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The Society was formed in 1985, not far from Cloud’s Hill at Wareham, Dorset, by a group of enthusiasts who believed that Lawrence’s writings and personality had much to offer to our present day lives. The Society has grown to 600 members worldwide and is now a non-profit organization registered under British tax law as an educational charity with the express purpose of advancing the education of the public in the life and works of Thomas Edward Lawrence.

The Society’s membership receives four newsletters and two journals per year. Members are encouraged to form regional groups in order to organize lectures, tours and social gatherings, all of which are reported in the newsletter. Several trips to the Middle East have already been arranged with members visiting areas involved in the Arab Revolt.

A key event in the Society’s calendar is the T. E. Lawrence Symposium, held biennially in Oxford. It brings members together for a weekend to share in the various aspects of Lawrence’s life on both a popular and academic level. Topics have ranged from Lawrence’s childhood interests, his life as an archaeologist, the Arab Revolt, his contributions to literature, his interests in art and music, his work in the Royal Air Force, his friends (famous and humble), and the myths that have developed around Lawrence over the decades. Some of the speakers have been Jeremy Wilson (the authorized biographer of Lawrence), Malcolm Brown (a BBC Television producer), Dr. Rupert Chapman of the Palestine Exploration Fund and John Adair, Professor of Leadership at the University of Surrey.

Most of the talks given at the symposium are published in the Journal of the 77 E. Lawrence Society as well as significant articles published in the past, or in obscure journals, to make them more accessible to Society members.

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To join the T. E. Lawrence Society, write to the membership secretary for an application form:

Hon. Membership Secretary
The T. E. Lawrence Society
“Langdale”, 22 Hillside Road
Storrington, West Sussex, UK RH20 3LZ
Fax from the U.K.: (01903) 743260
Fax from overseas: (44) 1903 743260
Or visit the Society’s website at www.telsociety.org

The annual subscription rate for 2003 is £18 for UK members and £23 for overseas. This covers the cost of four newsletters and two Journals, and carries the entitlement to a single vote at the Society’s General Meeting, held in September.