Annual Report 2017

 

1. The following activities of the Policy Document 2017 were undertaken.
   • Harlem Renaissance Correspondance Project

On site visit ot the Special Collections Center, University of Chicago:

– Grace Holt Papers, African-American-Jewish Relations 1825-1927.

– Ida B. Wells Papers.

• Library

Some 50 volumes were acquired on 20^th and 21^st century American and English literature, contemporary literary criticism and reference books.

• Courses

During the 2017-2018 season, fifty-six lectures were delivered on English literature. Forty-eight by dr Van Notten on works by John Fowles, Zadie Smith, William Trevor, Miranda Carter, John Banville. Eight lectures were delivered on Charles Dickens by dr Wim Tigges. The lectures are delivered in Amsterdam, Brussels and at the premises of the Stichting in The Hague.

The total number of fee-paying students was 88, in September.

• Summer school

Three workshops were organised this year.

11 June: Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, for 11 participants.

2 July: Joyce Cary, The horse’s Mouth for 14 participants.

6 August: Steven Millhauser, Edwin Mullhouse for 9 participants.

They were chaired by dr Wim Tigges.

• Halloween

This year’s Halloween lecture was held in The Hague, on 31 October, by Dr Tigges on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, with 50 participants.

 

2. The twenty-first annual meeting of the Board of the Eleonora Stichting was held May 19th at the Northwestern University in Chicago, Il. USA.

 

3. Financial report. The policy is to support the activities of the Foundation as long as funds are available.

Balans per 31 december 2017

 

Activa                                                       Passiva                                           

Inventaris               €      599                     Stichtingskapitaal              €-104.769

Vorderingen           €        43                     Kortlopende schulden      € 127.192

Liquide middelen    € 21.423

Totaal Activazijde   € 22.423                     Totaal passivazijde             €  22.423

 

          Staat van baten en lasten over 2017

Diverse baten         € 17.450                     Beheerslasten                     €  13.960

Giften                     €   4.000                     Exploitatieresultaat            €    2.116

Activiteitenlasten    €   5.374                     Rentelasten                         €  -1.310

Bruto Exploitatie    € 16.076                     Resultaat                           €      805

4.    The Board wishes to recognise the commitment to the Stichting by Mr & Mrs W.F.J. van Notten for their annual contribution of € 4,000
5.    The IRS (Belastingdienst) acknowledged the mission of the Eleonora Stichting and gave it the designation of a charitable foundation (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) as of January 1st 2008 for an indefinite period.
6.    Members of the Board are: dr Th.L. Heacox (chairman), W.F.J. van Notten (secretary & treasurer), Prof. dr P.E. Russell (Vassar College), and Prof. C. Cogswell (Northwestern University)