Puddingstone Club (Boston, Mass.) records and ephemera
Scope and Contents
Contains scrapbooks and minute books which include correspondence, poems, songs, and other manuscripts by Club members, printed programs for the monthly meetings, occasional treasurer's or secretary's reports, photographs, obituaries and memorials to Club members who have died, other clippings, and memorabilia. Also contains directories of the membership for some years.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1947
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)Biographical / Historical
The Puddingstone Club, called the Winship Club from its founding in 1903 until 1907, was a Boston men's club for "alleged literati." It met at various clubs and hotels before settling upon the Boston City Club for its monthly programs.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Other Finding Aids
Unpublished finding aids available in repository. Accessions nos.: *54M-265, *65M-44.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. William F. Burdett, Mr. Robie G. Frye, and Mr. Louis F. Fowler, 1955.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Louis F. Fowler, 1965.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Adrien Hilton, 2020.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Puddingstone Club (Boston, Mass.) Puddingstone Club (Boston, Mass.) records and ephemera, 1907-1947 (MS Am 1362-1362.1): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04000
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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