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| Title: | University of Chicago. Order of the Grey Towers. Records |
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| Dates: | 1915-1964 |
| Size: | 1 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The order of the Grey Tower was an organization of the University of Chicago library staff that arranged plays, dinners and lectures and also ran a tea room. The Records consist of minutes of meetings and reports submitted by such committees as the Nominating Committee, Program Committee, and Public Service Committee, and Executive Committee. |
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Order of the Grey Towers. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Order of the Grey Towers, an organization of the University of Chicago Library staff, was established in 1915. All present and former employees were eligible for general membership, while those with longer terms of service rose at five-year intervals to the Efficient Order, the Expert Order, the Superior Order, or the Supreme Order of the Grey Towers. The organization arranged plays, dinners, and lectures, operated a tea room with current periodicals for the use of the staff, and issued sporadic publications like Harper Weekly and The Grey Towers Gazette. Grey Towers became inactive in the mid-1960's.
The Order of the Grey Towers Records consist of minutes of meetings and reports submitted by such committees as the Nominating Committee, Program Committee, and Public Service Committee, and Executive Committee.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Constitution |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Cashbook, 1919-1942 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Harper Weekly, 1924 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Akademie of Hardknox commencement exercises, 1924 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | The Grey Towers Gazette, 1943-1945 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Miscellaneous announcements and invitations, 1932-1964 and undated |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Minutes and committee reports, 1915-1929 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Executive Committee minutes, 1920-1925 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Minutes and reports, 1929-1934 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Minutes and reports, 1934-1939 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Minutes and reports, 1939-1945 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Minutes and reports, 1946-1947 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Minutes and reports, 1947-1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Minutes and reports, 1948-1949 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Minutes and reports, 1949-1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Minutes and reports, 1950-1951 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Minutes and reports, 1951-1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Minutes and reports, 1952-1953 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Minutes and reports, 1953-1954 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Minutes and reports, 1954-1955 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Minutes and reports, 1955-1956 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Minutes and reports, 1956-1957 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Minutes and reports, 1957-1958 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Minutes and reports, 1958-1959 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Minutes and reports, 1969-1960 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Minutes and reports, 1960-1961 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Minutes and reports, 1962-1963 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Minutes and reports, 1963-1964 |