Brooklyn Ethical Association publications
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Abstract
The Brooklyn Ethical Association publications date from 1888 to 1896 and measure 0.42 linear feet. The collection contains season programs and bound volumes of lectures from the Association's programming. Season programs include the Brooklyn Ethical Association's constitution, officer lists, a brief introduction to the season's theme or topic, and a schedule of lectures for the season. Bound volumes contains the text of each lecture from the season accompanied by an abstract of the discussion that followed.
Historical note
The Brooklyn Ethical Association began meeting in 1880 at the Second Unitarian Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Association was organized for the group study of ethics, politics, economics, and other social sciences, and to disseminate knowledge about these topics through public lectures and discussion. Each year, the members selected a theme to be explored throughout a season of lectures and discussion. Frequently, these themes touched on social facets of evolution, such as evolution and goverment, evolution and science, evolution and civilization, and evolution and art. In the 1890s, the Association moved its meetings and lectures to the Pouch Mansion on Clinton Avenue in the present-day Brooklyn neighborhood of Clinton Hill. After the 1898 season, the Brooklyn Ethical Association disbanded.
Sources
- Brooklyn Ethical Association eighth year season program, 1888; Brooklyn Ethical Association publications, ARC.173; Box 1, Folder 1; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Scope and Contents
The Brooklyn Ethical Association publications date from 1888 to 1896 and measure 0.42 linear feet. The collection contains season programs and bound volumes of lectures from the Association's programming. Season programs include the Brooklyn Ethical Association's constitution, officer lists, a brief introduction to the season's theme or topic, and a schedule of lectures for the season. Bound volumes contains the text of each lecture from the season accompanied by an abstract of the discussion that followed.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Ethical Association publications, ARC.173, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of the collection were the gift of James A. Skilton, 1889 to 1893. Source and date of acquisition for remaining items in the collection are unknown.
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