The Temperance Movement, December 3, 1892

The Roundabout Club of Rochester was a women's study club; intially dedicated to studying foreign countries and, later, literature. The materials in the collection date from 1885 to 1945. They include meeting minutes, research papers, Constitution and Bylaws, 1895; programs; correspondence; memorials to deceased members. “The Granite File” box; label: ‘Ms B The Roundabout Club Rochester, NY. Minutes, 1927/28-1944/45, 15 v. loose-leaf; Ms B The Roundabout Club Rochester, NY. History by Miss Helen Hollister in v. 27, 1941/42 [not found]; meeting of October 31, 1941.” -15 vols. handwritten meeting minutes and presentation summaries. 1885-1927. -Box: folders of handwritten meeting minutes 1927-1945; incl. critiques -Box: Bank Books, Constitution and Bylaws, 1895; programs; correspondence; memorials to deceased members Women’s social and reading club. Handwritten copies of papers read at some meetings. See: Rochester History – 10(1): 7 (Jan. 1948); 48 ( 1 & 2): 7-8, 10 (Jan & Apr. 1986); 3(3):21 (Jul. 1941; 8(2): 5 (Apr. 1946)