Skip to Search

  Library Catalog   |   Databases   |   Ask a Librarian   |   Remote Logon   |   Search
Library > Special & Area Studies Collections > University Archives > Finding Aids



A Guide to the Athenaeum Club Records

Finding aid prepared by John R. Nemmers

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2004


Descriptive Summary
Provenance: Athenaeum Club
Title: Athenaeum Club Records
Dates: 1905-2000
Extent: 3 linear ft. 7 Boxes
Identification: Ms Collection 55

Biographical/Historical Note

The Athenaeum Club, named after the Greek Goddess Athena, goddess of wisdom, art, industries and warfare, was founded in 1905 by President Andrew Sledd and several faculty members to provide a forum where faculty could exchange ideas and opinions concerning contemporary issues. It is the oldest faculty organization at the University of Florida. Sledd served as first president, Edward R. Flint, professor of chemistry, as vice-president, and Charles L. Crow, professor of romance languages, as secretary.

Club by-laws stipulate that each member must submit a paper and lead a discussion period with the intent to deposit all essays in the library or submit them for publication. Material for speeches concern such topics as health and science, sociology, economics, history, the supernatural, nature and conservation, geography, energy, etc.

Scope and Content

The collection includes minutes, correspondence, a constitution and by-laws, lists of members, and a brief history. Also included are copies of papers delivered between 1967 and 1994 as well as several earlier ones.

Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Athenaeum Club Records, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Contents List


Box 1A
Record book (minutes, constitution, by-laws, lists of membes, titles of papers), 1905-1911
Record book, 1911-1923
Record book, 1924-1937
Roll book, 1930-1934
Lists of speakers and some papers
Membership lists and rolls
Miscellany

Box 1
Addresses, n.d.
Constitution, 1949
Lists of members, n.d.
Correspondence, 1941-1964
Correspondence and minutes, 1965-1966

Box 2
Minute books, 1937-1964

Box 3
Minutes, correspondence, and papers, 1967-1968
Brief History of Athenaeum Club

Box 4
Minutes and presentations, 1979-1983

Box 5
Constitution, Membership Records, Meeting Notices, Meeting records, 1987-March 2, 1992

Box 6
Meeting records, March 16, 1992-Dec. 5, 1994

Box 7
Meeting records, 1995-2000


Selected Subjects and Access Points
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:
Organizations:
University of Florida--Faculty.

For further information, please contact: Special Collections Access Services.

University of Florida Home Page