Historical information

The minute book is a record of the activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society from December 1994 to July 2001. Unlike some of the earlier minute books from the club, most of the recent entries are written in English.

Significance

The change in writing the minutes in English is an indication that the club's membership is made up of second generation Australian born Ithacans, who although have an understanding of Greek, their first language is English. This also indicates a change in the club's membership from 1916 when the members were Greek immigrants and their first language was Greek.

Physical description

A foolscap size bound ledger with tan suede binding on the spine and corners with a lotus border along the edges. The cover is red with tan marbled pattern. Plain blue paper is on the inner front and back covers. The red label on the spine has the words 'Collins Minutes 4394' printed in gold. There is green and grey marbling around the edges of the pages.

Inscriptions & markings

On the spine : COLLINS/ MINUTES/4394
Written on a white label along the side of the front cover: IPS MINUTES/ DEC 1994 -/ JULY 2001.