The Monday Morning Musical Club was an all-female musical organization founded in Providence in1904, comprised of musicians and music-appreciators. Organizations of this nature were very popular at the time, the National Federation of Music Clubs having been formed around 1900. The Monday Morning Musical Club became heavily involved in philanthropy in the Providence area, funding various causes and putting on charitable entertainments. The Club worked closely with the Providence Public Library, and gifted collections of music to the library while also contributing financially. The Club was responsible for founding the Rochambeau branch of the Providence Public Library. Additional donations were made to other libraries, including the Brown University Library and the Library of Congress. The Club organized a number of musical events at the library, while also putting on regular concerts. Some of its members achieved prominence, including Ada Holding Miller, who eventually became the president of the National Federation of Music Clubs. The Monday Morning Musical Club was disbanded in 1968.
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Copyright of Series 1 has been assigned to Providence Public Library. Copyright of Series 2-5 has not been assigned to Providence Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be obtained by the researcher from the copyright holder. Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references.
[item number], Monday Morning Musical Club Records, MSS 022, Ehode Island Collection, Providence Public Library.
The Monday Morning Musical Club Records consists of two scrapbooks, organizational records, programs, and newspaper clippings from 1909-1957. It is largely comprised of musical programs for club events and concerts put on by the club. Organizational records include correspondences with club members concerning donations and financial records, as well as the reports of the Library Committee. Newspaper clippings of reviews of various concerts are also included.
The Monday Morning Musical Club Records is arranged into five Series.
For preservation, the records in Series 1 were removed from binders and placed into folders that correspond to the original arrangement.
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