Identity area
Reference code
PHA/8/1/1/1
Title
[Inside Front Cover of PHA 8/1] Two stickers; one press cutting
Date(s)
- 1883-1975 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
1 piece
Context area
Name of creator
(1826-1995)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
1. A typed list of contents that has later been crossed out. This was added and signed by ‘David Crosfield, a member of the Polytechnic Harriers,’ and the date given as 10 November 1975.
2. A press cutting taken from ‘Sporting Life’ magazine. This short article relates to the fledgling club’s first paper chase held on 13 October 1883. This article describes a 5 mile run attended by thirty members of the Polytechnic Harriers. It lists the runners and the events highlights. The article makes reference to the glorious weather of the week before, on 6 October 1883 when the club’s 7.5 mile opening run took place, attended by twenty members.