Fortnightly Book Club Records, 1925-1967
Content Description
This collection contains meeting minutes and annually distributed programs with information on monthly gatherings. Each program contains discussion topics, officers, and committee members with their addresses, telephone numbers, meeting date, hostess, and presenter. Materials dated 1925-1967 and arranged in chronological order within each series.
Dates
- 1925 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public without restriction. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to duplicate or publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Extent
1.02 Linear Feet
1.1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Fortnightly Book Club was organized in the early twentieth century to discuss books on a variety of topics. This collection contains notebooks and programs relating to the Fortnightly Book Club. The notebooks consist of meeting minutes and general notes about the members, what they were reading, and where/what time they met. In the programs, information covered the clubs officers, program committee, members, hostess, and book lists. Materials in this collection are dated 1925-1967.
Arrangement
There are 2 series in this collection:
Series 1: Meeting Minutes, 1925-1965. Contains detailed notes from meetings.
Series 2: Programs, 1926-1967. Includes information on book topic, hostess, meeting date and location, and other miscellaneous details relating to the group and their meetings.
Within each series, materials are arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room by the Fortnightly Book Club in February 1975.
Condition Description
Materials are in good/fair condition. Books are fragile.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed by Sydney Carroll, 2019.
- Book clubs (Discussion groups) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clubs and Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women--Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Fortnightly Book Club Records, 1925-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sydney Carroll
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Repository
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library-Main
310 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte NC 28202 USA
carolinaroom@cmlibrary.org
