'The John Johnson Collection: catalogue of an exhibition' (Bodleian Library, 1971) is fascinating. I had forgotten that in the 1930s some ephemera was discarded by the Bodleian. On page 12 of the catalogue there is a reference to a statement in the Bodleian Library Record for October 1938. These words appear under the heading Elimination: 'When a valueless item offends in both these respects (bulk and the time taken in revising catalogue entries), it is only reasonable to grant to the Library authorities the power to 'liquidate' it'. The good news is that some of this ephemera came back through acquisition of the John Johnson Collection. One item I feel I must see is a Spurs v Pompey football programme for the 19th March 1928 match. I am intrigued by the tantalising caption: 'Fred Perry's cartoon on the front of this Official Programme proved a little unfortunate, for Portsmouth, in danger of relegation, beat Tottenham by three goals to nil' (page 59).