Island Reading Club of Orono, Maine Records
Scope and Contents
The records of a women's reading club. Included are the minutes of meetings, constitution, and bylaws. Included also are 2 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, one collected by Mildred R. Covell and the other by Ellen Libbey.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1913
Creator
- Island Reading Club (Orono, Me.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The Island Reading Club in Orono, Maine began around 1884. Its purpose was to "quicken an interest in the best literature we can select and to improve ourselves in our reading by every means attainable. We agree to criticise each other kindly, both as to pronunciation, and also the best rendering of the articles read." The Club met weekly in the homes of the members starting in the first week in October and ending the last week in March. The first president in 1884 was Mrs. Ellen Libby.
Extent
2 Folders (7 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of a women's reading club in Orono, Maine.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Mildred Covell.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
Subject
- Libbey, Ellen (Person)
- Covell, Mildred R. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Island Reading Club of Orono, Maine Records
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
