Records of the Lydians
Scope and Contents
This series, filling one and one-half boxes, is comprised of the surviving records of the Lydians. The records span the years from 1933 to 1973 but are quite inconsistent. They cluster mainly within the periods 1933-1938, 1946-1947, and 1959-1969. There are no materials documenting Lydian activities during the club's first twenty years. The series includes: general correspondence and reports, financial records, and social activities files.
General correspondence and reports span the years between 1933 and 1936. The subseries includes annual and special reports of Lydian officers and committees, a few membership rosters, some financial reports, club brochures, and correspondence documenting routine club business.
The financial records include bank statements, receipts, and correspondence detailing club income and expenditures for 1946 and 1947. These financial records comprise the only extant documentation of club activities for those years. Also included among the financial records are copies of annual audits for each fiscal year from 1946 to 1951. Three folders of expense vouchers, receipts, and related correspondence document club activities for 1959 to 1961 and 1965 to 1966.
The social activities files include correspondence, activities reports, events schedules, invitations to club functions, and contracts between the club and hired entertainers. These files document a variety of club-sponsored parties, receptions, outings, and other social events for the years from 1961 to 1969 and 1973.
Dates
- 1933-1973
Creator
- Lydians (Organization) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
4.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This series, filling one and one-half boxes, is comprised of the surviving records of the Lydians. The records span the years from 1933 to 1973 but are quite inconsistent. They cluster mainly within the periods 1933-1938, 1946-1947, and 1959-1969. There are no materials documenting Lydian activities during the club's first twenty years. The series includes: general correspondence and reports, financial records, and social activities files.
General correspondence and reports span the years between 1933 and 1936. The subseries includes annual and special reports of Lydian officers and committees, a few membership rosters, some financial reports, club brochures, and correspondence documenting routine club business.
The financial records include bank statements, receipts, and correspondence detailing club income and expenditures for 1946 and 1947. These financial records comprise the only extant documentation of club activities for those years. Also included among the financial records are copies of annual audits for each fiscal year from 1946 to 1951. Three folders of expense vouchers, receipts, and related correspondence document club activities for 1959 to 1961 and 1965 to 1966.
Arrangement Note
Materials within each subseries are foldered chronologically.
Method of Acquisition
The records of the Lydians were donated to the University Archives on April 10, 1980 (Acc. #80-56) by La Verne M. Rohr, former president of the Lydians (1972-1973).
Addition: These records were donated to the University Archives on November 10, 1982 (Accession #83-72).
Addition: These records were donated to the University Archives by LaVerne Rohr, former president of the Lydians, on January 25, 1984 (Accession Number 84-15) and June 21, 1984 (Accession Number 84-93).
Separated Materials
A small number of duplicate items were discarded.58 issues of the Lydians' publication, Lydian Line O'Type, spanning the years 1924-1969, were removed and placed in the University Archives' serials collection (Call # 31/00/237).
Processing Information
Elizabeth Agard; Summer, 1981.
Addition: Deborah K. Wright; 06/22/1983.
Addition: Catherine Anderson; July 11, 2000.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Lydians
- Author
- Elizabeth Agard
- Date
- 01/07/1981
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu