History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879.

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History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/669557836

The volume includes a history of Our Club, printed poems laid in, and the rules and regulations signed by members Morton McMichael, John C. Knox, P.R. Freas, Geo. H. Boker, Charles J. Peterson, Dan Dougherty, Gibson Peacock, L.A. Godey, Charles S. Pancoast, James Milliken, Geo. Cadwalader, J.G. Fell, Geo. F. Tyler, Edw. S. Clarke, James L. Cleghorne, Lindley Smyth, and C.J. Stillé. Printed poems satirizing the club members include "The 'Town and Country Club'," by X, Newport, August 1875 (identified on verso as C.J. Peterson); "Tardy George" [by George H. Boker]; nine stanzas of "Monody on Certain Members of the 'Press Club'" [by Charles J. Peterson]; "Dirge for a Soldier," by George H. Boker; "Blue Seal," by Charles J. Peterson, 31 January 1866; "Our Club," by C.J. Peterson, 25 March 1873; and "Dear 'Our Club'," by Geo. H. Boker, 24 June 1873. Also includes Morton McMichael, Jr., letter, 15 February 1879, to C.J. Peterson, "Our Club," thanking them for "the most elegant and earnest tribute" to his father's memory, and an unattributed manuscript poem, "To Fanny."

1 volume (61 pages) ; 23 cm.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Smyth, Lindley

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Stillé, Charles J. (Charles Janeway), 1819-1899

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Cadwalader, George, 1806-1879

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Cadwalader was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Pennsylvania state militia and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia. His father was Thomas Cadwalader, not to be confused with his cousin Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873), who was a general from New Jersey. His mother was Mary Biddle, who was the daughter of Clement Biddle, (1740–1818) who served in the American Revolutionary War. He married Frances Butler Mease in 1830...

Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878

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Publisher of "Godey's Lady's Book," a successful 19th century American magazine noted for fashion plates, art reproductions, and publishing both leading American authors and popular writers; also connected with a number of Philadelphia publications. From the description of Letters of Louis Antoine Godey, 1847-1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34566940 American editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Oscar T. Ke...

Fell, J. Gillingham (Joseph Gillingham), 1816-1878

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McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879

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Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., editor and journalist. From the description of Papers of Morton McMichael, 1834-1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453801 ...

Peterson, Charles J. (Charles Jacobs), 1819-1887

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Charles J. Peterson was the founder, publisher, and editor of The Peterson Magazine. He and a group of men connected with the newspaper and periodical press in Philadelphia began meeting socially in the 1840s and formed the Press Club which they renamed Our Club in 1862 to broaden membership. From the description of History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 669557836 ...

Dougherty, Daniel, 1826-1892

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Daniel Dougherty was a lawyer in Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Daniel Dougherty letter to Charles S. Ogden, 1866 November 16. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49885063 ...