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Clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Cambrian
Abstract

Minutes, financial records, membership information, miscellaneous receipts and correspondence, event programs, and newsletters of the Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago (1853-ongoing). Also orders of worship, event programs, miscellaneous correspondence, and newsletters of the Hebron Welsh Westminster United Presbyterian Church (closed 1987).

Dates: 1853-1996

Chicago Choral Artists records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-CCA
Abstract

Chicago Choral Artists (CCA) began in 1975 as the James Chorale before changing their name in 1997 following the death of their founder, James Rogner, in 1995. They continue to perform in the Chicago area, focusing on creating "a vibrant thread of music which connects the director, the singers and the audience" (quoted from their website, 2021).

Dates: 1982-2018; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2015

Germania Club scrap book

 Item
Identifier: Case-+V-208-326
Abstract

A large scrapbook containing material on the activities of this music-appreciation club for German-Americans. Chartered in 1869 with possible origins in the organization of a choir to sing at President Lincoln's lying-in- state in Chicago, the Germania Club became a meeting place for Chicago's German elite. The name was changed to the Lincoln Club during World War I and changed back in 1921.

Dates: 1921-1931

Musicians Club of Women records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-MCW
Abstract

Administrative, publicity, and audiovisual materials from the Musicians Club of Women, one of the oldest musical clubs founded in Chicago in 1875.

Dates: 1891-2019