The Chicago Literary Club is a society founded in 1874 at which members orally deliver essays they have written, and listen to the essays of other members. All members must be skilled in English, though most are not professional writers. The Chicago Literary Club is one of Chicago's two oldest surviving literary clubs (the other being the Fortnightly Club). The club was originally for men only, but today accepts both women and men.
References
- Liebenson, Donald. "Chicago Literary Club celebrates 140 years of intellectual pursuit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- "The Chicago Literary Club". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Frevert, Rhonda Huber. "Clubs, Literary". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Chicago Literary Club Records at the Newberry Library
- Frederick William Gookin, The Chicago Literary Club: A History of its First Fifty Years, Chicago: Printed for the Club, 1926.
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