Guide to the Uncle Sam Republican League Club Records MS 283

Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Ho
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
December 7, 2011


Title: Uncle Sam Republican League Club Records
Identifier/Call Number: MS 283
Contributing Institution: San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet (2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1904-1919
Abstract: This collection contains items pertaining to the Uncle Sam Republican League Club, including administrative documents, membership information, meeting minutes and financial information.
creator: Uncle Sam Republican League Club.

Scope and Content

This collection contains documents of the Uncle Sam Republican League Club from its founding to its dissolution (1904-1912). Highlights include the Certificate of Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, membership listings, meeting minutes, banking documents and bills and receipts.

Preferred Citation

Uncle Sam Republican League Club Records, MS 283, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jennifer Ho on December 7, 2011.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Uncle Sam Republican League Club, also known as the Union League Club of San Diego, was founded in 1904. It was a socio-political organization founded in the spirit of the Union League Clubs that sprung up in support of the Republican Party in the Civil War and Post-Civil War era (these were also called “loyal leagues”). The purpose of the Uncle Sam Republican League Club, as stated in its founding documents, was “to promote the interest of good government by every honorable means, and particularly through the Republican Party” and “to furnish entertainment and to promote the social welfare of the members.” Membership requirements were simple; the candidate had to be a “straight” Republican and a resident of San Diego County. Many prominent local Republicans were board members. Among them were Leroy A. Wright, a California state Senator and founding Vice-President of the San Diego Historical Society, and William Clayton, a manager of the Spreckels companies and President of the San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway Co. Also in the group were D. B. Northrup, San Diego County Physician, C. L. Williams, President of First National Bank, and Homer Peters, President of the Marine Biological Association of San Diego (now Scripps Institute of Oceanography). A handful of Union League Clubs in major metropolitan areas survive into the 21st century and have been very influential in civic projects in the past, but San Diego’s club was short-lived. It was formally dissolved February 14, 1912, less than eight years after its inception.

Arrangement

Items in collection are arranged by subject.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The covers of the Meeting Minutes record book are prone to shedding. (December 7, 2011)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Bartholomew, C. H.
Clark, Lincoln
Clayton, William
Green, Harry P.
Guy, Wilfred R.
Hinkle, E. C.
Northrup, D. B.
Peters, Homer
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
Uncle Sam Republican League Club.
Union League Club of San Diego.
Williams, C. L.
Wright, Leroy A.
Political science
San Diego (Calif.)
Union league clubs

Box-folder 1:1

Background and purpose, undated

Box-folder 1:2

Articles of Incorporation, by-laws and constitution, 1904 July 29–August 15 and undated

Includes:

Certificate of Articles of Incorporation (in Oversize Collections D6)
Book containing By-Laws and Constitution
Book containing member signatures agreeing to By-Laws and Constitution
Box-folder 1:3

Membership, 1906 July 17 and undated

Includes:

Correspondence to Roosevelt Republican Club
Lists of Board of Directors and Officers
List of members resigned and dropped out
Box-folder 1:4

Membership, 1906 October 2–1911 June 30 and undated

Includes:

List of members and dues paid
Box-folder 1:5

Membership bonds, 1908–1912 April 30 and undated

Includes:

Listings of members with applicable bond information
Box-folder 1:6

Meetings, 1910 February 8–1912 May 24

Includes:

Attendance records
Correspondence and meeting announcements
Meeting minutes
Box 2

Meeting minutes record book, 1904 July 29–1912 February 14

Box-folder 1:7

Meeting minutes record book, loose items, 1908 August 7-1909 July 6 and undated

Includes:

Finances
Attendance list
Membership bonds list
Meeting notes
Membership list
Box-folder 1:8

Finances, 1904 October 3–1919 October 27 and undated

Includes:

Ledgers
Checkbook
Bills
Insurance certificate
Returned checks
Bank statement with returned check, October 1919 (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 1:9

Fundraising, 1916

Includes:

Petition for donations for County Campaign of 1916
Box-folder 1:10

Miscellanea, 1912

Includes:

1912 Calendar