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
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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.
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Minutes, 1946-1987, inclusive
Scope and Contents
These minutes are handwritten into three notebooks which also have flyers, programs, rosters, and other material either taped onto or tucked between the pages. Some of these materials are duplicated in other folders in this collection.
Correspondence, rosters, club histories, circa 1960-1985, inclusive
Club programs, 1967-1988, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Some of these are duplicated elsewhere in the collection.
Programs, 1960s-2020s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Some of these are duplicated in the minute books.
Performer bios, circa 1980s-2020s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and ephemera related to the performers.
Constitution, by-laws, and history, circa 1987-2011, inclusive
Financial, 1986-2017, inclusive
Member directories and rosters, 1967-2017, inclusive
Letters from president, 1975-2017, inclusive
[Logo], 2012
Meeting minutes and membership info, 1982-2018, inclusive
Committees, 1993-1995, inclusive
Press, 1961-2009, inclusive
Photos, circa 1990s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Set of 4 x 6 color photographs of a house concert.
Invitations, 2006-2016, inclusive
Harriet [Wohlgemuth] bio and photos, circa 1978-2010s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes programs from Wohlgemuth's performances outside of the club.
In memoriam, 2006-2016, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Programs, clippings, and correspondence relating to club members who passed away.
