The People
Ray Potter
← People of the Society · on record 1950–1997
The Society’s records
Everything the Society’s own records say of Ray Potter: the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won. Where the records are silent, so is this part of the page.
In memoriam · 19 June 1999
Aged 82. A wizard at design, carving and bookbinding who made the cover of the Annual attendance and registration book.
From Winter 1999–2000, page 2.
Standing
Founding Member 1950 · Honourary Life Member 1997
Branch
Toronto · recorded holding office in 1982
Served the Society as
- 2nd Vice-President 1981–1982
- Executive Council 1955
- 3rd Assembly Committee - Chairman 1956
- Toronto Branch President 1982–1983
- Vice-President 1982–1984
Honours
- Honourary Life Membership 1990
Honoured at the 40th Annual Meeting, 28 April 1990, as “one of the founding fathers”: present at the organizational meeting in Toronto on 8 June 1950 that created the Society.
Demonstrations given
- Talk on Book Binding and Repairs 1982
32nd AnnualFrom 32nd Annual Meeting 1982: programme, Holiday Inn West, Toronto.
Where this comes from
Life and work
From the notice of his death in the Society's newsletter.
- Family
- He was survived by his wife, Marian, and two daughters.
From Winter 1999–2000, page 2.