Scriptores records, 1920-2005, 1989-2005.

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Scriptores records, 1920-2005, 1989-2005.

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The Scriptores collection documents the organization's activities such as its monthly luncheon meetings of published writers and includes newsletters about speakers and upcoming events. While the collection generally concerns the period between 1989 and 2005, there are also some materials that document the Scriptores' earlier history (particularly 1972-1974), as well as a published history of Scriptores between 1920 and 1971 compiled by Herbert W. Duschak. The collection also contains the Scriptores financial records for 1993-2005.

3 boxes (1.94 linear ft.)

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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SNAC Resource ID: 8003627

SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo

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State university of New York at Buffalo

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Duschak, Herbert W.

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Scriptores (Organization)

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Scriptores was founded in 1920 by Dr. Augustus H. Shearer, Librarian of Grosvenor Library, and Marc A. Rose, managing editor the Buffalo Evening News. Shearer told Rose about having attended a social event in Philadelphia which was composed of authors, publishers, and other figures of literary society. Together the two men discussed the possibility of creating something similar in Buffalo. Soon they had gathered together a small group of local figures, including George Hibbard, author and librar...