IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
SHAKESPEARE CLUB OF MARION
RECORDS, 1909-1955
1 linear foot
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ACQUISITION: |
The Shakespeare Club of Marion records
(donor no. 360) were donated by the
Marion Public Library. |
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ACCESS: |
The records are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
»Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED
BY: |
Your name, year»Randel W. Lackore, 1997. |
History
The
Shakespeare Club of Marion was organized in 1909. The club’s purpose was the intellectual improvement of its
members, especially in literature and history.
Membership was limited to twenty active members who met on Thursday
evenings to discuss current events and study the plays of Shakespeare and other
literature.
Scope and Content Note
The Shakespeare Club of Marion records
date from 1909 to 1955 and
measure 1 linear foot. Included are the minutes from 1909 to 1955
(lacking 1917-1925 and 1927-1929), programs, and two scrapbooks that document
the clubs activities from 1918 to 1934.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Constitution and bylaws,
1926
Minutes
1909-1913/1914
1914-1914/1915-1915/1916 and
1926/1927-1928/1929 (1 volume)
1916/1917-1917/1918
1918/1919-1923/1924
1924/1925-1925/1926
1930-1931-1934/1935
1934/1935-1937/1938
1939-1945/1946
1946/1947-1949/1950
(disbound)
1950/1951-1955 (disbound)
Box 2
Programs,
1913/1914-1953/1954
Box 3
Scrapbooks [oversized]
"Leaves From Our
Yesterdays," 1918-1931
Box 4
1931-1934