Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Unity Club (Rochester, N.Y.)
- Extent:
- 2 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item title, item date], Unity Club Collection, D.434, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains printed items related to what the Unity Club called Emerson Classes and Browning Classes. There is also a scrapbook with clippings related to Emerson, as well as a wooden plate for a service ordaining Emerson, held on March 11, 1829.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Unity Club Collection documents the literary interests of its members from the 1880's through 1907. The members studied and celebrated the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Robert Browning.
- Acquisition information:
- The Literary Clubs Collection was made a gift by Stephan Thomas, February 6, 1962.
- Processing information:
Collection processed by Lori Birrell.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The Unity Club Collection is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item title, item date], Unity Club Collection, D.434, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Rush Rhees LibrarySecond Floor, Room 225755 Library Rd.Rochester, NY 14627, United States
- CONTACT:
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(585) 275-2121rarebks@library.rochester.edu