Belles Lettres Club records

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 255", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"255", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Belles Lettres Club records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1798-1806", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1798/1806"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".4 linear foot (3 v.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1798

date_inclusive_end

1806

origination

{"value"=>"Belles Lettres Club (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The Belles Lettres Club was a debating society in New York City.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of minutes of debates, texts of arguments, addresses of members on their election to the presidency of the club, reports of the committee on criticism regarding essays previously read before the club, and other records and papers. Members included John Anthon, George Brinckerhoff, Samuel Cowdrey, Joseph D. Fay, Philip Hone, John Treat Irving, Washington Irving, and Theodore Sedgwick.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 72M39"}

{"date"=>"08/15/72", "source"=>"Mott, Howard S", "method"=>"Purchase (formerly part of Ford Collection)", "value"=>"Purchase (formerly part of Ford Collection), Mott, Howard S, 08/15/72"}

keydate

1798

prefercite

{"value"=>"Belles Lettres Club records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Belles Lettres Club was a debating society in New York City. Collection consists of minutes of debates, texts of arguments, addresses of members on their election to the presidency of the club, reports of the committee on criticism regarding essays previously read before the club, and other records and papers. Members included John Anthon, George Brinckerhoff, Samuel Cowdrey, Joseph D. Fay, Philip Hone, John Treat Irving, Washington Irving, and Theodore Sedgwick.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.4 linear feet (3 v.)

date_start

1798

date_end

1806

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