Club Room Gazette manuscript magazine, 1861

Summary

Creator:

Everett Literary Association

Abstract:

This 838-page volume contains twelve manuscript issues of the Club Room Gazette, a literary magazine produced by the Everett Literary Association's Committee on Literary Exercises. The magazine appeared monthly and this volume, containing the twelve issues of Volume 6, covers the calendar year of 1861. A complete table of contents may be found here: Club Room Gazette Manuscript Magazine Table of Contents.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Garrett Morton, January 2018

Background

Scope and Content:

This 838-page volume contains twelve manuscript issues of the Club Room Gazette, a literary magazine produced by the Everett Literary Association's Committee on Literary Exercises. The magazine appeared monthly and this volume, containing the twelve issues of Volume 6, covers the calendar year of 1861.

The Club Room Gazette consists primarily of manuscript documents organized into 12 issues and bound into a single volume. It includes essays, short stories, serials, travel accounts, articles, editorials, letters, poems, songs, jokes, club administrative reports, and a single obituary. In addition, the issues contain numerous hand-drawn illustrations and examples of decorative lettering.

Each issue contains varying content, as well as two monthly recurring items: an editorial essay and the ELA "Round Table." The editorial, written by the Gazette editor, reflects on events from the preceding month, the state of the Gazette, and general thoughts from the editor. The Round Table contains a combination of club news, accounts of club events, and jokes submitted by members.

While the Club Room Gazette was not, in general, a political publication, it does include some pieces relating to contemporary politics. Notably, a number of pieces discuss the outbreak of the American Civil War, slavery, and wartime military operations and preparations.

A complete table of contents may be found here: Club Room Gazette Manuscript Magazine Table of Contents.

Biographical / Historical:

Founded in 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts, The Everett Literary Association (ELA) was a social and literary club for young gentlemen organized to promote the literary abilities and activities of its members. Throughout 1861, the ELA appears to have had approximately 50 members. A Committee on Literary Exercises, composed of club members, was responsible for organizing and facilitating the three regular literary activities of the club: declamations, debates, and the compilation of the Club Room Gazette, along with occasional public exhibitions. The Gazette was made up of writings contributed by ELA members and would occasionally be read aloud at club meetings.

Acquisition Information:

2017. M-5084.1 .

Arrangement:

This collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

American literature--19th century.
American literature--Massachusetts--Boston.
American poetry--19th century.
American wit and humor--19th century.
Literature--Societies, etc.--History--19th century.
Literature--Societies, etc.--Massachusetts--Boston.
Riddles, American--19th century.
Travelers' writings, American--Massachusetts--Boston.

Formats:

Magazines (periodicals)

Names:

Barnes, Hillman B.
Barry, Charles T.
Bayley, George H.
Bugbee, Charles L.
Bugbee, John S.
Edwards, Thomas F.
Hull, E. D.
Hunt, Charles.
Kimball, H. W.
N. E. G.
Nourse, S. H.
Pratt, Franklin S.
Richards, John B.
Simonds, J. H.
Stevens, F. T.
Stowell, William H. H.
Swift, O. F.

Places:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion.