Unity Club of Augusta minute book, 1880-1888.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Unity Club of Augusta (Augusta, Maine)

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Societies, etc.

Literature--Societies, etc.

Augusta (Me.)--Societies and clubs--19th century.

Augusta (Me.).

Literature--Societies, etc--19th century.

Literature.

History--Societies, etc--19th century.

History.

Genre:

Minute books.

Manuscripts, American.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Justin Croft Antiquarian Books (Kent, England), cat. 7 (2012)

Physical Description:

1 volume

Place of Publication:

1880-1888.

Biography/History:

Created in Augusta, Maine in 1880 for the "reading, study, and analysis of dramatic, historical, and other literary or scientific works . . ." The club included both men and women. It was most likely connected with the Unitarian All Souls Church under Pastor Philip S. Thacher from 1879 to 1889.

Summary:

This ruled volume contains the constitution, by-laws, and minutes of the Unity Club of Augusta from its formation on 6 December 1880. The volume records the election of officers and executive committee members of the club. Some recurring members are, Judge William P. Whitehouse, William H. Bigelow, Julia Bigelow, Prentiss M. Folger, and Pastor Philip S.Thacher. The club chiefly met at the church parlor on a bi-weekly Monday evening schedule. The minutes include authors and titles of works read and topics of discussions. Original works by club members, usually essays or poems, were also read at meetings. Subjects for discussion were listed at beginning of each year. Authors studied include William Shakespeare, George Eliot, James Russell Lowell, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne among numerous others. The club also discussed many topics including Native Americans, the French Revolution, the American Revolution, and English history. One year was dedicated to the topic of cities in Italy. At the beginning of the book are lists of members. Recorded by the treasurer at the end of the volume are membership dues and expenses incurred. Several leaves are blank. The last entry is 12 March 1888.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

OCLC:

859601775