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| − | On January 3, | + | On January 3, 1937, the [[British]] [[fans]] held their long-planned event at the Theosophical Hall in [[Leeds, UK]]. There were fourteen known attendees, including [[Eric Frank Russell]] and [[Arthur C. Clarke]]. This was unquestionably a [[convention]], but it was also unquestionably after the [[first convention]] in Philadelphia (which was less clearly a convention). |
Known attendees: | Known attendees: | ||
| − | [[George Airey]] (Leeds) | + | * [[George Airey]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[Ted Carnell]] (London) | + | * [[Ted Carnell]] (London) |
| − | [[Arthur C. Clarke]] (London) | + | * [[Arthur C. Clarke]] (London) |
| − | [[Walter Gillings]] (Ilford) | + | * [[Walter Gillings]] (Ilford) |
| − | [[Harold Gottliffe]] (Leeds) | + | * [[Harold Gottliffe]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[Albert Griffiths]] (Bradford) | + | * [[Albert Griffiths]] (Bradford) |
| − | [[Maurice K. Hanson]] (Nuneaton) | + | * [[Maurice K. Hanson]] (Nuneaton) |
| − | Les Johnson (Liverpool) | + | * [[Les Johnson (UK)|Les Johnson]] (Liverpool) |
| − | [[Douglas Mayer]] (Leeds) | + | * [[Douglas W. F. Mayer]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[A. Miller]] (Leeds) | + | * [[A. Miller]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] (Leeds) | + | * [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[Eric Frank Russell]] (Liverpool) | + | * [[Eric Frank Russell]] (Liverpool) |
| − | [[B. Saffer]] (Leeds) | + | * [[B. Saffer]] (Leeds) |
| − | [[Herbert Warnes]] (Leeds) | + | * [[Herbert Warnes]] (Leeds), [[chairman]] |
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| − | {{link | website=http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/1937con.htm|text=Rob Hansen's excellent web pages on the Leeds Convention}} | + | See also [[Which Was the First SF Convention?]], [[Early Conventions]] and {{link | website=http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/1937con.htm|text=Rob Hansen's excellent web pages on the Leeds Convention.}} |
| − | {{convention | year=1937}} | + | |
| + | {{convention | year=1937 | locale=Leeds, UK}} | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:35, 18 March 2024
On January 3, 1937, the British fans held their long-planned event at the Theosophical Hall in Leeds, UK. There were fourteen known attendees, including Eric Frank Russell and Arthur C. Clarke. This was unquestionably a convention, but it was also unquestionably after the first convention in Philadelphia (which was less clearly a convention).
Known attendees:
- George Airey (Leeds)
- Ted Carnell (London)
- Arthur C. Clarke (London)
- Walter Gillings (Ilford)
- Harold Gottliffe (Leeds)
- Albert Griffiths (Bradford)
- Maurice K. Hanson (Nuneaton)
- Les Johnson (Liverpool)
- Douglas W. F. Mayer (Leeds)
- A. Miller (Leeds)
- J. Michael Rosenblum (Leeds)
- Eric Frank Russell (Liverpool)
- B. Saffer (Leeds)
- Herbert Warnes (Leeds), chairman
See also Which Was the First SF Convention?, Early Conventions and Rob Hansen's excellent web pages on the Leeds Convention.
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