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Family donates Cameron's records to Charlton Athletic Musuem

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
in General Charlton
http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20140224-family-donates-camerons-records-1379512.aspx

Taken a while due to probate and other things but very pleased to now have this huge and invaluable collection safe and available.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    Quote from Pauline Williams, Colin's niece.

    "Our beloved uncle, Colin Cameron, was a true life-long fan of Charlton Athletic who developed from an early age an encyclopaedic knowledge of 'his'
    Club, acquired through passion. He wrote regularly for the match programme and was proud to be the official Club Historian/Statistician. His love and knowledge of the Club was unsurpassed and will sadly never be replicated.

    Colin will be remembered by sports reporters and fans alike for always being willing to share his knowledge - often far beyond the call of duty - a kindness and generosity uncommon in his field.

    We loved him. We were and are very proud of him and it is fitting that in his memory we are delighted to be able to recognise his contribution to Charlton Athletic by passing on many items from Colin's private collection of memorabilia to the Charlton Athletic Museum. We are sure Colin would be immensely proud of this contribution. May he live on in the history of CAFC, a lovely man, missed enormously."
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,091
    Great man.
    Great gesture.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,301
    Brilliant news and the best place for them. Well done all involved and big thank you to Colin's family.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,675
    Excellent in all ways.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    This is just a PART of what we picked up

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  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Nice one, when can we visit?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    In about £10,000 time : - )

    The room has been emptied (see pics) but it now needs decorating (underway) and more importantly proper museum standard cabinets and display equipment.

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,054
    Awesome gesture in memory of a great man... I guess there is far too much for it to be digitalised?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,479
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Awesome gesture in memory of a great man... I guess there is far too much for it to be digitalised?

    The plan is to get the main items catalogued and digitalised eventually but we need money and people willing to give up some time to do it.

    This is the bank account where you can all make donations (hint, hint)

    NatWest
    Charlton Athletic Museum
    sort code 60 16 03
    Acct 7377 2593
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,640
    Its not often that you can say it and mean it but there will never be the like again in the history of Charlton .. Rest In Peace CC.

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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    bump.
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    Maybe it might be a touch to name the museum after him.

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