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Correspondence relating to the Arts and Library Sub-Committee compiled by C Maynard, MCC Assistant Secretary (Membership). Subjects include the acquisition of Punch volumes from David Rayvern Allen, proposals for an archive room for the department, updates on tours and museum attendance figures from Nik Stewart, MCC Tours Manager, invitations to the MCC Arts and Library Summer Party, departmental updates sent to Maynard and Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes, Chairman of the Sub-Committee, by A L Chadwick, MCC Curator, copy of report by Simon Rooks, BBC Sound Archivist, on the MCC Oral History Project, copy of notes for the President's speech at the Arts and Library Summer Party, copy of MCC loan agreements, press release announcing new acquisitions for the MCC Collection, discussion of whether MCC should bid for the painting 'The Cricket Match; and a Cricket Sight Board' by L S Lowry, arrangements for Chadwick to act as a consultant for the Cricket Club of India, correspondence with the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club regarding the abandoned sale of the Champion Bat and ball used in the first South Africa Test match in 1889, table of proposed audio archive interviews in 2005, arrangements for Chadwick to visit the West Indies in 2005, request for the use of the replica Ashes Urn by M P Vaughan, confirmation from Fanny Rush that she had completed the portrait of S K Warne in 2005, arrangements for items relating to David Sheppard to be acquired by MCC including his cap, mitre and stole, request to establishment a tennis library by obtaining rare books.

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