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SUMMARY:The Bootlegging Waiter: A Story of Celebrity\, Class\, and Creativity in the 1930s with Dr. David Cowan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with the Cambridge historian Dr. David Cowan. \n‘The Bootlegging Waiter: A Story of Celebrity\, Class\, and Creativity in the 1930s’\nArthur Henry Timmins\, a waiter born in Southampton in 1907\, burst into the pages of British newspapers in the late 1930s as the author of an autobiography and\, soon after\, a novel. A literary celebrity in the era before television\, his works drew on his experiences serving customers in British hotels\, cruise ship restaurants across the Atlantic\, and illicit bars in Prohibition-era America. Dealing with still-resonant questions around tips and labour\, Timmins’s writings drew attention to the exploitative conditions of service staff in the wake of the Great Depression. But it was a chance encounter in a restaurant with a customer that gave Timmins the confidence – and the opportunity – to break into London’s literary world. \nAbout Dr. David Cowan \nDr. David Cowan teaches modern British history at Trinity Hall\, Cambridge. He is a prize-winning historian of twentieth-century Britain. David’s recent article\, ‘Nostalgia\, Community\, and Late Twentieth Century Television’ is available online and is free to access. \nAll of your donations towards this event will support the Museum. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity! \nIf you have any accessibility requirements for this event\, please don’t hesitate to email us at enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk. or call 01223 355159 and ask for Annie. \nThere will be photography at this event – if you’d like to opt out of photography\, just add a note to your booking and let us know on the night. \nBooking is via Eventbrite. Or\, just give us a call on 01223 355159 and we can pop the booking through for you over the phone. \nYou can join us in person at the Museum\, or sign up for a digital stream via Zoom (all you’ll need is a phone or laptop\, the Zoom app\, and an internet connection). \nAll tickets are available on a ‘Donate As You Feel’ basis – please give generously as every penny of the proceeds goes towards supporting the Museum and its collections.
URL:https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/annual-appeal-the-bootlegging-waiter-a-story-of-celebrity-class-and-creativity-in-the-1930s-with-david-cowan/
LOCATION:Enid Porter Room\, Museum of Cambridge\, 2-3 Castle Street\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB3 0AQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Museum,Talk
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