Historical information

The minute book is a record of the meetings of a sub-committee set up by the Ithacan Philanthropic Society during World War 2 to raise funds to help war victims in Greece. It includes a list of donors most of whom would have been members of the society at the time. The sub-committee met at members' homes.

Significance

The book is important evidence of the range of philanthropic activities of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society and the support they have provided for their compatriots in Ithaca.

Physical description

A bound exercise book with a black cover with details of meetings and donations raised during for relief during World War 2 from 1943 to 1947. The information throughout the book is written in Greek