Query Club Records, 1891-1915

<P>The Query Club was organized in 1890 by a group of women &quot;of excellent educations and keen minds with no particular outlet for their activities.&quot; They came together "for the cultivation of different and broader points of view for the comparison of ideas and general mental improvement." The club stayed small, a group of no more than 25 friends, meeting every two weeks in private homes to present papers they had prepared on topics in history, literature, religion, philosophy, science, and current events.</P>

<P>Contains minute book with membership lists, treasurer's accounts, and annual lists of discussion topics, 1891-1904; correspondence concerning the nature of the club, 1915; program of meetings including bibliography of suggested readings, 1903-1904.</P>

<P>1 folder (approximately 25 items)</P>

<P>Cite as: Query Club Records, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

《查询俱乐部》成立于1890年，由一群受过高等教育且思维敏锐的女性组成，她们‘拥有卓越的教育和敏锐的思维，却无特定的活动途径’。她们相聚一堂，旨在‘培养不同且更为宽广的视角，以比较思想并促进整体心智的进步’。俱乐部规模始终保持较小，成员不超过25位朋友，每隔两周在私人住宅中聚会，展示她们准备好的关于历史、文学、宗教、哲学、科学和时事的论文。

数据集中包含会议记录、成员名单、财务账目以及1891-1904年间年度讨论主题列表；1915年关于俱乐部性质的通信；1903-1904年间会议程序，包括建议阅读的文献目录。

共计1个文件夹（约25件物品）。

引用格式：查询俱乐部档案，密苏里历史学会档案，圣路易斯。”}