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Q K Club records, 1921-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Quest for Knowledge Club (Bozeman, Mont.)
Title
Q K Club records
Dates
1921-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.2 linear feet, (16 boxes)
Collection Number
1026
Summary
The Quest for Knowledge Club is an organization in Bozeman, Montana which provides a forum "for the purpose of fostering specialized, intellectual discussion and thought." The club records consist of the club's bylaws, meeting minutes, membership records, yearly bulletins and the papers and criticisms presented at their meetings. The topics of the papers include history, theology, medicine, and politics.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Languages
Collection materials are in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

The Quest for Knowledge Club is an organization in Bozeman, Montana which provides a forum "for the purpose of fostering specialized, intellectual discussion and thought." The Q K Club was established in 1921 by Dr. Alfred Atkinson, Rev. R.P. Smith, M.L. Wilson and others. The club's bylaws have kept membership capped at around 25 selected professionals from the Gallatin area. The club has provided a forum where Montana State University professors and local businessmen and professionals could gather to discuss the issues of the day, aspects of an individual's professional expertise, philosophy, theology, and other intellectual pursuits. The club has met between 6 and 8 times a year since 1921. The club's year begins in the fall, during October, and it ends in the spring generally around March or April. At each meeting a research paper is delivered by a club member followed by criticisms of the paper prepared by selected members.

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Content Description

The QK Club papers consist of the club's bylaws, meeting minutes, membership records, yearly bulletins and the papers and criticisms presented at their meetings.

The Bylaws series contains a copy of the original bylaws drafted in 1921. Any changes in the bylaws can be found in the Minutes. The series of membership records gives a listing of which Bozeman professionals became members of the club and how often they attended meetings. It also gives an accounting of the club's finances. The collection of printed materials contains the club's program bulletins and club news clippings. The program bulletins are complete and give a listing of how often the club met during the year and of what papers were to be delivered by selected members. The final series of papers contains many of the papers delivered at the meetings as well as the criticisms which followed. The topics of the papers include history, theology, medicine, and politics. While the collection of QK Club papers is extensive, it is not quite complete.

Within the Presentation and responses series, a response is missing from the "A Selection of Confections on Corrections" presentation. The missing response was authored by Jim Dolan. A copy of this response can be found on the CD-R entitled QK Presentations 2012-2013.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright for the intellectual content of any individual research paper remains with the creator.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series 1: Bylaws,

Series 2: Minutes

Series 3: Membership Records

Series 4: Printed Materials

Series 5: Meeting Papers

Acquisition Information

Minutes, records, research papers and meeting brochures documenting the activities of the Quest for Knowledge Club (Q K Club) of Bozeman, Montana were donated to Special Collections by a vote of the club's membership on March 10, 1996. Prior to that time various papers were deposited by Merrill Burlingame and other members of the Q K Club. In 2008, 2011, and 2021, additional papers were donated to the collection by club members and integrated.

Processing Note

This collection was originally processed 2011 June 9. In 2023, an addition was integrated into the collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Men--Montana--Bozeman--Societies and clubs

Corporate Names

  • Quest for Knowledge Club (Bozeman, Mont.)--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Bozeman (Mont.)
  • Bozeman (Mont.)--Intellectual life
  • Montana--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Administrative records

Kim Allen Scott; revised by Sarah Huth
2023

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