Wednesday Music Club records
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Abstract
This collection documents the activities of the Wednesday Music Club and includes minutes, programs, correspondence, constitution, bylaws, photographs, and clippings.
Historical note
The Wednesday Music Club was established in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1882 as the Schumann Club, an invitation-only membership organization. The club's original membership was comprised of female pianists who would meet to play the music of Robert Schumann. In the 1920s the club's name was changed to the Wednesday Music Club so that its members could play the work of other composers. As of 2022, the Wednesday Music Club still meets in Brooklyn Heights for several annual events.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type under the original folder headings. Within each folder, the materials are arranged chronologically, except for the performer materials which are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Wednesday Music Club and includes minutes, programs, correspondence, constituion, bylaws, photographs, and clippings spanning the period 1946 to 2022.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Wednesday Music Club records, CBHM.0013, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Wednesday Music Club, 1990. An addition to the collection was deposited by the club's Board of Directors in 2022. The materials constituting the addition had been collected by Harriet Wohlgemuth and left to the Board.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
About this Guide
Processing Information
This collection originally consisted of one box under the collection number 1990.005. In 2022, an addition to the collection was deposited by the club's Board of Directors. The additional materials were incorporated and this finding aid revised in 2023 by Dee Bowers. Original folder titles were retained. Newspaper clippings were photocopied and the originals discarded. Duplicates were discarded. The original collection's folder of clippings was almost identical to the addition's "Press" folder and the two were combined. Otherwise, the original accession was retained in its original order as Box 1, folders 1-5 in the current collection.
