Women's Literary Clubs World's Columbian Exposition Exhibit Book

Collection

Identifier: M/A 0146

Staff Only

Description of Contents

One box containing artifacts from the Club’s exhibition at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. Table of contents lists 27 subjects: Alternates, Art History Club, Buxton Club, Clio Club, Century Club, Columbian Exposition Study Club, Coterie, Current Events, Eclectic Club, Emerson Club, European History Classes, Franco-American Club, Historical Club, Italian Club, Kenwood History Club, Ladies’ Shakespeare Club, Ladies’ Thursday Musicale, Monday Club, Mothers in Council, Nineteenth Century Club, No Name History Club, Peripatetics, Pilgrims, Pioneer History Club, Saturday Club, Tourists, and Tuesday Club.

Dates

1893

Creator

Woman's World's Fair Commission of the State of Minnesota. Hennepin County (Organization)

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.

History

This portfolio of posters was prepared by literary clubs of Minneapolis for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Twenty-seven clubs are represented. Each poster tells the history of the club and is decorated in a style that reflects the type of organization the club was.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials in Hennepin County Library Special Collections

See also: VF Clubs and Organizations: Women's Literary Clubs for article written by Ruth Thompson about the portfolio, May 22, 1950 Minneapolis Tribune.