Canterbury Chess Club records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Canterbury Chess Club including minute books, a letter book, a record book, tournament books, telegraphic match records, a visitor book, members record book, membership lists, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
One folder contains historical notes and correspondence, especially concerning the period around 1866, when the Christchurch Chess Club was founded.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1989
Creator
- Canterbury Chess Club (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Existence: 1866 - Present The Club aims to promote chess, to provide addresses of players in the Canterbury Region, to organise tournaments and to help new players, young and old, to play chess The Canterbury Chess Club was formed in 1879, a continuation of the Christchurch Chess Club, founded in 1866
Extent
5 Boxes (14 Volumes and 3 Folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The records in this collection have been arranged according to the operational activities of the Canterbury Chess Club.
Physical Location
Shelf TU B 3d, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives
- Title
- Canterbury Chess Club records
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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