Descriptive Summary
Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.)
Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.) Register of Visitors to the Casino-Gesellschaft
1903-1923
Materials are in English.
Oversize Bound Doc 8556
1 volume (476 pages)
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
Formed by German immigrants in San Antonio, Texas, in 1854, the Casino Association promoted appreciation of the arts and acted as a site for theatrical and musical performances.
The register entries include the name of the visitor to the club, city of residence, date, and member by whom the visitor was introduced.
Historical Note
Formed by German immigrants in San Antonio, Texas, in 1854, the Casino Association promoted appreciation of the arts and acted as a site for theatrical and musical performances. Occupying its original building from 1857 to 1923, the club merged with the San Antonio Club in 1925.
References
Cameron, Minnie B. "Casino Club."
Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vnc01.
Scope and Content Note
The register entries include the name of the visitor to the club, city of residence, date, and member by whom the visitor was introduced.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
Related Materials
Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.) Letterpress Copybook, 1875-1882, Bound Doc 8375, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio and Casino Clubs Records, 1856-1941, 1978, MS 149, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.) Register of Visitors to the Casino-Gesellschaft, 1903-1923, Oversize Bound Doc 8556, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bentley, 1995 November.
Processing Information
Processed by Warren Stricker.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2010 October.
Index Terms
Organizations
Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subjects
Clubs.
Germans--Texas--San Antonio.
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)--Clubs.
Genres/Formats
Administrative records.
Registers (lists).
Detailed Description of the Collection
Casino Association (San Antonio, Tex.) Register of Visitors to the Casino-Gesellschaft, 1903-1923
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Register of visitors, 1903-1923