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Lambs Club records

Title: Lambs Club records, 1880-1973.
Author: Lambs (Theatrical club : New York, N.Y.)
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 178	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 178	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 177	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 177	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 176	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 176	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 175	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 175	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 174	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 174	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 173	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 173	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 172	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 172	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 171	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 171	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 170	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 170	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 169	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 169	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 168	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 168	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 167	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 167	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 166	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 166	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 165	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 165	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 164	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 164	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 163	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 163	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 162	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 162	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 161	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 161	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 160	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 160	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 159	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1976-003 Box 159	Offsite

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Description

75 linear feet (179 boxes )

Summary

The Lambs Club records consist mainly of membership files and financial records.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Financial records.
Minutes.
Scrapbooks.
Scripts (documents)

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography (note)

Established in New York City in 1874, the Lambs Club is the oldest professional theater club in the United States.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

*T-Mss 1976-003

OCLC

154318273
154318273

Author

Lambs (Theatrical club : New York, N.Y.)

Title

Lambs Club records, 1880-1973.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Established in New York City in 1874, the Lambs Club is the oldest professional theater club in the United States. It was modeled after a similar club in London, England (which had been named in honor of Charles and Mary Lamb, who had hosted an artistic salon). In 1877, the club was incorporated. Originally a men's only social club for professionals in the performing arts, it began admitting women as members in the mid-20th century. Famous past members include Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, John Philip Sousa, and Fred Waring. Membership is by invitation only from a member-in-good-standing. The Lambs, Inc. is governed by a Council consisting of officers, which include: President (Shepherd), Vice-president (Boy), Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian, as well as a Board of Directors. Annual membership meetings are held in January. The club has had three different homes. The first was in a room at Delmonico's on West 14th Street. The second space was on 44th Street in the heart of the theater district. In 1974, that building was sold and the club moved to its current location on 3 West 51st Street. The Lambs Club also is well known for its response to the needs of the entertainment community. A separate Lambs Relief Foundation was formed in 1943 as an organized charity. Supported by donations, it dispenses funds for the benefit of needy, sick, or destitute members of the entertainment profession. By an action of the 1961-1962 Council, the corporate name was changed to the Lambs Foundation.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Astaire, Fred.

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.

Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.

Waring, Fred, 1900-1984.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1976-003

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