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Correspondence, 1959-1964

 File — Container: 2, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

The records of the History of Ideas Club range in date from 1923 to 1977 and include: minutes of all meetings from 1923 to 1970, except those which took place between March 1933 and April 1935; abstracts (filed with the minutes) of papers read at the meetings; correspondence relating to the various functions of the club, including a special file of correspondence having to do with a volume of Professor A. O. Lovejoy's collected papers published by the club; lists of members and of speakers and topics; financial reports from 1950 to 1962; and the text of the Lovejoy Lecture given by Frank E. Manuel at the commemoration of Lovejoy's 100th birthday.

One subject included in the record group which is likely to be of special interest to many researchers is a number of letters handwritten by Professor Lovejoy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959-1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Record Group: 0.57 Cubic Feet (1 letter size document box, 1 letter half-size document box)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA