Fortnightly Club (Hamilton, N.Y.) records, M2019
Scope and Contents
Includes history, newspaper clippings, administrative records, programs, and the minutes of the Hamilton Fortnightly Club.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-2020
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research; however, special restrictions apply as follows:
Conditions Governing Use
No interlibrary loan of materials permitted by deed.
Historical Note
The Fortnightly Club was founded in 1894 as a woman’s literary society to give women an outlet for their intellectual endeavors. It is one of many formed all over the country at a time when few women worked outside the home. Members have the opportunity each year to research and present a short paper on a general theme chosen by the membership.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Material in this collection is arranged in three (3) series.
- Title
- Guide to the Fortnightly Club (Hamilton, N.Y.) records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Hutton-Hughes, Melissa Hubbard, and Lora J. Davis
- Date
- April 30, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Colgate University Libraries Repository
13 Oak Drive
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Colgate University
Hamilton New York 13346 United States US
315-228-6175
315-228-7934 (Fax)
