Scribes (The) records, 1900-1969, bulk Bulk, 1935-1960

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Summary

Title:
The Scribes records
Dates:
1900-1969, bulk Bulk, 1935-1960
Creators:
Chase, Ralph A.
Abstract:
This collection contains records pertaining to the operations of the The Scribes club, which was founded in 1897 and met every other Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. Club records include correspondence, membership rosters, bylaws, minutes of meetings, and clippings files on club members.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or name], The Scribes records, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains records pertaining to The Scribes club. Records include printed and typed membership rosters, club bylaws, minutes of club meetings, and reminders of meetings. Also included are files containing members' correspondence and publications and clippings about the club's members. Most of the correspondence pertains to the reasons members will not be attending club meetings.

Biographical / historical:

The Scribes was a club founded in 1897 by the newspapermen Dr. Harry E. Brook, George A. Dobinson, and R.H. Chapman. The club met every other Tuesday evening, and meetings generally consisted of a speaker followed by a discussion on the presentation of the speaker. The club's membership was strictly limited to 27 active members at any time. While the club's composition was initially comprised of newspapermen, it grew to include a number of other professionals, including lawyers, doctors and university professors. Many of the members held positions of prominence in the Los Angeles area, including: Gaylord Wilshire; John C. Austin, architect of a number of buildings at UCLA; Ford A. Carpenter, manager of the Department of Meteorology and Aeronautics at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Edward Dickson, President of Western Federal Savings; John Randolph Haynes, president of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Vierling Kersey, superintendent of the Los Angeles City schools; and Dr. George H. Kress, Dean of the Los Angeles Department of the College of Medicine of the University of California.

Acquisition information:
The Scribes records were donated to the University of Southern California by Ralph A. Chase, a Los Angeles lawyer who had been a member of the club since 1942, in 1969.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hirsch
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Date Prepared:
2009
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-02-04T03:07-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additional information.

Terms of access:

The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or name], The Scribes records, Collection no. 0022, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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