Duluth Athletic Club records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Board minutes (1937-1973); Articles of Incorporation and amendments; members, directors, and officers; miscellaneous correspondence and financial statements.
Dates
- 1937-1979
Creator
- Duluth Athletic Club (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Duluth Athletic Club was founded in 1936 as the Duluth Club changing its name a year later. The club building at 402 West First Street opened on December 31, 1937. The club's first officers were John Shambeau, Fred G. Wood, and Douglas Clark. Membership was limited to 450. Facilities consisted of a lounge, reading room, dining room, kitchen, office, meeting room, gymnasium, billiard parlor, shuffle board courts, handball court, squash court, showers and locker rooms. The building was destroyed by fire January 22, 1943. The DAC moved to the Lenox Hotel until a new building was constructed on the site of the old one. The new building opened in April, 1947. The building later housed the Chinese Lantern Restaurant, which burned in January, 1994. Past presidents include: William W. Crawford, Vern Hammerback, Donald Stalker, Percy Rascoe, Donald Baxter, Austin S. Ferguson, Hollis B. Rayn, Bardon Higgins, Ray Hall, William Mathison, James Courtney, L.M. Hatlestad, Larry Garity, Sam Owens, Sidney R. Mason, Edward Courtney, George G. Barnum, Jr., James Crawford, and J. Roger Grier.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of Board minutes (1937-1973); Articles of Incorporation and amendments; members, directors, and officers; miscellaneous correspondence and financial statements.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Athletic clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Athletics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Financial statements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Sports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Athletic Club records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
