Collection on the Cassiopeia Club
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0168
Description of Contents
The collection consists of programs from 1897 to 1959 (with some missing years) and a history of the club. The programs include officers, committees, agenda, meetings for the year, member’s names and addresses.
Dates
- 1897 - 1959
Creator
- Cassiopeia Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
History
Organized on October 8, 1897 under the leadership of Agnes Fryberger. The membership consisted of South Minneapolis women in the Portland Avenue-36th Street area. The club was named after the constellation Cassiopeia. It was a general study club with a variety of study courses.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- Clubs -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Cassiopeia Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
- Title
- Collection on the Cassiopeia Club
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
