NEW ORLEANS CHESS, CHECKERS AND WHIST CLUB. LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. CHARTER AND BY-LAWS. SEPTEMBER 1, 1895

New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club

Published by Graham, [New Orleans, 1895

About this Item

53, [3 blanks] pp. Original printed title wrappers bound into contemporary cloth. Contents in Very Good or better condition, with light wrapper soil and occasional light foxing. Binding is well worn, with a shorn spine. More than 25 pages comprise a list of members, with date of membership; membership is limited to 700, with a minimum qualifying age of 27. "The New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club was an elite social club comprised of rich white men. It served as a place that held chess, checkers, and whist tournaments. It also was a forum for deep discussion and conversation. The idea that such a lavish club could be created for something as simple as playing chess, checkers, and whist serves as a symbol and reminder of the wealthy life in New Orleans and demonstrates how the rich could make any social club on whatever interests they had." ["New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club", contributor Liesbeth Ramirez, website of Media Nola, A Project of Tulane University, accessed on December 20, 2018.] Thompson 2788 [1892 printing]. OCLC 28912318 [1- HNOC] as of January 2026.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NEW ORLEANS CHESS, CHECKERS AND WHIST CLUB. LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. CHARTER AND BY-LAWS. SEPTEMBER 1, 1895
• Publisher: Graham, [New Orleans
• Publication Date: 1895
• Seller catalogs:
  • TRADE
  • AMERICANA
  • SOUTHERN