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Unity Club records

Call Number

ARC.102

Date

1914-1966, inclusive

Creator

Unity Club (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Extent

1.35 Linear Feet in one oversize box.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection consists of a bound volume containing a register of the Unity Club's members for the period 1914 to 1944. The register contains each member's name, home and business address, and occupation, as well as the names of the members who proposed and seconded his membership nomination. Also included is a program from the Unity Club's 70th anniversary dinner, and a framed painting commemorating the Club's 50th anniversary in 1946, picturing the three clubhouses occupied by the Club since its founding.

Historical Note

Founded in 1896, the Unity Club was a Brooklyn Jewish men's organization advocating social, philanthropic, and communal activities. Originally located at Franklin Avenue and Hancock Street, the Club relocated to a clubhouse at Dean Street and Bedford Avenue in 1914, and again to a clubhouse at 101 Eighth Avenue in 1944.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a bound volume containing a register of the Unity Club's members for the period 1914 to 1944. The register contains each member's name, home and business address, and occupation, as well as the names of the members who proposed and seconded his membership nomination. Also included is a program from the Unity Club's 70th anniversary dinner, and a framed painting commemorating the Club's 50th anniversary in 1946, picturing the three clubhouses occupied by the Club since its founding.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Unity Club records, ARC.102, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source and date of acquisition unknown.

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

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Processing Information

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Note Statement

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Oversize: ARC.102 1 of 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201