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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Fortnightly Club Papers, WLU Coll. #0671, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
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This collection consists of the organizational archives and research papers presented by members of Lexington, Virginia's Fortnightly Club, a men's club organized with the purpose of discussion of current topics and social engagement. The club was founded in 1900 after similar clubs in Newburyport, Massachusetts (also called the "Fortnightly Club") and the "Conversation Club" of Louisville, Kentucky.
The papers are arranged alphabetically by author's last name, except for the 2014-2015 papers which are housed in a separate binder comingled with meeting minutes and paper responses.
The paper "Save the Bay" is by Pat Brady for the Fortnightly Club. The paper in D. E. Brady's folder is a copy with Brady's comments on "Save the Bay."
Included with this paper is George M. Brooke's paper on the Karin Maru's journey to the United States of America, published in 1960 for The American Neptune Vol. 20, No. 3.
"The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World" includes the first response by another Fortnightly Club member.
Gift of John's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024.
Gift of John's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024
Gift of John's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024
Gift of John's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024
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Gift of John Knapp's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024. John Knapp marked notes on this paper.
Gift of John Knapp's children, John and Elizabeth Knapp, October 16, 2024. The possible author is Casey Brower.