Middletown Literary Club records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains minutes of meetings from 1895-1977, scrapbooks, a reel of film documenting an anniversary celebration, texts of papers delivered at meetings and historical information.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1980
Creator
- Middletown Literary Club (Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Some materials is in public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
This group of 25-30 women, founded in 1883, has been meeting approximately monthly for lectures, readings, and musicales, and has occasionally sponsored charity benefits. For fuller information see historical materials in folder 9.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (2 paige boxes and 1 black metal box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of this women's literary society in Middletown, CT include historical materials, texts of papers delivered at meetings and meeting minutes. The collection is housed in 2 paige boxes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Club’s records were given to Wesleyan in 1980 on behalf of the Club by Mrs. T. Chadbourne Dunham president.
Subject
- Middletown Literary Club (Conn.) (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Middletown Literary Club records, 1895-1980
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository