Pelee Club records
Scope and Content of the Collection
Men’s fishing and hunting club located on Pelee Island on the Ontario side of Lake Erie. The club was founded by Chicago merchants and industrialists Anson Stager, John Wesley Doane, Martin Ryerson, Marshall Field, Anthony Frederich Seeberger, Otho Sylvester Arnold Sprague, and Erskine Morton Phelps. Its objective was to “promote the health and recreation of its members by the pursuit of fishing and hunting…” The club was probably initiated before 1881; its clubhouse was constructed in 1883; and it was officially incorporated in 1884. Records include provincial letters patent incorporating the club and re-dividing the stock into smaller shares following its sale in 1906. Also five enlarged reproductions of Edward Windsor Kemble prints, found framed many years later in the club’s attic.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1908
Creator
- Pelee Club (Pelee Island, Ont.) (Organization)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Pelee Club records are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)
Abstract
Men’s fishing and hunting club located on Pelee Island on the Ontario side of Lake Erie. The club was founded by Chicago merchants and industrialists Anson Stager, John Wesley Doane, Martin Ryerson, Marshall Field, Anthony Frederich Seeberger, Otho Sylvester Arnold Sprague, and Erskine Morton Phelps. Its objective was to “promote the health and recreation of its members by the pursuit of fishing and hunting…” The club was probably initiated before 1881; its clubhouse was constructed in 1883; and it was officially incorporated in 1884. Records include provincial letters patent incorporating the club and re-dividing the stock into smaller shares following its sale in 1906. Also five enlarged reproductions of Edward Windsor Kemble prints, found framed many years later in the club’s attic.
Collection Stack Location
1 43 1
Provenance
Gift, Thomas W. Filardo, 2017.
Subject
- Title
- Pelee Club records, 1884-1908
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Date
- ©2022.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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