Hroswitha Club
The Hroswitha Club of women book collectors was founded in New York City in 1944 and took its name from a 10th century female German poet (Hrotsvitha, ca. 935-ca. 975). Meetings were scheduled three to four times a year during the winter months and held at the homes of members as well as at major libraries and private collections, mainly in the northeast. In 1948, the Club founded its Sarah Gildersleeve Fife Memorial Library (named after one of the Hroswitha Club's founders) consisting of books pertaining to Hroswitha, books by members and books of general interest.
In 1965 the club issued its major publication, Hroswitha of Gandersheim: Her Life, Times and Works. In 1990, the Hroswitha Club officially 'simplified' its activities in order to continue. The 200th meeting was held in 1994.
From the description of Records, 1944-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79458565
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. [Ce cochin de Morin]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Hroswitha Club. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1962. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Hroswitha Club. Records, 1944-1999. | Grolier Club | |
| referencedIn | Grolier Club. Library. Records of the curator, 1910-1944. | Grolier Club | |
| referencedIn | Evetts, Deborah,. Deborah Evetts collection of Hroswitha Club material, 1944-1994. | Grolier Club | |
| creatorOf | Greene, Belle da Costa. Autograph album, 1907-1908. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Henrietta C. Bartlett papers, 1471-1961 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Eccles, Mary Hyde. Mary Hyde Eccles collection, 1903-2002 (bulk 1959-2002). | Grolier Club |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Barlow, Marjorie Dana. | person |
| associatedWith | Bartlett, Henrietta C. 1873-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Eccles, Mary Hyde. | person |
| associatedWith | Evetts, Deborah, | person |
| associatedWith | Fife, Sarah Gildersleeve. | person |
| associatedWith | Granniss, Ruth S. 1872-1954. | person |
| associatedWith | Greene, Belle da Costa. | person |
| associatedWith | Grolier Club. Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Haight, Anne Lyon. | person |
| associatedWith | Hrotsvitha, ca. 935-ca. 975. | person |
| associatedWith | Hunt, Rachel McMasters Miller, 1882-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Marquand, Eleanor Cross, 1873-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| United States | |||
| New York (State)--New York |
| Subject |
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| Book clubs |
| Book clubs (Discussion groups) |
| Book collecting |
| Book collecting |
| Societies and clubs |
| Private libraries |
| Women book collectors |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Book collectors |
| Women book collectors |
Corporate Body
Active 1944
Active 1999
