Writers' Club of San Diego Records, 1915-1965

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Summary

Title:
Writers' Club of San Diego Records
Dates:
1915-1965
Creators:
Writers' Club of San Diego.
Abstract:
This collection on the Writers' Club of San Diego, established in 1915 to encourage and promote the work of local writers, includes a variety of official and business documents, club and member correspondence, and works composed by club members.
Extent:
1.0 Linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Writers' Club of San Diego Records, MS 85, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a variety of documents detailing the establishment of the club, its members, and its business practices and regular activities. Highlights include the Club’s Articles of Incorporation, Club constitution, a membership pledge signed by charter members, meeting minutes, Board of Directors meeting minutes, yearbooks, scrapbooks, members’ writings of poetry and non-fiction, and extensive newspaper clippings about the club’s meetings, activities, and events.

Biographical / historical:

The Writers’ Club of San Diego was inspired in the summer of 1915 by the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, and was incorporated in December of that year. The group’s objectives were “to endeavor by mutual help and encouragement to maintain high ideals of work,” “to strive to secure suitable marketing for such [manuscripts] as have passed the censorship of the Club,” and “to offer the hospitality of the club to visitors of San Diego who have attained eminence in the intellectual world.” The Club was originally comprised of women although men were allowed to become members in the 1930s. To qualify for active membership, one had to have received remuneration for an original manuscript. Club officers were elected on an annual basis. The Club held regular meetings semi-monthly; meetings involved administrative matters, readings and criticisms of members’ works, and sometimes an invited speaker. Club members published a variety of writings, including fiction, poetry, book reviews, travel writing, educational articles, and children’s works.

Acquisition information:
Accession number 641112.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Jennifer Ho on June 2, 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.

Arrangement:

The items in this collection are arranged by subject.

Physical / technical requirements:

Some meeting minutes are faded. (June 2, 2011)

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Ho
Sponsor:
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.
Date Prepared:
June 2, 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-02-09T10:49-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

Writers' Club of San Diego Records, MS 85, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203
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