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Cosmos Club Records, 1896-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Cosmos Club (Missoula, Mont.)
Title
Cosmos Club Records
Dates
1896-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.0 linear feet
Collection Number
Mss 090 (collection)
Summary
The Cosmos Club is a Missoula, Montana, social and intellectual improvement organization for men and women. The collection includes minutes of bimonthly meetings, club election results, yearly programs, copies of programs presented during the meetings as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, Christmas poems written by club members and photographs.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Cosmos Club organized in Missoula, Montana, on April 17, 1896, and is still active. The founder of the club was Oscar J. Craig, the first president of the University of Montana. An organization for men and women, the goal of this club, according to its constitution, is "the extension and refinement of all our sympathies." To achieve this goal, Cosmos Club members present papers and topics of conversation on a wide array of topics. Examples of topics covered by the club were: book reviews, explaining the atom bomb, "Meeting Life and Surviving," spinning, the making of Montana, Arabia, art and democracy, religion and science, and the Pacific rim.

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Content Description

This collection includes minutes of bimonthly meetings, club election results, yearly programs, copies of programs presented during the meetings as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, Christmas poems written by club members, recipes, club history, and photos from a 1981 Christmas party.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Cosmos Club Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Series I: Meeting Minutes, 1.5 linear feet, 1900-2004

Series II: Yearly Programs, 0.75 linear feet, 1896-2004

Series III: Program Papers, 0.5 linear feet, 1962-2004

Series IV: Organizational Duties and Projects, 0.25 linear feet, 1906-2004

Series V: Photographs, 15 photographs, 1981

Custodial History

Collection remained in the possession of members of the Cosmos Club until donation to the archives.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Cosmos Club, 1986, 2001, and 2004.

Processing Note

The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 1998, the collection was updated and re-described, with unprocessed materials added in. In 2001 and 2004 additional materials were received and integrated into the collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Sarah Switzer (1998), Brendon Cechovic (2001), and Teresa Hamann (2004)
2004

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