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Collection Overview

Title: Adelphic Society Records, 1875-1927

ID: 41/75/1

Primary Creator: Adelphic Literary Society (Urbana, Ill.)

Extent: 1.4 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of record and chronologically thereunder

Subjects: Adelphic, Debate, Literary Societies, Speech

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Records of the Adelphic Literary Society, founded in 1868, including proceedings (1898-1927), critic's books (1880-82, 1884-97, 1901-22), a fee book (1882-91), account books (1875-1908), and photographs of members (1907-1921).

Proceedings include minutes of meetings showing attendance, programs, membership, and business actions. Critics books contain narrative comments on presentation of readings, papers, debate, and extemporaneous talks by the society's critic.

Subject/Index Terms

Adelphic
Debate
Literary Societies
Speech

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 9/63; 6/2002

Other Note: 1 Pages

PDF Box/Folder List

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4175001.pdf

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