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UNION LEAGUE CLUB of CHICAGO

The Union League Club of Chicago is a prominent social and civic club located at 65 West Jackson Boulevard in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago.

The George N Leighton Library

According to the Club's website, the Library and Archives are one of the oldest amenities of the Club. ^[1]. The Library was renamed in 2019 to honor long-time member and jurist, George N. Leighton. ^{[citation needed]} Also in 2019, the Club became a Partner Organization with the Chicago Collections^[2] to share the Club's Archives more broadly.

Notable Members

Gutzon Borglum. sculptor Mount Rushmore ^{[citation needed]}
William D. Boyce. newspaperman, founder Boy Scouts of America ^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Burnham. architect, including Orchestra Hall and Director of Works, World’s Columbian Exposition ^[3]^: 134
Richard B. Ogilvie. 35th Governor of Illinois, Cook County Sheriff ^{[citation needed]}
Richard J. Oglesby. 14th Governor of Illinois, United States Senator ^{[citation needed]}
John Frank Stevens. civil engineer Great Northern Railway, Panama Canal ^{[citation needed]}
Marshall Field. founder of Marshall Field and Company ^[3]^: 161, endowed The Field Museum ^[4]^: 55

Futher reading

Kellman, Jerold L. (1984). The first one hundred years. Union League Club of Chicago.OCLC 22066686

References

^ "Library". Union League Club of Chicago.
^ "Current Members". Chicago Collections. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Grant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Alexander, Edward P. (1996). Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums. AltaMira Press, in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History. ISBN 0-7619-9155-7. OCLC 33983419.

[1] "Library". Union League Club of Chicago.

[2] "Current Members". Chicago Collections. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

[Grant-3] Cite error: The named reference Grant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Alexander, Edward P. (1996). Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums. AltaMira Press, in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History. ISBN 0-7619-9155-7. OCLC 33983419.

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