Literary societies' records, 1790-1913.

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Literary societies' records, 1790-1913.

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Minute books of Philosophical Society of the City of New York (1852-1855) and Thursday Club, Newark, N.J. (1911-1913); and record books containing minutes, constitutions, bylaws, and membership lists of Arcola Literary Association (N.J.) (1880-1881), Everett Union, Newark, N.J. (1857-1859), Franklin Association, Newark, N.J. (1810-1813), Orange Lyceum (N.J.) (1842), Roxbury Academy (N.J.) (1808-1811), and Westville Lyceum, West Caldwell, N.J. (1863-1865); and record book (1790-1799) containing minutes, constitutions, bylaws, and membership lists of three Newark clubs, Belles-Lettres Society (1790-1791), Union Society (1791-1792), and Minerva Society (1798-1799).

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Everett Union (Newark, N.J.)

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Thursday Club (Newark, N.J.)

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Westville Lyceum (West Caldwell, N.J.)

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Roxbury Academy (Roxbury, N.J.)

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Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, was founded in 1740. The township included Chester, Washington, Mt. Olive, Netcong, Chester, Mt. Arlington, and Stanhope. Its first school was begun prior to 1800 in Succasunna. In February, 1808, a subscription was started, and 125 shares were sold, at eight dollars per share, for the purpose of starting and building an academy. The building was erected on a plot of land donated by Clement Carey, situated on the east side of the main road of Succa...

Union Society (Newark, N.J.)

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Philosophical Society of the City of New York

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Minerva Society (Newark, N.J.)

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Arcola Literary Association (N.J.)

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Orange Lyceum (N.J.)

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Franklin Association (Newark, N.J.)

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The Franklin Association was among a number of social, intellectual and fraternal literary organizations in Newark in the early 18th century, and was founded to be a literary society for the purposes of discussion, reading, criticism, and composition. The group met on a weekly basis, and through discussion and reading evaluated various political, social, ethical, and legal questions of the day. The membership was all male. From the description of Franklin Association records, 1810-18...