Morgan Park Good Fellowship Club records

Collection

Identifier: S2366

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains minutes, reports by the relief committee which visited Club members who were ill or in need of financial assistance, correspondence, files from the credit union operated by the Club, fuel deduction lists indicating individuals who participated in the Club's program for the joint purchase of heating fuel, financial records, photographs, and architectural drawings.

Dates

Creation: 1917-1962

Creator

Morgan Park Good Fellowship Club (Duluth, Minn.) (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 Morgan Park Goodfellowship Club was founded in 1917 to provide social, recreational, and educational programs, and social welfare services for its members. Membership in the Club was restricted to the employees and their families of the United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries. Club membership was further restricted to those who resided in Morgan Park, Fond du Lac, New Duluth, Gary, Smithville, West Duluth, or Duluth. The organization's clubhouse was opened on January 24, 1918.

Following declining membership, the club was opened to all Duluth residents in 1971. The Good Fellowship board gave up management of the building in 1980 and the structure was demolished.

Extent

12.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.