Society Aims
The Anthony Powell Society
is a charitable literary society devoted to the
author Anthony Powell, 1905-2000.
The Society is governed by its
Constitution
which states that the charitable aim is
to advance for the public benefit,
education and interest in the life and works of the English author Anthony Dymoke
Powell.
Founded in June 2000, the Society was
awarded charitable status in April 2003.
Society Background
The Anthony Powell Society,
founded by a group of scholars and enthusiasts,
emerged from the Anthony Powell Resources website
(ie. this site; begun in 1994 by Dr Keith Marshall)
and its associated email discussion list following the
interest in Powell stimulated by the dramatisation of
A Dance to the Music of Time on UK Channel 4 TV in autumn 1997
and following Powell's death at the age of 94.
The Society's first major project was a Conference
in April 2001
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of
A Question of Upbringing,
volume one of Dance.
This has been followed by a series of biennial conferences,
including the Powell Centenary Conference in London in December 2005.
In addition to the conferences the Society organises events for members,
publishes a quarterly Newsletter,
the academic journal Secret Harmonies,
conference proceedings and Powell-related monographs;
it also maintains the this website and an email discussion list.
The Society has members worldwide and a number of local groups.
Through the e-mail discussion list members have provided
assistance with the translation of the initial volumes of Dance into Dutch.
The Society is regularly asked for advice by researchers and media organisations around the world.
The Society – which is actively supported by the Powell family –
was granted charitable status in April 2003
and is a Member of the Alliance of Literary Societies.
|
7 Ormonde Gate, Chelsea
where The Anthony Powell Society was formed
at 7.30PM on Thursday 01 June 2000.
Patron: John MA Powell
President: The Earl of Gowrie, PC FRSL
Vice Presidents:
Julian Allason
Patric Dickinson, LVO
Michael Meredith
Dr Jeremy Warren, FSA
Past Presidents:
Hugh Massingberd
Simon Russell Beale, CBE
Past Vice-Presidents:
Hugh Massingberd
John S Monagan
|
