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.[1] All members must be skilled in English, though most are not professional writers.[2] The Chicago Literary Club is one of Chicago's two oldest surviving literary clubs (the other being the Fortnightly Club).[3] The club was originally for men only, but today accepts both women and men.[3]
References
- Liebenson, Donald. "Chicago Literary Club celebrates 140 years of intellectual pursuit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "The Chicago Literary Club". Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- Frevert, Rhonda Huber. "Clubs, Literary". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved October 14, 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.