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Magpie and Stump smoking concert programme, with rules of the society
BUTJ/D/12/1 · Item · 1907
Part of Papers of Sir James Butler (J. R. M. Butler)

Programme for 900th Meeting of the Magpie and Stump Debating Society, Smoking Concert, 15 Nov. 1909. Officers listed on first page: President, C. C. Barclay; Vice-President, H. St. J. B. Philby; Treasurer, D. H. MacGregor; Segretary, C. G. Darwin; Committee, E. S. Montagu M. P., H. A. Hollond, C. Bethell, G. B. Tatham, R. Haslehurst, F. H. H. Clark, A. C. Larmour, G. S. Shaw.

Rules of the Magpie and Stump Debating Society: 10th edition, 1907
Letter from John Burnaby
Add. MS c/26/29 · Item · 30 Jan. 1914
Part of Additional Manuscripts c

Accompanied by an undated circular for the M. & S. [Magpie and Stump Debating Society] announcing a meeting and urging members to vote for Mr Burnaby and for Carus-Wilson.
Letter from R. C. Trevelyan to Caroline Trevelyan
TRER/46/9 · Item · 14 Mar 1892
Part of Papers of Robert Calverley Trevelyan and Elizabeth Trevelyan

[On headed notepaper for the Harrow Philathletic Club; 'Trinity' added in pencil]: - People are now beginning to go down: Cambridge is 'becoming much quieter', and he is 'rather glad to be able to stay up until next Friday'. Will come home then, and go to Tunbridge Wells on the following day [to see his aunt Anna Maria Philips, and Sophie Wicksteed]. Asks when they are likely to go abroad: he supposes 'as soon as Georgie comes home'. There are no more lectures, but he will go to Lendrum [a coach] once more; thinks he will continue to see him next term, as he 'learn[s] a great deal from him'.

Several people are coming up from Harrow tomorrow 'to pass [their] matriculation', including Tommy [Macaulay] Booth and [J.W.?] Sandilands. Robert is going to pay all his bills this term, including his kitchen bill; will then be able to 'see more or less what the term has cost'. Thinks Charlie is well, though has 'not seen him much for a day or two'. He himself has had a cold, but it is 'almost gone now'.

Hopes 'all is going well in politics', but they [the Liberals] 'can afford to have a few reverses after London'. The Magpie and Stump debating society dinner 'was a great success after the election [of the new President]': Verrall and Ja[c]kson were there, and it 'was not too rowdy'. Lord Herschell's meeting was also a success, though Robert was 'a little disappointed in his speech'. Hopes his parents are well.