of fonds.

Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this material.

Accruals: No further accruals to this fonds are expected.

Finding aid: Finding aid is currently unavailable.