Musicians Club of Women records
Scope and Content of the Collection
Dates
- 1891-2019
Creator
- Musicians Club of Women (Organization)
Language
Conditions Governing Use
Ownership and Literary Rights
History of the Musicians Club of Women
Chicago musical club founded in 1875.
Originally called “The Amateur Musical Club,” the group held musical programs and assisted in charitable donations for women. Early concert performers included Jan Paderewski, Jose Iturbi, Alexander Scriabin, Dame Myra Hess, Edward MacDowell, and Maud Powell.
In 1880, the group gave its first “charity concert” to establish a music scholarship for women and support other women’s organizations in Chicago. The club changed its name to the Musicians Club of Women (MCW) in 1916. The first named scholarship was for Ava. W. Farwell, with subsequent named scholarships from Emma Roe, Lynne Harvey, Edith Newfield, Virginia Cooper Maier, Annemarie Gerts, Louise Hammond, and Elaine and Jerome Nerenberg. Since the 1980s, the club has sponsored monthly concert series, such as the Award Winners in Concert series in Preston Bradley Hall in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Extent
10.3 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Abstract
Organization
- Series 1: Administrative, 1954-2019
- Boxes 1-5
- Series 2: Financial, 1959-2015
- Box 6
- Series 3: Club Materials and Publications, 1891-2018
- Boxes 6-14
- Series 4: Photographs, 1970-2013, undated
- Boxes 15-16
- Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1955-1990, bulk 1974-1990
- Boxes 17-19
- Series 6: Audiovisual, 1987-2014
- Box 20
Collection Stack Location
Provenance
Processed by
- Amateur Musical Club (Chicago, Ill.)
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs
- Clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Friedman, Ruth Klauber
- Musicians -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Singers -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Thomas, Rose Fay
- Women musicians
- Women singers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Source
- Marty, Harriet (Donor, Person)
- Stolper, Mary (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Musicians Club of Women (Organization)
- Title
- Musicians Club of Women records, 1891-2019
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Catherine Grandgeorge
- Date
- ©2021.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org