Finding Aid to the Century Association records


Collection Summary

Repository: Century Association Archives Foundation
7 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212.391.8054 | Fax: 212.840.3609
www.centuryarchives.org | archives@thecentury.org
Creator: Century Association
Title: Century Association records
Inclusive Dates: circa 1829-present
Bulk Dates: circa 1930-present
Quantity: approximately 500 cubic feet
Abstract: The Century Association records consist of administrative, committee, and member files created by the Century Association from its inception, as well as other materials that relate to the history of the Association and its role in the cultural life of New York City and the United States.
Identification: CAAF Century Association records
Location: All materials are located in the Century Association Archives Foundation. A detailed shelf list provides specific locations.
Language: Materials in English unless otherwise noted.

History of the Century Association

The Century Association, a club designed to promote the fine arts and literature in New York City, was formed in 1847 at a meeting of the Sketch Club, which had been in existence since 1829. The Century Association’s first Constitution was adopted on January 13, 1847. One hundred gentlemen engaged or interested in letters and the fine arts had been invited to join in forming the Association. Forty-two accepted the invitation and became founders; forty-six others joined during the first year. In 1857 the Association was incorporated by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, which was amended in 1883. Membership has always been made up of writers, artists, and amateurs of the fine arts. The Century Association has been prominent in the community of creative artists in New York since its inception.


Scope and Contents

The Century Association Records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, photographs of the members and other materials relating to the history of the Association from the inception of the Organization until today. The records of the Century Association were loaned to the Century Association Archives Foundation for a period of fifteen years in 1997. The Foundation is charged with organizing and preserving these materials, and is responsible for materials generated by the Century Association that are ten years old or older. Processing of the collection is still in progress.


Restrictions

Conditions of Access

The collection is open to researchers by appointment only. Living members' files are restricted. Unprocessed materials are restricted.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The collection is subject to all applicable copyright restrictions. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials must be obtained in writing from the Century Association.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

The records of the Century Association were created, housed, and administered by the Century Association from the inception of the organization until 1997. The records of the Bread & Cheese Club, the Column, and the Sketch Club were administered by the Century Association until 1997; the details of acquisition by the Century Association are unclear.

Acquisition Information

In 1997, the Century Association records were loaned for a period of fifteen years to the Century Association Archives Foundation.

Processing Information

Processing of the collection is still in progress.

Finding aid written by Julie Shin in May 2003; expanded and revised to conform with DACS by Carolyn Vega in November 2007; encoded in EAD by Carolyn Vega in March 2008.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item, Date (if known). The Century Association records: Box and Folder Titles; The Century Association Archives Foundation.

Related Material in the collection

See: Charles A. Platt book collection

Other Finding Aids in the collection

Rodman Gilder's Card File. Subject-based index card file. Contents have been transcribed in Microsoft Word.

Charles A. Platt book collection. Finding aid in process; shelf list available in a Microsoft Access database.

CAAF Reel to Reel collection. Detailed container list available in a Microsoft Access database.

Guides to the History of the Club. 1 box of miscellaneous lists. Note: Unprocessed

Pre-existing Indexes. 1 box of miscellaneous lists compiled by Theodore Bolton and Rodman Gilder. See Appendix I for container list.

Recurring Issues. 1 binder of reference copies of frequently consulted materials.

Bibliography

James T. Callow. Kindred Spirits: Knickerbocker Writers and American Artists, 1807-1855. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1967.

Century Association. The Century, 1847-1947. New York: Century Association, 1947.

A. Hyatt Mayor and Mark Davis. American Art at the Century. New York: Century Association, 1977.

Linda Henefield Skalet. "The Market for American Painting in New York, 1870-1915." PhD. diss., Johns Hopkins University, 1980.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Historical Materials
Series II: Club Administration
Series III: Committees
Series IV: Membership
Series V: Events
Series VI: Publications
Series VII: Photograph Collection
Series VIII: Audio and Audio-Visual Materials
Series IX: Miscellaneous
Appendix I

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Historical Materials (undated, 1826-present)
Box : Folder
Building Records (undated, 1847-present)
1 Homes of the Century 1847-1890
2 7 West 43rd Street 1891-present
3 Building Records: By Contractor circa 1889-present
4 Building Records: Miscellaneous circa 1889-present
5 Platt / Bedrooms undated
OS Building Records: Oversize undated, 1883 March 1-1940
OS : 1 McKim, Mead and White drawings for 50th anniversary of clubhouse circa 1889-present
OS : 2 McKim, Mead and White drawings for original elevator cab undated
OS : 3 Miscellaneous oversize building records undated
OS : 4 Miscellaneous oversize building records undated
OS : 5 Proposed removal of the Century 1883 March 1
Predecessor Clubs (1826-1997)
Bread and Cheese Club (undated, 1826-1827)
Bound Minutes of the Bread and Cheese Club 1826-1827
1 Photocopies of minutes and records undated
The Column (1826-1835)
1 Original documents and records 1826-1835
1 : 1 Anniversary addresses 1826-1832
1 : 2 Anniversary poem 1835
1 : 3 Edict number 1 undated
1 : 4 Edicts undated
1 : 5 History of the XKƮ 1826-1832
1 : 6 Menus undated
1 : 7 Report of the committee appointed for the purpose of preparing a register 1833 February 19
OS Oversize historical documents undated
Sketch Club (1829-1997)
Minutes (1829-1869)
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1829
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1829
Note: Preservation photocopy
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1830 December-1833 April
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1830 December-1833 April
Note: Preservation photocopy
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1844 January-1969 April
Bound Minutes of the Sketch Club 1844 January-1869 April
Note: Preservation photocopy
Photograph Albums (1847)
Bound "The Sketch Club 1830-1847 / Founders of the Century / 1847" 1847
Note: Three copies, each unique
Miscellaneous (circa 1847-circa 1997)
1 Documents and records circa 1844-circa 1997
Note: Unprocessed
Miscellaneous (undated)
Bound An Anthology of extracts from the Archives of the Century Association comprising a transcription of most of the documents of the Bread and Cheese Club and the Sketch Club as well as excerpts from the diary of James Herbert Morse -- Being a subjective cut trhough Century documents ranging from 1826 to 1923 undated

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Series II: Club Administration (undated, 1847-present)
Box : Folder
Board of Management Files (undated, 1851-1987)
1 Constitution, reports and other printed material 1851-1965
2 Revision of the Constitution 1971
3 Correspondence, memorandum undated-1987
4 Trustees reports 1918-1971
5 Reports 1987-1988
5 : 1 Bundy report undated
5 : 2 Greenough committee undated
5 : 3 Mount issue undated
6 Constitution, reports and other printed material 1851-1965
General Managers' Files (1965-present)
1 General managers' files 1965-present
Presidents' Files (1931-1990)
1 Presidents' files 1931-1979
2 Presidents' files 1980-1990
Secretaries' Files (1944-1970)
1 Secretaries' files 1944-1970
Treasurers' Files (1847-present)
1 Treasurers' files 1847-1959
2 Treasurers' files 1960-1975
3 Treasurers' files 1976-present
4 Treasurers' files: Miscellaneous early financial documents undated-1911
OS Century endowment 1929 May
Minutes (1847-1982)
Vol. I Board of Managers and Monthly Meeting minutes 1847-1861
Vol. II Board of Managers and Monthly Meeting minutes 1862-1872
Vol. III Board of Managers and Monthly Meeting minutes 1873-1882
Vol. IV Board of Managers and Monthly Meeting minutes 1883-1887
Vol. V Board of Managers and Monthly Meeting minutes 1888-February 1893
Vol. VI Monthly Meeting minutes 1888-1892
Vol. VII Board of Managers minutes 1893-1902
Vol. VIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1893-1897
Vol. IX Monthly Meeting minutes 1898-1901
Vol. X Monthly Meeting minutes 1902-1907
Vol. XI Board of Managers minutes 1903-1914
Vol. XII Monthly Meeting minutes 1908-1911
Vol. XIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1912-1914
Vol. XIV Board of Managers minutes 1914-1919
Vol. XV Board of Managers minutes 1919-1930
Vol. XVI Monthly Meeting minutes 1919-1930
Vol. XVII Board of Managers minutes 1931-1940
Vol. XVIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1931-1940
Vol. XIX Board of Managers minutes 1941-1946
Vol. XX Monthly Meeting minutes 1941-1946
Vol. XXI Board of Managers minutes 1947-1948
Vol. XXII Monthly Meeting minutes 1947-1948
Vol. XXI Board of Managers minutes 1949
Vol. XXIV Monthly Meeting minutes 1949-1950
Vol. XXV Board of Managers minutes 1950
Vol. XXVI Board of Managers minutes 1951-1953
Vol. XXVII Board of Managers minutes 1954-1955
Vol. XXVIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1954-1957
Note: No spine label
Vol. XXVIIIb Board of Managers minutes 1956-1957
Vol. XXIX Board of Managers minutes 1958-1959
Vol. XXX Monthly Meeting minutes 1958-1962
Vol. XXXI Board of Managers minutes 1960-1961
Vol. XXXII Board of Managers minutes 1962-1963
Vol. XXXIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1963-1966
Vol. XXXIV Board of Managers minutes 1964-1966
Vol. XXXV Monthly Meeting minutes 1967-1969
Vol. XXXVI Board of Managers minutes 1966-1967
Vol. XXXVII Board of Management minutes 1968-1969
Vol. XXXVIII Board of Management minutes 1970-1972
Vol. XXXIX Monthly Meeting minutes 1970-1972
Note: Labeled IL.
Vol. XL Board of Management minutes 1973-1975
Note: Labeled L
Vol. XLI Monthly Meeting minutes 1973-1975
Note: Labeled LI
Vol. XLII Board of Management minutes 1976-1982
Note: Labeled LII
Vol. XLIII Monthly Meeting minutes 1976-1982
Note: Labeled LIII
1 Miscellaneous Monthly Meeting minutes 1938-1962
Binder Monthly Meeting minutes 1987-1991
Binder Cumulative index to the minutes of the Monthly Meeting and the Board of Management minutes (covering Volumes I-XXV) 1847-1950
Binder Index to the minutes of the Monthly Meetings 1954-1955
Daily Registers (1912-2006)
Member Registers (1968-2006)
Bound Member register 1968 January 2-1970 July 23
Bound Member register 1980 November 29-1983 February 16
Bound Member register 1983 February 16-1985 November 6
Bound Member register 1985 October 7-1988 October 9
Bound Member register 1988 October 6-1992 November 30
Bound Member register 1991 December 12-1996 October 2
Note: Also contains Guest register for 1998 February 17-2001 October 28
Bound Member register 2001 October 1-2006 March 9
Note: Also contains Guest register for 2002 October 22-2004 November 15
Guest registers (1912-present)
Bound Guest register 1912 January 25-1915 January 2
Bound Guest register 1914 January 14-1922 October 23
Bound Guest register 1915 January 5-1918 July 31
Bound Guest register 1922 August 1-1922 January 23
Bound Guest register 1922 January 23-1924 January 1
Bound Guest register 1922 October 24-1930 November 11
Bound Guest register 1925 January 1-1927 January 18
Bound Guest register 1928 January 18-1931 January 2
Bound Guest register 1930 November 15-1946 May 25
Bound Guest register 1931 January 3-1934 March 22
Bound Guest register 1933 March 24-1937 January 20
Bound Guest register 1937 January 20-1939 December 4
Bound Guest register 1939 December 4-1942 August 26
Bound Guest register 1942 August 27-1944 December 22
Bound Guest register 1944 December 23-1946 November 6
Bound Guest register 1946 November 7-1948 September 11
Bound Guest register 1948 September 12-1950 September 20
Bound Guest register 1950 September 20-1952 October 22
Bound Guest register 1952 October 22-1954 September 2
Bound Guest register 1956 September 21-1958 September 11
Bound Guest register 1958 August 12-1960 July 22
Bound Guest register 1960 July 22-1962 July 16
Bound Guest register 1962 July 16-1964 September 25
Bound Guest register 1964 September 25-1966 November 22
Bound Guest register 1977 April 26-1980 May 28
Bound Guest register 1980 May 28-1984 April 14
Bound Guest register 1984 April 13-1989 March 11
Bound Guest register 1989 March 8-1991 March 8
Bound Guest register 1991 March 8-1991 December 12
Bound Guest register 1992 January 4-1992 November 6
Bound Guest register 1992 November 6-1993 October 26
Bound Guest register 1993 October 27-1994 July 18
Bound Guest register 1994 July 19-1995 May 17
Bound Guest register 1995 May 7-1996 March 27
Bound Guest register 1996 October 3-1997 June 5
Bound Guest register 1997 June 6-1998 March 26
Bound Guest register 1998 March 27-1999 November 28
Bound Guest register 1999 February 19-2000 November 5
Bound Guest register 2000 December 4-2001 November 8
Bound Guest register 2000 January 6-2000 December 4
Bound Guest register 2001 November 9-2002 October 21
Bound Guest register 2002 October 4-2003 October 22
Bound Guest register 2003 October 22-2004 November 4
Bound Guest register 2004 November 30-2006 January 6
Bound Guest register 2006 January 6-2007 January 27
Miscellaneous (undated-1975)
1 Employees union undated-1975

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Series III: Committees (undated, 1847-present)
Box : Folder
Admissions (undated, 1847-present)
General files (undated-present)
1 Committee on Admissions undated-1872
2 Committee on Admissions 1873-1964
3 Committee on Admissions 1965-1980
4 Committee on Admissions 1981-present
Candidates for admission (undated-present)
Bound Candidates for admission, 1892 to 1903 1892-1903
Bound Candidates for admission, 1903-1916 1903-1916
Bound Candidates for admission, 1916-1928 1916-1928
Bound Candidates for admission, 1928-1940 1928-1940
Bound Candidates for admission, 1941-1947 1941-1947
Bound Candidates for admission, 1970-1981 1970 February 13-1981 February 8
1 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 1994-1995
2 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 1996
3 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected (A-L) 1997
4 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected (M-Z) 1997
5 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 1998
6 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 1999
7 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2000
8 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2001
9 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2002
10 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2004
11 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2005
12 Proposing, seconding, and other letters of support for members elected 2006
OS Candidates for membership rosters circa 1890
Minutes (1854-1986)
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1854 to 1874 1854-1874
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1875 to 1897 1875-1897
Bound Rough minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1876 to 1884 1876-1884
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1898 to 1913 1898-1913
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1913 to 1928 1913-1928
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1928 to 1944 1928-1944
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1944 to 1951 1944-1951
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1952 to 1958 1952-1958
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1958 to 1965 1958-1965
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1965 to 1969 1965-1969
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1970 to 1974 1970-1974
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1974 to 1979 1974-1979
Bound Minutes of the Committee on Admissions, 1979 to 1986 1979-1986
Miscellaneous (1847-present)
Bound List of members, compiled 1907 1907
Bound Members elected 1847 to 1946 1847-1946
Note: Three copies.
1 Bound materials 1847-1976
1 : 1 Admissions Committee / The Century / Proposals for membership, 1847-1856 1847-1856
1 : 2 Members elected from 1847 to 1976 1847-1976
1 : 3 Minutes of the Committee on Admissions 1854-1857
1 : 4 By-laws of the Committee on Admissions 1879 February 25
OS Committee on Admissions oversize 1898-present
Archives (undated, 1929-present)
1 Committee on Archives 1929-1996
2 Committee on Archives 1997-present
3 Committee on Archives: Exhibitions undated-2005
Art (1847-present)
Note: In 1946, the Committee on Art was divided into the Committee on Exhibitions and the Committee on House Art.
General files (undated, 1909-2004)
1 Committee on Art undated-1909
2 Committee on Art 1910-1919
3 Committee on Art 1920-1929
4 Committee on Art 1930-1934
5 Committee on Art 1935-1939
6 Committee on Art 1940-1945
7 Committee on Exhibitions 1946-1947
8 Committee on House Art 1946-1947
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
9 Committee on Exhibitions 1948-1949
10 Committee on House Art 1948-1949
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
11 Committee on Exhibitions 1950-1951
12 Committee on House Art 1950-1951
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
13 Committee on Exhibitions 1952-1953
14 Committee on House Art 1952-1953
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
15 Committee on Exhibitions 1954-1955
16 Committee on House Art 1954-1955
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
17 Committee on Exhibitions 1956-1959
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
18 Committee on House Art 1956-1959
19 Committee on Exhibitions 1960-1964
20 Committee on House Art 1960-1964
21 Committee on Exhibitions 1965-1969
22 Committee on House Art 1965-1969
23 Committee on Exhibitions 1970-1974
24 Committee on House Art 1970-1974
25 Committee on Exhibitions 1975-1979
26 Committee on House Art 1975-1979
27 Committee on Exhibitions 1980-1984
28 Committee on House Art 1980-1984
29 Committee on Exhibitions 1985-1989
30 Committee on House Art 1985-1989
31 Committee on Exhibitions 1990-1994
32 Committee on House Art 1990-1994
33 Committee on Exhibitions 1995-2000
34 Committee on Exhibitions: 150th Anniversary exhibit 1997
35 Committee on House Art 1995-2000
Note: Placeholder. Materials not yet transfered from Century's Art Collection.
36 Committee on Exhibitions 2000-2004
Exhibition records (1847-1988)
Bound Catalog of Exhibitions at the Century 1847-1880
Bound Catalog of Exhibitions at the Century 1881-1885
Bound Catalog of Exhibitions at the Century 1885-1900
Bound Catalog of Exhibitions at the Century 1901-1913
Bound Catalog of Exhibitions at the Century 1914-1924
Bound Exhibition Records 1869 November 6-1917 December 30
Bound Exhibition Records 1942-1947
Bound Exhibition Records 1948-1950
Bound Exhibition Records 1951-1958
Bound Exhibition Records 1958-1964
Bound Exhibition Records 1965-1973
Bound Exhibition Records 1974-1982
Bound Exhibition Records 1983-1988
Miscellaneous (1885-1998)
Binder Member architects, member artists, chronology of member artists, exhibition records (1869-1909) 1998
1 Diagrams of the gallery: monthly exhibitions 1885-1890
Distinguished Guests and Visitors (1946-present)
1 Committee on Distinguished Guests and Visitors 1946-1985
2 Committee on Distinguished Guests and Visitors 1986-present
Film (undated-present)
1 Committee on Film undated-present
House (undated-present)
1 House Committee undated-1962
2 House Committee 1963-1975
3 House Committee 1975-present
OS House Committe: Letter to B. Lawrence of the House Committee, RE: Club steward undated
Literature (undated, 1959-present)
1 Committee on Literature undated-1959
2 Committee on Literature 1960-present
Music (1960-present)
1 Committee on Music 1950-1970
2 Committee on Music 1971-1984
3 Committee on Music 1985-present
Nominating (1944-present)
1 Nominating Committee 1944-present
Publications (1947-present)
1 Committee on Publications: Background files 1847-1991
2 Committee on Publications 1939-1979
3 Committee on Publications 1980-present
Reciprocity (undated-present)
1 Committee on Reciprocity undated-present
Stimulation (1937-present)
1 Committee on Stimulation 1937-present
Card file Committee on Stimulation undated
Miscellanous Committees (1940-1994)
1 Miscellaneous Committees 1940-1994
1 : 1 Committee on Bequests 1994
1 : 2 Committee on Committees 1993-1994
1 : 3 Committee on Honors 1960-1974
1 : 4 Committee on Investments 1950-1976
1 : 5 Committee on Memorials 1940-1975
1 : 6 Committee on the Reduction of Dues to Members Other Than Artists 1964
1 : 7 Subcommittee on Activities 1985

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Series IV: Membership (undated, 1851-present)
Box : Folder
Member files (undated, 1899)
Note: In addition to boxes described below, member files comprise approximately 48 linear feet, housed alphabetically by members' last name in 6 filing cabinets (23 drawers).
OS 1 Member files undated
OS 1 : 1 Baker, Richard Brown undated
OS 1 : 2 Bendiner, Alfred, 1899- undated
OS 1 : 3 Cheney, Russell, 1881-1945 undated
OS 2 Member files undated
OS 2 : 1 Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892- undated
OS 2 : 2 Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948 undated
OS 3 Member files undated
OS 3 : 1 Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960 undated
OS 3 : 2 Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886 undated
OS 3 : 3 Graham, James L. (James Lorimer), 1804-1882 undated
OS 3 : 4 Jones, Bassett, 1877-1960 undated
OS 3 : 5 Kieffer, Paul, 1881-1969 undated
OS Member files undated
OS Hatch, Lorenzo J., 1846?-1914 undated
Designs for Chinese currency undated
OS Hicks, Thomas, 1823-1890 undated
Letter concerning William M. Evarts' portrait undated
OS Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 undated
Wood engraving portrait by Timothy Cole undated
OS La Farge, John, 1835-1910 1899
"The Angel of the Sun," Criterion (27 June 1899) 1899
Memorials and other Printed and Bound Materials concerning Centurions (undated, 1851-1988)
Individual Memorials (undated, 1851-1941)
Abbe, Robert (1890-1928)
Bound In Memory of Dr. Robert Abbe. Portland, Maine: Mosher Press, 1928, 32 pp. 1928
Avery, Samuel Putnam (1866-1904)
Bound Editorials and Resolutions in Memory of Samuel Putnam Avery. New York: Privately Printed, 1905, 82 pp. 1905
Bigelow, John (1868-1911)
Bound John Bigelow: Memorial Addresses Delivered Before the Century Association, March 6, 1912. New York: Century Association, 1912, 53 pp.
Billings, John Shaw (1896-1913)
Bound Memorial Meetings in Honor of the Late Dr. John Shaw Billings, April 25, 1913. New York: The New York Public Library, 1913. 1913
Bitter, Karl (1902-1915)
Bound Proceedings at the Meeting in Memory of Karl Bitter, Held in the Ethical Culture Hall on Wednesday, May 5, 1915. New York: The Nation Press 1915, 23 pp. 1915
Blair, Edwin Foster (1962-1970)
Bound Ted Blair: Man of Yale. New Haven: Friends of Edwin Foster Blair, 1970, 73 pp., unbound. 1970
Booth, Edwin (1861-1893)
Bound Memorial Celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Birth of Edwin Booth Held in the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, November the Thirteenth, 1893, by The Players. New York: The Gilliss Press, 1893. 1893
Bouché, Louis (1950-1969)
Bound Louis Bouché: A Memorial Exhibition, November 16 to December 12, 1970. New York: Kraushaar Galleries, 1970. 1970
Note: Exhibition catalog.
Brooks, Van Wyck (1945-1963)
Bound Van Wyck Brooks, 1886-1963 : Materials for a Biography...at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, December 11, 1964 to January 10, 1965. New York: The Spiral Press, 1964. 1964
Note: Exhibition catalog.
Brown, Addison (1867-1913)
Bound Proceedings of the Bar: In Memory of Honorable Addison Brown at a Meeting Held in the City of New York, June 3, 1913. New York: probably the Bar Association of New York, 1913, 34 pp. 1913
Brown, John Crosby (1878-1909)
Bound Reminiscences of the Early Life of John Crosby Brown 1838-1909. New York: unpublished typescript, undated. undated
Bryant, William Cullen (1847-1878)
Bound The Bryant Celebration of The Chicago Literary Club, November 3, 1874. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1875. 1875
Bryant, William Cullen (1847-1878)
Bound The Bryant Memorial Meeting of the Goethe Club of the City of New York, Wednesday, October 30, 1878. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1879. 1879
Bryant, William Cullen (1847-1878)
Bound Bryant Memorial Meeting of The Century, Tuesday Evening, November 12, 1878. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1878. 1878
Butler, Richard (1866-1902)
Bound Richard Butler: Address by the Rev. Donald Saye Mackay, D.D. s.l.: Privately Printed, 1903, 25 pp. 1903
Cadwalader, John L. (1866-1914)
Bound In Memoriam: John L. Cadwalader. New York: The Gillis Press / Privately Printed, 1914, 25 pp. 1914
Choate, Joseph H. (1859-1917)
Bound Joseph Hodges Choate: Memorial Addresses delivered before the Century Association, January 19, 1918. New York: Century Association, 1918, 56 pp. 1918
Note: Three copies.
Choate, Joseph H. (1859-1917)
Bound Memorial of Joseph Hodges Choate by William Archer Purrington read before the New York County Lawyers’ Association on May 27, 1918. New York: unpublished, probably 1918. 22 pp. probably 1918
Coe, Edward Benton (1884-1914)
Bound A Discourse Commemorative of The Reverend Edward Benton Coe, D.D.; S.T.D.; LL.D. by The Reverend David James Burrell, D.D.. New York: The Consistory of the Collegiate Church, 1914. 50 pp. 1914
Cummings, Thomas Seir (1847-1849)
Bound T.S. Cummings. undated
Note: Scrapbook.
Curtis, George William (1851-1892)
Bound George William Curtis: A Commemorative Address Delivered before the Century Association, December 17, 1892, by Parke Godwin. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. 1893
Note: Three copies.
Note: A letter from Parke Godwin is attached to first copy; the second copy (unbound) is without letter.
Curtis, George William (1851-1892)
Bound George William Curtis: Proceedings at the Memorial meetings of the Unitarian Club of New York, November 14, 1892. New York: The Unitarian Club, 1892, 64 pp. 1892
Davison, Henry P. (1913-1922)
Bound Henry Pomeroy Davison: A Memorial. New York: probably Bankers Trust Compmay, 1922, 15 pp. 1922
De Vegh, Imrie (1944-1962)
Bound Imrie De Vegh, June 21, 1906 - February 3, 1962, Funeral Services, New York City February 6, 1962. New York: Thistle Press, 1962. 21 pp. 1962
Dunn, Gano (1919-1953)
Bound Moley, Raymond and Jedel, Celeste. "Engineer No. 1" , The Saturday Evening Post, October 11, 1941. 1941
Note: Remounted and bound.
Durand, Asher B. (1847-1886)
Bound Asher B. Durand: A Memorial Address by Daniel Huntington. New York: Century Association, 1887 48 pp. 1887
Note: Two copies, one unbound.
Dwight, Theodore (1860-1892)
Bound In Memoriam: Theodore William Dwight born July 18, 1822, died June 29, 1892. 62 pp. probably 1892
Eaton, Dorman B. (1854-1899)
Bound Dorman B. Eaton, 1823-1899. Privately Printed. probably 1899
Note: Two copies.
Ellsworth, Lincoln (1915-1951)
Bound Downs, Winfield S. “Lincoln Ellsworth, Civil Engineer and Explorer.” Americana Illustrated XXI, no. 1, 1927, pp. 1-23. 1927
Fish, Hamilton (1857)
Bound Proceedings of the Legislature of the State of New York in memory of Hon. Hamilton Fish, held at the Capitol, Thursday evening, April 5, 1894. Albany: James N. Lyons, Printer, 1894, 70 pp. 1894
Frissell, Hollis Burke (1898-1917)
Bound The Southern Workman, November 1917, Memorial Number, Hollis Burke Frissell. Hampton, Virginia: The Hampton Normal and Agriculture Institute, 1912, 648 pp. 1917
Gifford, Sanford R. (1859-1880)
Bound Gifford Memorial meeting of the Century. Friday evening, November 19, 1980. New York: Century Association, 1980, 57 pp. 1980
Note: Four copies; one bound and three unbound.
Gilman, Daniel C. (1891-1908)
Bound Fascicle of the Memorial Symposium of the Class of Yale 1852, Academic, held on their classmate Daniel Coit Gilman who died October 12, 1908. New Bedford, MA: The Class, 1909, 99 pp. 1909
Gould, Elgin R.L. (1898-1915)
Bound Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould: a Memorial. New York: Privately Printed, The Plimpton Press, 1916, 99 pp. 1916
Graham, James Lorimer, Jr. (1859-1876)
Bound James Lorimer Graham, Jr. January 17, 1894. New York: Century Association, 1894, 40 pp. 1894
Gray, Henry Peters (1847-1877)
Bound Daly, Charles P. In Memory of Henry Peters Gray by the Hon. Charles P. Daly. New York: printed for the Century, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1878, 22 pp. 1878
Holden, Edward S. (1900-1914)
Bound Tillman, S.E. In Memoriam: Edward S. Holden, 22 pp. undated
Hooker, Elon Huntington (1907-1938)
Bound Elon Huntington Hooker 1869-1938 . New York: Hooker Gas, 1938. 1938
Jackson, Samuel Macauley (1897-1912)
Bound The Jackson Memorial Meeting, Tuesday December 31, 1912. Reprinted from the papers of the American Society of Church History, Second Series, vol. IV, 1914. 20 pp. 1914
Jessup, Walter Albert (1935-1944)
Bound In Memory of President Emeritus Walter Albert Jessup 1877-1944 State University of Iowa, 1944, 30 pp. 1944
Kelly, Robert (1847-1856)
Bound Van Winkle, Edgar S. A Tribute to the Memory of Robert Kelly: An Address Delivered June 4, 1856, by Edgar S. Van Winkle Before the Century and the Column, and Printed by Their Order. New York: William C. Bryant and Company Printers, 1856. 1856
Kensett, John F. (1849-1872)
Bound Proceedings at a Meeting of the Century Association Held in Memory of John F. Kensett, December 1872. New York: Century Association, 1872. 1872
Keppel, Frederick Paul (1911-1943)
Bound Keppel, David. FPK: An Intimate Biography of Frederick Paul Keppel by David Keppel. Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, 1950. 1950
Kingsbury, Frederick John (1876-1910)
Bound Frederick John Kingsbury, LL.D.: Commemorative Addresses Delivered at a Meeting of the Mattatuck Historical Society, November 9, 1910. Waterbury, Connecticut: The Mattatuck Historical Society, 1910. 1910
Knox, George William (1900-1912)
Bound The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York: Memorial Service in Honour of the Reverend George William Knox, D.D, LL.D.. New York: Union Theological Seminary, 1912. 1912
Leupp, Charles M. (1847-1859)
Bound Gourlie, John H. A Tribute to the Memory of Charles M. Leupp: An Address Delivered Before The Column, February 10, 1860, by John H. Gourlie. New York: William Bryant and Company Printers, 1860. 1860
Lusk, Graham (1893-1932)
Bound Addresses Given at a Memorial Meeting for Graham Lusk at the New York Academy of Medicine on December 10, 1932. Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1932. 1932
McKim, Charles F. (1882-1909)
Bound Hill, Frederick P. Charles F. McKim: The Man. Francetown, New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1950. 1950
Meiss, Millard (1970-1975)
Bound Millard Meiss, 1904 to 1975 : Memorial Service, Princeton University Chapel, November 8, 1975. Princeton, New Jersey: Privately Printed, 1975. 1975
Millet, Francis Davis (1884-1912)
Bound Francis Davis Millet Memorial Meeting / The American Federation of Arts. Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, 1912. 1912
Paton, David (1899-1925)
Bound David Paton: Brief Exercises in Connection with the Unveiling of a Tablet in His Honor and His Memory probably Princeton: Privately Printed, 1925. 1925
Potter, Henry Codman (1869-1908)
Bound Henry Codman Potter: Memorial Addresses at the Century Association, December 12, 1908. New York: Century Association, 1908. 1908
Note: Two copies.
Potter, Henry Codman (1869-1908)
Bound A Memorial to Henry Codman Potter by the Peoples’ Institute, Cooper Union, Sunday, December 20, 1908. New York: Cheltenham Press, 1909. 1909
Rabi, I. I. (1974-1988)
Bound A Celebration of Thanksgiving for the Life of I. I. Rabi. New York: Privately Printed, 1988. 1988
Raynolds, Robert (1964-1965)
Bound Thomas Wolfe and Robert Raynolds: Memoir of a Friendship by Robert Raynolds. Newtown, Connecticut: Robert Raynolds, 1964. 1964
Richards, William Rogers (1903-1909)
Bound In Memory of the Reverend William Rogers Richards, D.D., Pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, New York 1902-1910. New York: Privately Printed, 1910. 1910
Roosevelt, Theodore (1884-1919)
Bound Theodore Roosevelt: Memorial Addresses Delivered before the Century Association, February 9, 1919. New York: Century Association, 1919. 1919
Note: Three copies.
Root, Elihu (1886-1937)
Bound Elihu Root, President of the Century Association 1918 to 1927 : Addresses Made in Honor at the Clubhouse, April 27, 1937. New York: Century Association, 1937. 1937
Note: Two copies.
Saxton, Eugene F. (1933-1943)
Bound In Memoriam: Eugene F. Saxton 1884-1943. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1943. 1943
Schaff, Philip (1877-1893)
Bound The Semi-Centennial of Philip Schaff. New York: Privately Printed, 1893. 1893
Seymour, Daniel (1847-1850)
Bound Kelly, Robert. An Address on the Character and Talents of the Late Daniel Seymour, Delivered at the Anniversary of The Column, January 1851, by Robert Kelly. New York: William C. Bryant and Company Printers, 1851. 1851
Seymour, Whitney North, Jr. (1939-1984)
Bound Fox, Eleanor M. A Visit with Whitney North Seymour. Eleanor M. Fox, ed.. New York: The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation, 1984. 1984
Southmayd, Charles F. (1854-1911)
Bound Choate, Joseph H.. Memorial of Charles F. Southmayd Read by Joseph H. Choate Before the Bar Association of The City of New York. New York: Bar Association of New York>, 1912. 1912
Stedman, Edmund Clarence (1854-1908)
Bound In Memory of Edmund Clarence Stedman: A Meeting Held at Carnegie Lyceum, New York, on the Afternoon of January 13, 1909. New York: The De Vinne Press, 1909. 1909
Thompson, Daniel Greenleaf (1892-1897)
Bound Daniel Greenleaf Thompson, Feburary 9, 1850 to July 10, 1897. New York: Privately Printed, 1898. 1898
Van Amringe, John Howard (1866-1915)
Bound John Howard Van Amringe, 1836 to 1915. Section II of the Columbia Alumni News, vol.7, no. 7, November 5, 1915. 1915
Van Winkle, Edgar S. (1847-1882)
Bound In Memoriam Edgar S. Van Winkle: Memorial Read at a Meeting of the Bar Of the City of New York, February 1883. New York: Bar Association of New York, undated. undated
Verplanck, Gulian C. (1847-1870)
Bound Proceedings of the Century Association in Honor of the Memory of Gulian C. Verplanck, April 9, 1870. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1870. 1870
Note: Four copies.
Ward, John Quincy Adams (1864-1910)
Bound John Quincy Adams Ward: Memorial Addresses at the Century Association, November 5, 1910. New York: Century Association, 1910. 1910
Note: Two copies.
Weir, Julian Alden (1881-1919)
Bound Julian Alden Weir: An Appreciation of His Life and Works, with Illustrations. New York: Century Association, 1921. 1921
Wells, Thomas A. Bucklin (1906-1944)
Bound In Memoriam: Thomas Bucklin Wells, 1875-1944. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1944. 1944
Whittredge, Worthington (1862-1910)
Bound In Memoriam: Worthington Whittredge, 1862-1910. New York: Century Association, 1910. 1910
Note: Two copies.
Williams, Linsly Rudd (1915-1934)
Bound In Memoriam: Linsly R. Williams, 1875 to 1934. New York: Charles C. Morchand Co., 1935. 1935
Group Memorials (1864-1893)
Bryant, William Cullen (1847-1878)
Gifford, Sanford R. (1859-1880)
Bound together Bryant Memorial Meeting of the Century. New York: Printed for the Century Association by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1878, 74 pages.
Gifford Memorial Meeting of the Century. New York: Printed for the Century Association by Wm. C. Martin, 1880, 57 pages.		 1878-1880
Curtis, George William (1851-1892)
Durand, Asher B. (1847-1886)
Bound together Godwin, Parke. George William Curtis: a commemorative address delivered before the Century Association, New York, December 17, 1892. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1893, 65 pages.
Huntington, Daniel Asher B. Durand: a memorial address. New York: Printed for the Century, 1887, 48 pages.		 1887-1892
Blodgett, William T. (1859-1875)
Gaillard, Joseph (1857-1875)
Haggerty, Ogden (1847-1866)
Kemble, Gouverneur (1847-1875)
Hegeman, William (1866-1875)
Strong, George T. (1847-1875)
Stone, William O. (1859-1875)
Tillman, Samuel D. (1873-1875)
Bound Memorial Notices. New York: Privately Printed, 1875, 22 pages. 1875
Porter, Peter A. (1853-1864)
Wadsworth, James S. (1856-1864)
Bound Proceedings of the Century Association in honor of the memory of Brig.-Gen. James S. Wadsworth and Colonel Peter A Porter; with eulogies read by William J. Hoppin and Frederic S. Cozzens, December 3, 1864. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1864, 65 pages. 1864
Miscellaneous Memorials (1920-1922)
Bound Record of Service Rendered in the Great War. New York: Privately printed by the De Vinne Press, probably 1920, 173 pages. probably 1920
Note: Three copies
Bound Record of Service Rendered in the Great War: supplement. New York: Privately printed by the De Vinne Press, probably 1922, 28 pages. probably 1922
Note: Three copies
Miscellaneous (undated)
Bound Index of members undated
Note: Two copies?

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Series V: Events (1857-present)
Box : Folder
Recurring Events (1857-present)
Regular events (undated, 1857-present)
1 Fortnightly undated, 1941-1971
2 Monthly undated, 1930-present
3 Monthly: Words of welcome (Given at New Members' dinner) 1946-present
4 Anniversaries (irregularly celebrated) 1897-1997
5 Annual undated, 1860-1866
5 : 1 Shakespeare's Birthday 1860-1866
5 : 2 Spring Dance undated
5 : 3 Vintage Festival undated
6 Regular events: Miscellaneous circa 1850
6 : 1 American Garlic Society undated
Twelfth Night (1857-2004)
1 Twelfth Night 1857-1917
2 Twelfth Night 1933, 2004
Bound Twelfth Night, vol. I 1906
Bound Twelfth Night, vol. II 1906
Bound Twelfth Night, vol. I 1913
Bound Twelfth Night, vol. II 1913
Bound Twelfth Night, vol. I, II, III 1933
Bound Twelfth Night Carol circa 1857
Bound Twelfth Night festival of the Century Association MDCCCXCIX. New York: Century Association, 1900, 92 pages. 1900
Note: Five copies.
Unique Events (undated, 1930-present)
Unique events (undated, 1930-present)
1 Unique events undated, 1930-present
Bound William Cullen Bryant 200th Anniversary Exhibition, October 11 - November 25, 1994 1994
Note: Scrapbook
Bound Voices of the 20th Century 2000
Bound Centennial Celebration April 26, 1947 1947
Note: Scrapbook
Bryant Festival (1864-1865)
1 Bryant Festival 1864
Bound The Bryant Festival at "The Century". New York: Century Association, 1865, 88 pages. 1865
Note: Numbered 4 of 150 copies printed.
Bound The Bryant Festival at "The Century". New York: Century Association, 1865, 88 pages. 1865
Note: Expanded edition. Unique.
Miscellaneous Events Oversize (1899-1978)
OS Events Oversize 1899-1978
OS : 1 Banquet to the Honorable Carl Schurz on the seventieth anniversary of his birthday; March 2, 1899; Delmonico's New York 1899
OS : 2 Dinner to Doctor A. Jacobi on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of his birthday; May 5, 1900; Delmonico's New York 1900
OS : 3 Entertainment Jubilee 1941
OS : 4 Fortnightly Dinners 1927
OS : 5 Wine Commettee dinner to Harlan F. Stone 1900
OS Collection Dinner in Honor of Charles Downing Lay 1937 April 8
OS Collection Washington's Birthday Ball 1978 February 22

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Series VI: Publications (1856-present)
Box : Folder
Bulletin (1928-present)
1 vol. I, no. 1-vol. VI, no. 10 1928 December-1934 July
2 vol. VII, no. 1-vol. XIII, no. 8 1934 October-1941 June
3 vol. XIV, no. 1-vol. XX, no. 8 1941 October-1946 June
4 vol. XXI, no. 1-XXV, no. 8 1946 November-1951 June
5 vol. XXVI, no. 1-XXXII, no. 8 1951 November-1958 June
6 Bulletin 1958 October-1965 December
7 Bulletin 1966 January-1973 December
8 Bulletin 1974 January-1981 December
9 Bulletin 1982 January-1990 December
10 Bulletin 1991 January-1996 December
11 Bulletin 1997 January-1999 December
12 Bulletin 2000 January-2003 December
13 Bulletin 2004 January-present
Yearbooks (1890-present)
Bound Yearbooks 1890-present
Publications (1856-1997)
1 Publications: Pamphlets 1856-1997
From Century to Mid-Century: Lines read at the celebration given by the Century Association in honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Cosmopolitan Club, May 21, 1959. Stamford, Connecticut: Overbrook Press, 1966. 1966
Gourlie, John H. The Origin and History of "The Century". New York: William C. Bryant and Company, 1856. 1856
Incorporators of the Century, 1857. New York: Century Association, 1936. 1856
Durand, John. Prehistoric Notes of the Century Club by John Durand. Presented to the membership on April 1, 1882. New York: Century Association, 1882. 1882
Schwed, Peter. Everything You Should Know About the Century Library but Never Asked. New York: Century Association, 1990. 1990
Root, Elihu. Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of The Century Association: Commemorative Address by President Elihu Root. New York: Century Association, 1922. 1922
Stevenson, James. Lost and Found: Remarkable items discovered inside The Century Association. New York: Century Association, 1997. 1997
Bound Adams, Elbridge L. and Mahonri M. Young, ill. The Century Anthology of Porcine Poetry. New York: Century Association, 1927. 1927
Bound Cooper, Henry S.F., Jr. Inside the Century: A Guide for New Members and Old. New York: Century Association, 1997. 1997
Note: Three copies
Bound Daniel, William. My Memories of the Century Club, 1919-1958. New York: Century Association, 1959. 1959
Note: Three copies
Bound Duffy, James H. Inside the Century: A Guide for New Members and Old. New York: Century Association, 1997. 1997
Note: Three copies
Bound Durand, John. Prehistoric Notes of the Century Club by John Durand. Presented to the membership on April 1, 1882. New York: Century Association, 1882. 1882
Bound Finley, John and Leonard Bacon. Biographical Notes, Mostly in Verse, Read at the Opening of the Exhibition of Portraits and Memorabilia of Authors, Journalists and Bookmen, Centurions All, at the Club House, 4 November 1937. New York: Century Association, 1938. 1938
Note: Two copies
Bound Gourlie, John H. The Origin and History of the Century. New York: William C. Bryant, 1856. 1856
Bound Henry L. Stimson: Addresses Made in His Honor at the Club House, April 6, 1950. New York: Century Association, 1950. 1950
Bound Inside the Century: A Guide for New Members and Old. New York: Century Association, 1991. 1991
Note: Three copies.
Bound Lang, Louis. Art History of the Century from 1847-1880.
Bound Lay, Charles Downing and Theodore Bolton. Works of Art, Silver and Furniture Belonging to The Century Association. New York: Century Association, 1943. 1943
Bound The 150th Annual Meeting of The Century Association, January 9, 1997. New York: Century Association, 1997. 1997
Note: Four copies and negatives for artwork.
Bound The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of The Century and the Adoption of Its Constitution, January 13, 1897. New York: Century Association, 1897. 1897
Note: Six copies.
Bound Wilder, Thornton. Our Century: A Play in Three Scenes. New York: Century Association, 1947. 1947
OS Miscellaneous: unmounted in-house published material undated

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Series VII: Photograph Collections (1893-1999)
Box : Folder
General Photograph Collections (1893-1999)
1 Anniversaries 1941, 1991
2 Centennial Pagent 1947 April 26
Closet Exhibition Photographs 1990
Closet Exhibition Photographs 1991-1992 May
Closet Exhibition Photographs 1994 May-1995 March
Closet Exhibition Photographs 1995 March-1995 October
Closet Exhibition Photographs 1997 April-1999 February
3 Historical Photographs 1897-1936
Note: Partially processed
3 : 1 Admissions Committee circa 1924
3 : 2 Board of Trustees circa 1916
3 : 3 Snapshots by Albert Gallatin circa 1936
3 : 4 Group photos 1897-circa 1920
4 Pirie MacDonald Collection 1900-1942
Adams, Herbert
Adams, James T.
Adams, Wayman
Adler, Felix
Alexander, John W.
Arents, George
Astor, Vincent
Bacheller, Irving
Bacon, Henry
Baker, George P.
Baker, Ray S.
Barry, Philip
Beard, Daniel C.
Benét, Stephen V.
Benét, William R.
Blashfield, Edwin H.
Boyd, James
Bridges, Robert
Brooks, Van Wyck
Brown, Elmer E.
Brownell, William C.
Brush, George de Forest
Burton, Richard
Butler, Nicholas M.
Canby, Henry S.
Cardozo, Benjamin
Carrel, Alexis
Carty, John J.
Chanler, Lewis S.
Chapman, John Jay
Chatfield Taylor, Hobart C.
Clarke, Gilmore D.
Collier, Robert J.
Coudert, Frederic R.
Coykendall, Frederick
Cram, Ralph A.
Crawford, Francis A.
Damrosch, Frank
Damrosch, Walter J.
Davison, Henry P.
Delano, William A.
Dielman, Frederick
DuMond, Frank V.
Eaton, Walter P.
Edman, Irwin
Egan, Maurice F.
Erskine, John
Farrar, John
Field, III, Marhsall
Finley, John H.
Flanagan, John
Garland, Hamlin
Geddes, Norman Bel
Gibson, Charles D.
Giles, Howard
Gillette, William
Gilman, Lawrence
Grew, Joseph C.
Hadley, Arthur T.
Hammond, John H.
Haskell, William N.
Held, Jr., John
Hewitt, Peter C.
Howard, Sidney
Howells, John Mead
Hughes, Charles Evans
Hughes, Hatcher
Huxley, Aldous L.
Jennewein, Carl P.
Johansen, John C.
Johnson, Edward
Johnson, Robert W.
Jones, Robert E.
Kaemppfert, Waldemar B.
Kendall, William M.
Kendall, William S.
Krutch, Joseph Wood
La Farge, Bancel
Lawson, Ernest
Lippmann, Walter
Lodge, Henry Cabot
Low, Will H.
Mabie, Hamilton W.
MacCracken, Henry N.
McCutcheon, George B.
Manning, William
Manship, Paul
Marquis, Donald
Mather, Jr., Frank J.
Matthews, Brander
Mead, William R.
Mills, Darius O.
Murphy, John F.
Nast, Thomas
Nicholson, Meredith
O'Brien, Morgon J.
Oenslager, Donald
Page, Curtis H.
Parker, Alton B.
Parker, Gilbert
Parker, Horatio W.
Pennell, Joseph
Pine, John B.
Pinochet, Gifford
Platt, Charles A.
Pope, John R.
Putnam, Herbert
Rogers, Bruce
Roosevelt, Nicholas
Roosevelt, Theodore
Sachse, Julius F.
Schelling, Ernest H.
Schurz, Carl
Shaw, Albert
Skinner, Otis
Sloane, William B.
Smith, David S.
Smith, J. Waldo
Speicher, Eugen E.
Stedman, Edmund C.
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
Steffens, Lincoln
Stettinius, Jr., Edward R.
Stoessel, Albert
Street, Julian
Strong, Austin
Strong, Benjamin
Sullivan, Mark
Taft, Lorado
Tarkington, Booth
Taylor, Deems
Terhune, Albert P.
Thomas, Augustus
Tinker, Chauncey B.
Train, Arthur
Tryon, Dwight W.
Vail, Theodore N.
Van Dyke, Henry
Van Dyke, John C.
Volk, Douglas
Watrous, Harry W.
Wier, J. Alden
Whiting, Arthur
Whitlock, Brand
Whitman, Charles S.
Wiggin, Albert H.
Wilder, Thornton
Willard, Daniel
Wilson, Woodrow
Meserve Collection 1954
Vintage Festivals circa 1985
Events 1978-1980
Washington's Birthday Ball 1978 February 22
Gala Evening 1980
Bound Original Photographs 1893
Note: Contains photographs of the interior of 7 West 43rd Street clubhouse.
OS Glass Plate Negatives undated, 1924
Note: Approximately 30 unidentified images
Member Photograph Albums Collection (undated, 1946)
Note: See "Index to Photographs of Members," located in Appendix I for detailed container listing.
Volume 1 Member Photographs undated
Volume 2 Member Photographs undated
Volume 3 Member Photographs undated
Volume 4 Member Photographs undated
Volume 5 Member Photographs undated
Volume 6 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled in 1992 -- see individual member files
Volume 7 Member Photographs undated
Volume 8 Member Photographs undated
Volume 9 Member Photographs undated
Volume 10 Member Photographs undated
Volume 11 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled in 1992 -- see individual member files
Volume 12 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled in 1992 -- see individual member files
Volume 13 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled in 1992 -- see individual member files
Volume 14 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled in 1992 -- see individual member files
Volume 15 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 -- see individual member files
Volume 16 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 -- see individual member files
Volume 17 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 -- see individual member files
Volume 18 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 -- see individual member files
Volume 19 Member Photographs undated
Volume 20 Member Photographs undated
Volume 21 Member Photographs undated
Volume 22 Member Photographs undated
Volume 23 Member Photographs undated
Volume 24 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 or lost
Volume 25 Member Photographs undated
Note: disassembled prior to 1997 or lost
Volume 26 Member Photographs undated
Volume 27 Member Photographs undated
1 Member Photographs Collection: Negatives: A-H 1946
Note: Negatives created from Member Photograph Albums for "The Century 1847-1947".
2 Member Photographs Collection: Negatives: I-P 1946
Note: Negatives created from Member Photograph Albums for "The Century 1847-1947".
3 Member Photographs Collection: Negatives: S-Z 1946
Note: Negatives created from Member Photograph Albums for "The Century 1847-1947".
OS Collection Member Photographs Collection: Oversize Member Photographs undated
OS Choate, Joseph H.
OS Cranefield, Paul F.
OS Stephens, John L.
OS Strong, Austin
OS Berman, Choate, Joseph H., and Stoddard

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Series VIII: Audio and Audio-Visual Materials (undated, 1954-1985)
Box : Folder
Audio Recordings (undated, 1954-present)
Cassettes (circa 1985-present)
Note: Approximately 500 cassette tapes
Note: Unprocessed
Reel to reel (undated, 1954-1985)
Note: See Microsoft Access database for more detailed container listing.
1 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1954 October 01-1962 December 06
2 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1963 January 10-1966 December 01
3 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1967 January 12-1969 November 06
4 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1969 November 06-1971 December 02
5 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1972 January 13-1974 December 05
6 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1975 January 09-1978 May 04
7 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1978 June 01-1982 March 04
8 Sound Recordings: Reel-to-reel tapes 1982 April 01-1985 March 07, undated
Video Recordings (undated)
Note: VHS and VHP format.
Note: Unprocessed.

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Series IX: Miscellaneous (undated, 1894-present)
Box : Folder
Activities (undated, 1938-present)
1 Club Activities undated, 1938-present
1 : 1 Digressionists undated
1 : 2 Golf undated
1 : 3 Pool undated
Book Plates (undated, circa 1940-2003)
1 Book Plates: Centurion Book Plates undated
2 Book Plates: Centurion Book Plates 2002-2003
Note: 2002-2003 is date of submission and acquisition.
OS Collection Bookplate designed by Ernest F. Tyler circa 1947
Volume 1 “Centurions’ Book Plates, Collection Begun for the Archives, 1940” circa 1940
Volume 2 “Centurions’ Book Plates, Collection Begun for the Archives, 1940” circa 1940
Volume 3 “Centurions’ Book Plates, Collection Begun for the Archives, 1940” circa 1940
Volume 4 “Centurions’ Book Plates, Collection Begun for the Archives, 1940” circa 1940
Bryant Monument (circa 1878-circa 1911)
1 Subscription Books circa 1880
2 Bryant Monument circa 1878-circa 1911
Note: Unprocessed
3 Bryant Monument circa 1878-circa 1911
Note: Unprocessed.
Philatelic collection (undated-circa 1960)
Volume 1 Philatelic Collection undated-circa 1960
Volume 2 Philatelic Collection undated-circa 1960
Volume 3 Philatelic Collection undated-circa 1960
Volume 4 Philatelic Collection undated-circa 1960
Volume 5 Philatelic Collection undated-circa 1960
1 Philatelic Collection undated, 1945-circa 1960
1 : 1 Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1934-1943 undated
1 : 2 Cagney, James, 1969-1982 undated
1 : 3 Centurions in Philately: Check list and short description of the collection. New York: The Century Association, 1945. 1945
1 : 4 Centurions in Philately: Checklist of Pages 1945
Note: Photographic reproductions of pages pasted into 2 binders.
1 : 5 Koehler, Henry, 1991-present undated, 1998
1 : 6 Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1859-1903 undated
1 : 7 Wilder, Thornton, 1930-1975 circa 1999
Scrapbooks (undated, circa 1891-1991)
Note: Bound scrapbooks arranged chronologically by first entry in each scrapbook.
1 Manuscripts 1899-1900
Note: Contains subject indexes.
2 Photographs 1895-1908
Note: Contains subject indexes; contains no photographs.
Bound Obituaries circa 1890-circa 1905
Bound Scrapbook 1902-1906
Bound Century Association Bulletins 1928-1940
Bound Century Association Notices 1938- 1938-1940
Bound Century Association Notices 1941-1948
Bound Scrapbook 1948-1952
Bound Scrapbook 1948-1952
Bound Century Association Works of Art: Alexander to Durand circa 1940
Bound Century Association Works of Art: Durand to Gray circa 1940
Bound Century Association Works of Art: Hanry to Huntington circa 1940
Bound Century Association Works of Art: Ingham to Leutze circa 1940
Bound Century Association Works of Art: Martin to Wood circa 1940
Bound 1990-1991 The Centennial of the Clubhouse 1990-1991
Guests (circa 1950-circa 1970)
1 Guest Correspondence: A-L circa 1950-circa 1970
Note: Unprocessed.
2 Guest Correspondence: M-Z circa 1950-circa 1970
Note: Unprocessed.
Miscellaneous (undated, 1918-present)
1 Brown Paper Art undated-1999
2 Club Cats 1945-1986
3 Fund Raising undated-1993
4 Menus undated, 1894-circa 1990
OS Obituaries undated
Note: See member files for standard size obituaries.
OS Obituaries: Deceased lists for 1918, 1919 1918-1919
Note: See member files for standard size obituaries.
5 Skalet, Linda Henefield. The Market for American Painting in New York: 1870-1915. Baltimore, Maryland: Dissertation submitted to The Johns Hopkins University, 1980. 1980
6 Undated Printed Documents undated
7 Miscellaneous: A-L undated-present
8 Miscellaneous: M-Z undated-present
9 Miscellaneous: Oversize undated
9 : 1 Century Association Seal undated
9 : 2 Greeley, Horace. Letter with transcription undated
Women Members discussion 1947-1998
Note: One record carton, 3 manuscript boxes
Note: 2.5 cubic feet, unprocessed.

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Appendix I: Pre-existing indexes to collection
Artists of the Century 1890
Artists of the Century 1893
Artists of the Century 1942
Artists of the Century 1970
Artists of the Century 1976
Attendance at the Century Club by age groups, 1 September 1937-31 August 1938 probably 1938
Attendance at monthly and other dinners, 1937-1938 probably 1938
Authors of the Century, 1847-1946 probably 1946
Centurions longest in membership undated
Engineers in the Century Association 1945 September 20
Index to monthly meetings, 1847-1945 circa 1945
Cumulative index to minutes of the monthly meetings and board of management, 1847-1950 (Vols. I-XXV) probably 1950
Index to Photographs of Members circa 1946
List of members 45 and under 1938 February 03, revised 1939 February
List of members who are not in the club book, including: those who have resigned or are unaccounted for beginning with the year 1847 circa 1947
Members and Guests of the Sketch Club -- A checklist of persons on whom computer print-outs are available from Professor James T. Callow 1976
Membership status: Lists of new members, and members suspended, expempt or absentee 1938
Occupatins of resident members of the Century, 1846-1909 probably 1909
Report on the Archives of the Century Association 12 May 1989
Miscellaneous lists undated, 1947-circa 1999

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Access Points

Corporate Names:

  • Bread and Cheese Club (New York, N.Y.)
  • Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
  • Century Association Archives Foundation (New York, N.Y.)
  • Column (New York, N.Y.)
  • Sketch Club (New York, N.Y.)

    • Personal Names:

  • Abbe, Robert, 1851-1928
  • Adams, Elbridge L., 1866-
  • Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945
  • Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949
  • Adams, Wayman, 1883-1959
  • Adler, Felix, 1851-1933
  • Alexander, John White, 1856-1915
  • Anderson, Charles W.
  • Arents, George, 1875-1960
  • Astor, Vincent, 1891-1959
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904
  • Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950
  • Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924
  • Bacon, Leonard, 1887-1954
  • Baker, George P. (George Pierce), 1866-1935
  • Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
  • Baker, Richard Brown
  • Barry, Philip, 1896-1949
  • Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941
  • Bendiner, Alfred, 1899-
  • Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943
  • Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950
  • Bigelow, John, 1817-1911
  • Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913
  • Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915
  • Blair, Edwin Foster, 1901-1970
  • Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936
  • Blodgett, William T., d. 1875
  • Bolling, Raynal C. (Raynal Cawthorne), 1877-1918
  • Bolton, Theodore, 1889-1973
  • Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
  • Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969
  • Boyd, James, 1888-1944
  • Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941
  • Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963
  • Brown, Addison, 1830-1913
  • Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861-1934
  • Brown, John Crosby, 1838-1909
  • Brownell, W. C. (William Crary), 1851-1928
  • Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941
  • Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878
  • Burton, Richard, 1861-1940
  • Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
  • Butler, Richard, d. 1902
  • Cadwalader, John L. (John Lambert), 1837-1914
  • Cagney, James, 1899-1986
  • Callow, James T.
  • Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961
  • Cardozo, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nathan), 1870-1938
  • Carrel, Alexis, 1873-1944
  • Carty, John J. (John Joseph), 1861-1932
  • Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933
  • Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield), 1865-1945
  • Cheney, Russell, 1881-1945
  • Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917
  • Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-
  • Coe, Edward B. (Edward Benton), 1842-1914
  • Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931
  • Collier, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1876-1918
  • Cooper, Henry S. F.
  • Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948
  • Coykendall, Frederick, b. 1872
  • Cozzens, Frederic S. (Frederic Swartwout), 1818-1869
  • Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942
  • Cranefield, Paul F. (Paul Frederic), 1925-
  • Cummings, Thomas Seir, 1804-1894
  • Curtis, George William, 1824-1892
  • Damrosch, Frank, 1859-1937
  • Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950
  • Daniel, William L, 1895-1974?
  • Davison, Henry Pomeroy, 1867-1922
  • De Vegh, Imrie, d. 1962
  • Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960
  • Dielman, Frederick, 1847-1935
  • Duffy, James Henry
  • DuMond, Frank Vincent, 1865-1951
  • Dunn, Gano, 1870-
  • Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886
  • Durand, John, 1822-1908
  • Dwight, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1822-1892
  • Eaton, Dorman B. (Dorman Bridgman), 1823-1899
  • Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957
  • Edman, Irwin, 1896-1954
  • Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924
  • Ellsworth, Lincoln, 1880-1951
  • Erskine, John, 1879-1951
  • Evarts, William M.
  • Field, Marshall, 1893-1956
  • Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940
  • Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
  • Flanagan, John F., 1865-1952
  • Frissell, Hollis Burke, 1851-1917
  • Gaillard, Joseph, d. 1875
  • Gallatin, A. E. (Albert Eugene), 1881-1952
  • Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944
  • Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823-1880
  • Gilder, Rodman, b. 1877
  • Giles, Howard, d. 1955?
  • Gillette, William, 1853-1937
  • Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908
  • Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939
  • Godwin, Parke, 1816-1904
  • Gould, Elgin Ralston Lovell, 1860-1915
  • Gourlie, John H. (John Hamilton), 1807-1891
  • Graham, James L. (James Lorimer), 1804-1882
  • Gray, Henry Peters, 1819-1877
  • Greeley, Horace
  • Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965
  • Hadley, Arthur Twining, 1856-1930
  • Haggerty, Ogden, d. 1875
  • Hammond, John Hays, 1855-1936
  • Haskell, William N. (William Nafew), 1878-1952
  • Hatch, Lorenzo J., 1846?-1914
  • Hegeman, William, d. 1875
  • Held, John, 1889-1958
  • Hewitt, Peter Cooper, 1861-1921
  • Hicks, Thomas, 1823-1890
  • Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914
  • Hooker, Elon Huntington, 1869-1938
  • Hoppin, William J. (William Jones), 1813-1895
  • Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939
  • Howells, John Mead, 1868-1959
  • Hughes, Hatcher, 1881-1945
  • Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906
  • Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
  • Jackson, Samuel Macauley, 1851-1912
  • Jennewein, Carl Paul, 1890-1978
  • Jessup, Walter Albert, 1877-1944
  • Johansen, John C. (John Christen), 1876-1964
  • Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959
  • Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
  • Jones, Bassett, 1877-1960
  • Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954
  • Kaempffert, Waldemar, 1877-1956
  • Kelly, Robert, 1808-1856
  • Kemble, Gouverneur, 1786-1875
  • Kendall, William Mitchell
  • Kendall, William Sergeant, 1869-1938
  • Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872
  • Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943
  • Kieffer, Paul, 1881-1969
  • Kingsbury, Frederick John, 1823-1910
  • Knox, George William, 1853-1912
  • Koehler, Henry
  • Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970
  • La Farge, Bancel, 1865-1938
  • La Farge, John, 1835-1910
  • Lang, Louis, 1814-1893
  • Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939
  • Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956
  • Leupp, Charles M., 1807-1859
  • Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974
  • Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924
  • Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932
  • Lusk, Graham, 1866-1932
  • Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916
  • Manning, William T.
  • Manship, Paul, 1885-1966
  • Mather, Frank Jewett, 1868-1953
  • Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929
  • McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909
  • Mead, William Rutherford, 1846-1928
  • Meiss, Millard
  • Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
  • Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910
  • Morse, James Herbert, 1841-1923
  • Murphy, John Francis, d. 1900?
  • Newton, Isaac, d. 1884
  • Nicoll, Fancher, 1878-1918
  • O'Brien, Morgon J., d. 1937?
  • Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975
  • Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
  • Page, Curtis Hidden, 1870-1946
  • Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926
  • Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
  • Parker, Horatio W. (Horatio William), 1863-1919
  • Paton, David, 1854-1925
  • Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
  • Pine, John B., d. 1922
  • Pinochet, Gifford, d. 1946
  • Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933
  • Porter, Peter A., d. 1864
  • Potter, Henry Codman, 1834-1908
  • Putnam, Herbert, 1861-1955
  • Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988
  • Raynolds, Robert, 1902-1965
  • Richards, William Rogers, 1853-1910
  • Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
  • Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
  • Saxton, Eugene F. (Eugene Francis), 1884-1943
  • Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
  • Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939
  • Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
  • Schwed, Peter
  • Seymour, Daniel, d. 1850
  • Seymour, Whitney North, 1901-1984
  • Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947
  • Skalet, Linda Henefield
  • Skinner, Otis, 1858-1942
  • Smith, David Stanley, 1877-1949
  • Smith, J. Waldo, d. 1933
  • Southmayd, Charles Ferdinand, 1824-1911. [from old catalog]
  • Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962
  • Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908
  • Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962
  • Stephens, John Lloyd, 1805-1852
  • Stettinius, Edward R. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949
  • Stevenson, James, 1929-
  • Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867-1950
  • Stoessel, Albert, 1894-1943
  • Stone, Harlan F. (Harlan Fiske), 1872-1946
  • Stone, William O., 1830-1875
  • Straight, Willard Dickerman, 1880-1918
  • Street, Julian, 1879-1947
  • Strong, Austin, 1881-1952
  • Strong, George Templeton, 1820-1875
  • Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936
  • Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966
  • Terhune, Albert Payson, 1872-1942
  • Thomas, Augustus, 1857-1934
  • Thompson, Daniel Greenleaf, 1850-1897
  • Tillman, Samuel D., d. 1875
  • Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876-1963
  • Train, Arthur Cheney, 1875-1945
  • Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925
  • Tyler, Ernest F.
  • Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920
  • Van Amringe, John Howard, 1835-1915
  • Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933
  • Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932
  • Van Winkle, Edgar S., 1810-1882
  • Verplanck, Gulian C. (Gulian Crommelin), 1786-1870
  • Volk, Douglas, 1856-1935
  • Wadsworth, James S. (James Samuel), 1807-1864
  • Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
  • Watrous, Harry W., d. 1940
  • Weir, Julian Alden, 1852-1919
  • Wells, Thomas B. (Thomas Bucklin), 1875-1944
  • Whiting, Arthur
  • Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947
  • Whittredge, Worthington, 1820-1910
  • Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
  • Willard, Daniel, 1861-1942
  • Williams, Linsly R. (Linsly Rudd), 1875-1934
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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