Collection ID: D.434

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

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

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:

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:

[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:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
CONTACT:
(585) 275-2121
rarebks@library.rochester.edu