Manuscript 'Secretary's Books' of the 'St. Andrews Colleges Chess Club', with signed annual reports by various Club Secretaries and signatures of Club Presidents. [University of St Andrews].

165pp., 4to. In a single (despite plural 'Books' in title) ruled notebook.Title on the front pastedown: 'ST. ANDREWS COLLEGES CHESS CLUB | SECRETARY'S BOOKS.' The first of the Secretaries' annual reports, 'Given at the A. G. M. on February 26th. 1957' by Robert J. V. Logan states that at the time it is 'just over three months since the Club came into re-existence [...] The Club has been meeting on Tuesday evenings in Joe's Café, where members have been playing each other.' Signatures of Grant Waller, John Smail, Michael A. Brewer, Duncan Pirie, R. H. Billington, Harry Cleghorn, W. J. P. Barnes, R. Hitchcock, Eric J. Yeaman, Ronald Michaelson, J. D. Owens, Sean McKee. By the time of the last report in the volume (7 March 1966), the Secretary David Johnson can report that 'Last academic year, the Dundee and District league championship cup was won with surprising eaase by the "A" team with 25 1/2 pts, 4 1/2 points clear of the Dundee Chess Club in second place. At no time was the issue in doubt and the extent of the teams superiority can be gauged from the fact that the first three members of the team list only two games between them throughout the season.'