P2397 THE BOOK CLUB: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse, June 14, 2000Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society Book Club (Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minn.). Club records. 1954-1976, 1981, 1997. Records of an African American women's literary and social club, along with an oral history interview of Barbara Cyrus, a long-time member of the group. 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box). P2397 SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Minutes, member lists, financial information, and scattered correspondence of an African American women's literary and social club, along with an oral history interview of Barbara Cyrus, a long-time member of the group.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS

Materials are arranged chronologically.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Group reading -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Women -- Societies and clubs. Afro-American women -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Literature -- Societies, etc. Persons: Cyrus, Barbara. Places: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Social life and customs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Book Club Organization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,534; 15,905

Processing Information:

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, May 2000; October 2002.

Catalog ID number: 09-00321806

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION P2397 1 Minutes and related correspondence, record of attendance and dues paid, and news clippings, 1954-1958. 2 volumes. Minutes and related correspondence, 1970-1976. 1 volume.

Includes a membership list for 1970-1971. Cash currently on hand is noted at the end of the minutes.

Correspondence, 1981. Interview with Barbara Cyrus, March 1997.

Transcript of an interview by Phil Kretsedemas with Barbara Cyrus on the history of the Book Club.