Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Houston Book Clubs research materials
Collection
Identifier: MS 0521
Abstract:
The Houston Book Clubs Research Materials consist of material from 1993-2007, including interviews, surveys, emails, reports, essays, lists, and correspondence between Elizabeth Long and members of the literary community. The files were compiled by Elizabeth Long during her study of the role of women's reading groups for her 2003 book "Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life" (University of Chicago Press).
Dates:
1993 - 2007
Twenty-Six Literary Club records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0066
Abstract:
The records of the Twenty-Six Literary Club document the activities of this women’s social and philanthropic club established in 1909 by a group of Houston women residing in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. Some members’ daughters became students at the Rice Institute (later University) after it opened in 1912 and continued the Club, expanding its membership over the years and engaging in various community projects, including providing scholarships for young women entering Rice.
Dates:
circa 1910-1994