University of Chicago. Library. Order of the Grey Towers.

Variant names

Dates:

Active 1915

Active 1964

History notes:

The Order of the Grey Towers, an organization of the University of Chciago Library staff was established in 1915. The organization arranged plays, dinners, and lectures, operated a tea room with current periodicals for the use of the staff, and issued sporadic publications like Harper Weekly and the Grey Towers Gazette. Grey Towers became inactive in the mid-1960s.

From the description of Records, 1915-1964 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 45478960

The Order of the Grey Towers, an organization of the University of Chicago Library staff, was established in 1915. All present and former employees were eligible for general membership, while those with longer terms of service rose at five-year intervals to the Efficient Order, the Expert Order, the Superior Order, or the Supreme Order of the Grey Towers. The organization arranged plays, dinners, and lectures, operated a tea room with current periodicals for the use of the staff, and issued sporadic publications like Harper Weekly and The Grey Towers Gazette. Grey Towers became inactive in the mid-1960's.

From the guide to the University of Chicago. Order of the Grey Towers. Records, 1915-1964, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)