HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG6236.AM: Open Forum Club (Lincoln, Neb.)
Records: 1960s-1990s
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Size: 0.5 cu.ft.; 1 box
BACKGROUND NOTE
The Open Forum Club formed in the fall of 1903 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The club held its first meeting in September or October of 1903 at the Lincoln Hotel. The intent of the club was to meet occasionally to discuss “matters of public interest.” Initially, the club was only open to men. Members would take turns presenting information on various topics including politics and government, business, religion, education, medicine, etc. For more information about the history of the club, see History of Open Forum Club of Lincoln, Nebraska, 1903-1938 by Judge H. J. Whitmore, available in the library [367 Op2h].
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one box of records relating to the Open Forum Club of Lincoln, Nebraska. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1960s to the early 1990s. Included in the collection are minutes of meetings, membership lists, correspondence, etc. The collection is currently unprocessed.
INVENTORY
Box 1 – Records of the Open Forum Club of Lincoln, Nebraska
Subject headings:
Lincoln (Neb.) — Societies and clubs
Open Forum Club (Lincoln, Neb.)
TMM 03-14-2022
