Robert Pollak papers, 1950-1970 (inclusive).

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Robert Pollak papers, 1950-1970 (inclusive).

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Robert Pollak, composer, music and theatre critic. The Robert Pollak Papers consist of materials relating to the faculty revels at the Quadrangle Club of the University of Chicago, including: scores, scripts, photographs, clippings, and press releases. The collection also includes clippings from Pollak's column "The Lively Arts," published in the Hyde Park Herald between 1961 and 1970.

1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)

University of Chicago Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7649414

University of Chicago Library

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Quadrangle Club (Chicago, Ill.)

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The Quadrangle Club was organized in 1893 for the association of members of the faculties of the University of Chicago and other persons interested in literature, science, or art. The first meeting was held in the Hotel Barry, later known as the Hotel Del Prado. The Club was incorporated in 1895 and proceeded to build a three-story clubhouse on the corner of 58th Street and University Avenue, which opened in 1896. Membership grew with the University and a new building, designed by Howard Van Dor...

Darwin Centennial Celebration (1959 : University of Chicago)

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The Darwin Centennial Celebration, held at the University of Chicago, Nov. 24-28, 1959, commemorated the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of The Origin of the Species. The celebration featured panel discussions, a musical about Darwin's life and work, a conference for high school biology teachers, and the Institute on Science and Technology which examined the relation of evolution to theology. Sol Tax served as chairman of the Centennial Committee. From the description of...

University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

Pollak, Robert P., b. 1903.

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Robert Pollak was born on June 24, 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his Ph. B from the University of Chicago in 1924. From the description of Robert Pollak papers, 1950-1970 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52245838 Robert Pollak was born on June 24, 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his Ph. B from the University of Chicago in 1924. He was involved in a variety of extracurricular activities including the Blackfriars, Three...