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Literature -- Societies, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works about societies devoted to literature in general. Works about societies devoted to particular national literatures are entered under the national literature with the subdivision Societies, etc., e.g. English literature--Societies, etc.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Calliopean Society, Yale College, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 857
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, constitution, meeting minutes, library records, reports, income and expense reports, orations, and exhibition records documenting the activities and operations of the Calliopean Society.

Dates: 1819-1855

Dodsley's Collection, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 81
Abstract:

The records consist of member lists, correspondence, essays, and papers documenting Dodsley's Collection at Yale. Among the records is a paper that discusses the derivation of the club's name.

Dates: 1950-1980

Elizabethan Club, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 36
Abstract:

The records consist of minutes of meetings, financial papers, correspondence, membership lists, sketches, video recordings of the Maynard Mack lecture series, and portraits of the Elizabethan Club at Yale. Included are records of the club librarian, the club chairman, and the chair of incorporators.

Dates: circa 1900-2013

Jared Eliot Association, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 76
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, clippings, minutes of meetings, a scrapbook, questionnaires, exhibition materials, published materials, and notes documenting the Jared Eliot Association, with an emphasis on its "Great Books" exhibition.

Dates: 1934-1949

Joseph's Brethren, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 868
Abstract:

The records consist of poetry and letters produced by members of Joseph's Brethren. Also included is an etched print of members' signatures by Emerson Tuttle (the first master of Davenport College).

Dates: circa 1924-1928

Linonian Society, Yale College, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 206
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, secretary's records, treasurer's records, and librarian's records documenting society activities, membership, financial affairs, the society's founding, book collections, and other relevant activities.

Dates: 1753-1870

Pundits, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 308
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, photographs, pledge sheets, clippings, and miscellaneous files documenting the endeavors of the Yale Pundits.

Dates: 1884-2016