Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content Note
History Note
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Berkeley Club Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1873-1960
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 9
Creator:
Berkeley Club
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box, 3 cartons
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Letters from members addressed to the secretary; minutes of meetings, 1873-1960; by-laws, names of members, etc.; copies of
papers read at meetings.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Berkeley Club papers, BANC C-H 9, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials Cataloged Separately
- Photographs have been removed and cataloged separately, under Berkeley Club.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
These papers came to the Bancroft Library from several sources. Some were transferred from the University of California Archives;
some were collected from members by Arthur J. Pillsbury, 1933-1938, and presented to the Library; some were removed from the Papers of Leon J. Richardson, one-time secretary of the Club; the last volume of minutes was presented by the last secretary, Colonel Roland Pinger.
Scope and Content Note
Covering the period from its inception to its demise, these papers consist of letters addressed to the Club's secretary; organizational
records, including minutes of meetings (complete except for the period 1942-1947); and copies of some of the papers presented
at meetings.
History Note
The Berkeley Club had its origin in a dinner meeting held January 13, 1873 at the home of Daniel C. Gilman, president of the University of California, with Henry Durant, Martin Kellogg and Dr. J. K. McLean present. The purpose was to consider the formation of a club to discuss literary, social and scientific questions. There was
further discussion of the proposal at another dinner meeting on February 6, which Joseph LeConte, George Mooar and Joseph A. Benton also attended. At the meeting, the name Berkeley Club was adopted, and the first formal meeting was held on February 13 with
fifteen charter members present. At each successive meeting, held fortnightly, a paper was presented by a member previously
appointed, followed by a discussion in which all participated. The range of discussion was great, reflecting the varied backgrounds
of the members, most of whom were professors, clergymen, lawyers and businessmen. The Club continued in existence for eighty-eight
years, the last meeting held September 8, 1960.