France Legacy takes another step

24/11/2011 |

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The Everton Collection, established as the ultimate dream of ardent Evertonian and rabid collector of memorabilia, Dr David France, reaches new heights today with the addition of over 13,000 new images to what is already a tremendously successful website at www.evertoncollection.org.uk.

The new images are sure to make the collection even more popular as they showcase a variety of fantastic memorabilia from the club's history.

The website is free of charge and as well as online learning resources, oral histories and exhibitions, it includes:

Every page of the Everton F.C. minute books from 1887 — 1964, which are transcribed and fully searchable
Programmes and tickets from the earliest days of the Club's history onwards
Medals, trophies, football shirts, cigarette cards and other fans' memorabilia
Players' contracts.

Fans can create their own collection by registering to use the ?My Collection' function which allows them to save all their favourite images. This means that fans can see their personal highlights quickly and easily every time they visit the website.

The Echo seems to have already forgotten whose idea this was, but we certainly won't! Eternal thanks are due to Dr France and his wife Elizabeth, who is on the mend after a bout of illness.

Original Source: Liverpool Echo

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Dennis Stevens
1 Posted 24/11/2011 at 20:39:35

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Dr Everton deserves his own statue for his efforts in preserving our heritage. I wonder where this club would be if only we had a few like David France on the Board?

Tim Postma
2 Posted 24/11/2011 at 22:04:31

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David France!
Simply a legend!
Where would Everton be without his help? Many thanks!
Come On You Blues!
T.

Andrew Davies
3 Posted 25/11/2011 at 17:51:57

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The minutes are absolutely fascinating. Spent half an hour today looking at the period around 1960. Sample:

Board meeting 26/4/60. John Moores calls for a special committee to look at the club's debt which now exceeded �100,000 and could not be covered by liquid assets. Haven't seen any suggestions yet about mortgaging the ground or season ticket money!

Entirely endorse comments about David France above.

Nick Entwistle
4 Posted 25/11/2011 at 18:13:30

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4 Jan 1955: it was agreed to purchase a camera and projection apparatus to take films at the Club's matches.

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