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SJCR/SJCS/50/3/1/3
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- 1998 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 file. Paper.
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Scope and content
Includes documents concerning the Purchas Society 50th Anniversary Dinner, which took place on 2nd May 1998. Items include a request submitted to the Domestic Bursar for use of the Combination Room; correspondence between Committee members and attendees; a manuscript copy of the dinner speech given by the Society's Senior Treasurer, Dr. Tim Bayliss-Smith; a seating plan; a printed copy of the menu; a printed booklet of banqueting and function menus, issued by the College's Conference & Catering Department [October 1997]; a blank application form; a list of places to stay in Cambridge; annotated guest lists; a breakdown of donations given to the Purchas Society 50th Anniversary Account; and a catering instructions summary sheet.
Also includes a collection of typescript draft copies of the 1998 Purchas Society report for the Eagle, written by the President and with reference to the 50th anniversary dinner.