| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Novel Club of Cleveland |
| Title: | Novel Club of Cleveland Records |
| Dates: | 1896-1972 |
| Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (5 containers) |
| Abstract: | The Novel Club of Cleveland was a literary club founded by Elizabeth Cutter Morrow in 1896, in Cleveland, Ohio. Members met monthly to study and discuss novels. The collection consists of yearly calendars, minutes, papers on authors and novels, lists of novels studied, correspondence, and memorials of deceased members. |
| MS Number | MS 3525 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Novel Club of Cleveland was founded by Elizabeth Cutter (later Mrs. Dwight Morrow) and a small group of friends on December 5, 1896 in Cleveland, Ohio. They agreed to have monthly meetings to study and discuss novels. At each meeting, one member presented a biography of the author of the day, and another read a critical study of the novel itself. The entire membership then participated in a discussion in response to questions prepared by the critic. Novels were chosen annual by the membership from a select list.
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The Novel Club of Cleveland Records, 1896-1972 and undated, consist of yearly calendars which list the monthly programs, membership, and officers. They also include minutes of meetings and many of the papers read by the members and the discussion questions used at the meetings. In addition, there is a list of the novels discussed from 1896-1961, arranged by author.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying women's clubs and literary clubs in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late nineteenth century and during the twentieth century. Of special interest in this collection is the correspondence, 1935-1966, which includes letters of James Hilton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4081 Novel Club of Cleveland Records, Series II; and MS 5249 Novel Club of Cleveland Records, Series III.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3625 Novel Club of Cleveland Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Novel Club in 1974.
Processed by Thelma A. Boeder in 1975.
A complete list of correspondents represented in this collection is available at the Reference Desk of the WRHS Research Library.
Novel Club of Cleveland Records 1896-1972 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-5 | Calendars, including monthly programs, list of officers and members, and treasurer's records 1898-1950 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1-3 | Calendars, including monthly programs, list of officers and members, and treasurer's records 1950-1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1-3 | Minutes of meetings 1896-1924 | |||||||||
| Box | Volume | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4-6 | Minutes of meetings 1924-1941 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1-3 | Minutes of meetings 1941-1966 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4-5 | Discussion questions dates vary | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Miscellany, including receipts, an article on Elizabeth Cutter Morrow, and anniversary mementos 1921-1966 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Newspaper clippings 1920-1971 undated | |||||||||
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| 5 | 1-4 | Papers given by members on authors and novels, arranged alphabetically by author last name dates vary | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | List of novels studied and lists of suggested novels and related materials 1896-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Correspondence 1935-1966 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Memorial tributes to deceased members dates vary | |||||||||