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The Second British [[convention]] was held April 10, 1938 at AOD Memorial Hall in [[London]].  See [[Early Conventions]].
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Did you mean a [[Necronomicon|different Necronomicon]]?)
  
(It  was retroactively named '''Necronomicon''' in an ad in the [[Nycon II]] program book for [[Loncon]], the 1957 [[Worldcon]] -- Did you mean a [[Necronomicon|different Necronomicon]]?)
 
  
Attendees included: [[Ken Chapman]], Master of Ceremonies: [[Ted Carnell]], [[H. E. Turner]], [[Professor A. M. Low]], [[Leslie J. Johnson]], [[I. O. Evans]], [[Walter H. Gillings]], [[John Russell Fearn]].  It was sponsored by the sponsored by the [[Science Fiction Association]].
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The '''Second British [[convention]]'''  was held April 10, 1938, at AOD Memorial Hall in [[London]]. It  was retroactively named '''Necronomicon''' in an ad in the [[Nycon II]] program book for [[Loncon]], the 1957 [[Worldcon]].
  
The program:
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Attendees included: [[Ken Chapman]], Master of Ceremonies: [[Ted Carnell]], [[H. E. Turner]], [[Professor A. M. Low]], [[Leslie J. Johnson]], [[I. O. Evans]], [[Walter H. Gillings]], [[John Russell Fearn]].  It was sponsored by the [[Science Fiction Association]].
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===The program:===
 
* [[Prof. A. M. Low]] -- The value of [[SF]] for society
 
* [[Prof. A. M. Low]] -- The value of [[SF]] for society
 
* [[Leslie J. Johnson]] -- Man's quest for something better
 
* [[Leslie J. Johnson]] -- Man's quest for something better
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* Messages from Overseas -- Messages in support of the convention
 
* Messages from Overseas -- Messages in support of the convention
  
{{link | website=http://fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/Second38Souv.htm|text=Full convention report at fiawol}}
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See [[Early Conventions]].
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{{link | website=http://fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/Second38Souv.htm|text=Full convention report at fiawol.}}
  
 
{{convention | year=1938 | locale=London, UK}}
 
{{convention | year=1938 | locale=London, UK}}
 
[[Category:UK]]
 
[[Category:UK]]

Revision as of 23:56, 28 September 2021

Did you mean a different Necronomicon?)


The Second British convention was held April 10, 1938, at AOD Memorial Hall in London. It was retroactively named Necronomicon in an ad in the Nycon II program book for Loncon, the 1957 Worldcon.

Attendees included: Ken Chapman, Master of Ceremonies: Ted Carnell, H. E. Turner, Professor A. M. Low, Leslie J. Johnson, I. O. Evans, Walter H. Gillings, John Russell Fearn. It was sponsored by the Science Fiction Association.

The program:[edit]

See Early Conventions.

Full convention report at fiawol.


Convention
1938
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