Salmagundi Club Records, 1962-2004.

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Salmagundi Club Records, 1962-2004.

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Records consist primarily of operational documents, including membership lists, nominee lists and ballots, and hosting schedules for monthly club meetings. Correspondence documents Salmagundi's participation in the 1991 centennial celebration of Louisville's Olmsted parks. Other correspondence relates to Grady Clay's Louisville Encyclopedia entry on Salmagundi. Of particular interest are two club histories written by member Alexander Booth, one of which includes list of founding members, original constitution and a comprehensive listing of hosting schedule and topics presented from 1912-1982.

.33 cubic feet.

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Clay, Grady E.

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Grady Edward Clay, Jr., graduate of Emory University, is a journalist and educator. He has written for the Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, edited LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE magazine, and lectured in journalism at Northwestern University. From the description of Grady Clay papers, 1934-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379622 ...

Salmagundi Club

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Art club at 47 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y. From the description of Salmagundi Club exhibition catalogs, [ca. 1915]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553241 Founded in 1879 in Louisville, Kentucky, the Salmagundi club was an all-male social and literary club devoted to conversation and the exchange of ideas. The club's constitution restricted membership to 24, with new members nominated by club members and elected by secret ballot. Members rotated responsibility for hosting m...