[Old Hamptonians Amateur Dramatic Society, Hampton, Middlesex.] Manuscript minute book of committee meetings, each entry signed.

196pp, 4to. In ruled notebook. Internally in fair condition, on aged and lightly-worn paper, with covers detached and worn. Providing an interesting view of the day to day challenges of amateur dramatic production in the 1970s. Each set of minutes is signed by one member of the committee. The first set, 7 June 1973, list Philip Rayner as chairman, Bernard Wigginton as secretary, Philip Hickson as Treasurer, with other committee members Gill Ager, Derek Barrett, Peter Orton and Sue Rowlands. In the last set, 19 June 1975, the chairman is John Webb, with the other officers the same, and seventeen others present. The usual matters are covered: current and new productions, membership, rules, venues, subscriptions, correspondence, publicity. Other topics include: box office, set, prompter, furniture, piano, refreshments, jumble sale, dinner and dance, social evenings, christmas party, drama festival, musical evening, newsletter, future events. Loosely inserted is a piece of paper carrying the conclusion of the draft minutes for the AGM, 19 June 1975, signed by 'J. L. Webb', corresponding with the version in the notebook, which, unusually, is unsigned.