Chicago Columbia Club records

  • Creator Names Chicago Columbia Club.
  • Title Chicago Columbia Club records [manuscript], 1893-1990.
  • Physical description 3.75 linear ft. (6 boxes and 1 pkg.)
  • Collection summary Board minutes (10 v.); dues and attendance records (8 v.); membership directories; poetry (2 v.); a scrapbook of clippings and photographs; miscellaneous flyers and programs related to luncheons and other events; and other records of the Chicago Columbia Club, a German American women's cultural organization founded in 1893 to promote knowledge and use of the German language, music and culture, as well as fellowship between its members. Records mostly in German.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Ursula Blix (1991.0156).
  • Names Chicago Columbia Club Archives.
  • Subjects
    • German Americans Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • German Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
    • World War, 1914-1918 Germany.
    • World War, 1914-1918 Illinois Chicago.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Germany.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Directories. aat
    • German language items. chs
    • Minutes. aat
    • Poetry. aat
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Programs (documents) aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.