Chiropean yearbooks
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The Chiropean was a Brooklyn-based club for women whose purpose was to "bring together women with the view of making them helpful to each other and useful to society." The club was apolitical but was Christian in association. The Chiropean was organized and incorporated in 1896. The Chiropean yearbooks span the years 1911 to 1965, and are housed in one half manuscript box. The yearbooks contain the club's certificate of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws; the schedule of meetings for the year; programs for the monthly meetings (Report of Exercises); the standing rules; lists of former presidents; lists of officers and standing committees; and membership lists. The Report of Exercises lists titles of the addresses, papers, dramatic readings, and musical selections presented or performed during the meetings. The membership list includes the names and addresses of members. The supplements to the yearbooks include financial reports, as well as list newly admitted members, and note changes of officers and committee changes.
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The Chiropean was a Brooklyn-based club for women whose purpose was to "bring together women with the view of making them helpful to each other and useful to society." The club was apolitical but was Christian in association.
The Chiropean was organized and incorporated in 1896. Club meetings were held on the first and third Thursdays of each month, except during June, July, August, and September. The club's first meeting was held on February 13, 1896 in what was then called the Eastern District of Brooklyn. The name Chiropean was an acronym, with each letter representing a quality or object meant to inspire members: C for christianity, charity, and chastity; H for hope, health, and happiness; I for integrity, industry, and independence; R for resolution, resistance, and reserve; O for onward, obedience, and opportunity; P for patriotism, politeness, and punctuality; E for energy, earnestness, and experience; A for ambition, amiability, and art; and N for nearness, neighborliness, and newness.
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- "New Woman's Club Organized in Brooklyn." New York Times, February 14, 1896. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60B15FE395A16738DDDAD0994DA405B8685F0D3
- Chiropean: Yearbook, 1911-1912. New York: Bartram Press, 1912.
- Club Women of New York: 1905-1906. New York: Club Women of New York Company, 1905.
Scope and Contents
The Chiropean yearbooks span the years 1911 to 1965, and are housed in one half manuscript box. Represented in the collection are yearbooks for the years 1911 to 1920, though the 1918-1919 yearbook is not included. The yearbooks then skip to the years 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, and 1960 to 1965. There are also three supplements to the yearbooks for the years 1949 to 1950, 1950 to 1951, and 1952 to 1953.
The yearbooks contain the club's certificate of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws; the schedule of meetings for the year; programs for the monthly meetings (Report of Exercises); the standing rules; lists of former presidents; lists of officers and standing committees; and membership lists. The Report of Exercises lists titles of the addresses, papers, dramatic readings, and musical selections presented or performed during the meetings. The membership list includes the names and addresses of members.
The supplements to the yearbooks include financial reports, as well as list newly admitted members, and note changes of officers and committee changes.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Chiropean yearbooks, ARC.164, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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