Lorain College Club

Archive

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Lorain Historical Society

Name/Title

Lorain College Club

Entry/Object ID

1995.010.11

Scope and Content

History of Lorain College club by Ruth Keep

Context

Founded in 1925 in Lorain Ohio. The group, "decided to bring some 'couth' to town by forming a debating society. It was called the Lorain College Club...and the membership was to be composed of any college graduate living in Lorain with a limit of 20 members." "The purpose of the club was to discuss informally any current or social issue of the day, especially prohibition." ... "Every topic under the sun had been discussed, regarded, and disregarded, although prohibition was still the favorite theme of debate."

Acquisition

Accession

1995.010

Source or Donor

Beck, Eleanor and Jack Estate

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1991

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lorain College Club