First Friday Luncheon Club records
Scope and Contents
The First Friday Luncheon Club records, 1957-1968, contains mailing correspondence (most records from 1966-1968), addresses of members, member’s attendance records (alphabetized by last names), a list of officers and Board of Governors and when their terms expire from 1965-1969, a list of members who gave donations for Father Dougherty’s trip to San Francisco and their phone numbers, a celebration dinner program, a George R. Murray newspaper clipping, and an envelope with addresses.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1968
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The First Friday Luncheon Club records are the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Biographical / Historical
The creator of these records was a member of the First Friday Luncheon Club in Baltimore, Maryland. This club allowed Catholic men to network and connect with one another at the monthly meetings. Additionally, each meeting hosted important speakers, usually men within the church like Bishops and Reverends and Fathers. The creator of these records meticulously recorded member information and club wide communications. This person was also tasked by the organization to reach out to members for donations. So, it can be presumed that the creator was an officer and/or member of the Board of Governors of this organization.
Full Extent
.23 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The First Friday Luncheon Club records, 1957-1968, contains records about the First Friday Luncheon Club collected by an unknown creator. It can be presumed that the creator was an officer and/or member of the Board of Governors of this organization. This club allowed Catholic men to network and connect with one another at the monthly meetings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
There is no known acquisition information for this collection.
Physical Description
Collection contained within a 3-ring binder.
Processing Information
No creator found, February 2026.
Subject
- First Friday Luncheon Club (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the First Friday Luncheon Club records
- Author
- Stephanie Prem
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Loyola Notre Dame Library Archives and Special Collections Repository