Name/Title
50th Anniversary booklet of the Alcyon Reading club, 1955Entry/Object ID
2002.60.1Description
ACC. NO. 02.60.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CLUBS, ALCYON READING
DATE OR PERIOD: 1955
OBJECT: BOOKLET
DESCRIPTION:
SOFT-BOUND BOOKLET. COVER HAS BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "ALCYON READING CLUB," IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE ON A GOLD COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 6-1/2" X W 3-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
BOOKLET, WHICH IS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY YEAR BOOK (1905-55) OF THE ALCYON READING CLUB. THE CLUB WAS ORGANIZED IN 1905 AS A CULTURAL, LITERARY, AND SOCIAL CLUB OF LADIES. MRS L W STIDHAM WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT; MRS EDITH MATHIESON WAS SECRETARY FOR 40 YEARS. THE CLUB WAS DISBANDED IN 1957 AFTER A 52-YEAR EXISTENCE. THEIR RECORDS WERE DONATED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN JUNE OF 1957.
DONOR:
MRS JOSEPH W HEGEMAN
CATALOGED: APRIL 13, 2002
