Affiliated
Essay Clubs
Essay clubs are a
specialized form of the private club in which members of each club prepare
essays for presentation by the author before their fellow members. The clubs listed
below have an affiliate arrangement between them. If any club not included on
this list would like to join us, please contact the Webmaster at chicago.literary.club@gmail.com.
Before planning a visit to an affiliated club,
please contact that club for information on their meetings and specific rules
regarding visiting members. Please note that none offer dining or accommodation
services. Contact is personal to members
of the specific club, and for that reason their contact information is not
posted publicly. If you are a member of one of the clubs listed below and wish
to visit or contact another, please contact your local club for particulars or
email the Webmaster of this site at chicago.literary.club@gmail.com.
Selected papers by members of affiliated clubs
are posted on this website by agreement with the authors. Please click on the links below to find a
listing of these papers, listed by club. They may also be found in the list of
Papers Online.
California
San Francisco
The Chit-Chat Club
Founded: 1874
Members: 25, men only
Meetings: Monthly on 2nd Monday except July & August
Website: none
Colorado
Denver
The
Literary Club of Denver
Founded: 1970
Members: 12, men only
Meetings: Monthly on 3rd Monday
Website: none
Illinois
Chicago
The Chicago Literary Club
Founded: 1874
Members: 170, mixed men and women
Meetings: Weekly on Monday, October-May, Christmas hiatus
Website: www.chilit.org
Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
The
Indianapolis Literary Club (for papers online on this website)
Founded: 1877
Members: 150, men only
Meetings: Semi-monthly, 1st and 3rd Mondays,
September-June, exc. December
Website: www.literaryclub.org (separate website maintained by that club)
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
The Cedar Rapids Literary Club
Founded: 1974
Members: 55, mixed men and women
Meetings: Monthly on last Tuesday, September-May except December
Website: none
Missouri
Columbia, MO
The
Chit Chat Club
Founded: 1998
Members: 20 men
Meetings: Bi-monthly on second Thursday of odd months
Website: none
Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
The
Cincinnati Literary Club
Founded: 1849
Members: 100 men, 9 honorary, 19 associated
Meetings: Weekly
Website: private