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New York Caledonian Curling Club fonds [textual record]
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Record information New York Caledonian Curling Club fonds [textual record]
Date:1855-1879.Reference:R3330-0-2-E, MG28-I320Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:100088Date(s):1855-1879.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:2 cm of textual records photocopies.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of minutes of all club meetings with motions, by-laws and constitution, new members, resignations and election of officers noted. The club's matches are recorded with the names of players, dates and results indicated.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:New York Caledonian Curling Club : The New York Curling Club, founded on 3 January 1855 in New York City, became affiliated with the Royal Caledonian Club of Scotland and changed its name to the New York Caledonian Curling Club on 5 December 1856.
In 1856, the president, Archibald Grieve, accepted the first challenge match for the club. In 1857, a challenge was issued to two members of Montreal's Thistle Curling Club who lived in New York but they did not accept the match. A founding member of the Grand National Curling Club of America, the New York Caledonians established an excellent win-loss record. On 20 January 1873, rinks from Toronto and Hamilton were played, with the Canadians being victorious.Additional information:General note:Received in 1981 from T. Duncan Canson Peyton of Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y.Arrangement note:Arranged in chronological order.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG28-I320 -
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