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Minutes of the Moorestown Literary Society

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1891 – 1895)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2020.030
Creator(s) Moorestown Literary Society
Acquisition

Purchased by Dr. Beatriz Hardy, Dean of Libraries and Instructional Resources in April 2020.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Jennifer Piegols, February 2021.
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Abstract

The Minutes of the Moorestown Literary Society document the activities of this social group in Moorestown, New Jersey from 1891 to 1895. The Society met on Monday evenings and discussed subjects such as "Resolved that education should be compulsory," "Resolved that men are more expensive than women," and "Resolved that the love for money is a greater passion than a love for women," and "Resolved the liar is more dangerous than the thief." The minutes book record the officers of the Society as well as some of the members, and who spoke for and against the evening topics.

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The Minutes of the Moorestown Literary Society document the activities of this social group in Moorestown, New Jersey from 1891 to 1895. The Society met on Monday evenings and discussed subjects such as "Resolved that education should be compulsory," "Resolved that men are more expensive than women," and "Resolved that the love for money is a greater passion than a love for women," and "Resolved the liar is more dangerous than the thief." The minutes book record the officers of the Society as well as some of the members, and who spoke for and against the evening topics.

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    • Minutes (Records)

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