02525cpcaa2200445 i 4500 mm 82060228 DLC 20260227111716.0 820209|||||||||||| eng mm 82060228 DLC eng dacs DLC DLC R lcmd Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.) Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.) records, 1885-1988. 42,850 items. 110 containers. 49.8 linear feet. Arranged in 2 series. Series A: 1885-1981; and Series B: 1888-1985. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Correspondence, writings, club records, membership books, autograph albums, dinner programs and menus, financial records, newspaper clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, slides, photographs, and other records relating primarily to the club's annual dinner hosting members of the press, the U.S. president, and other elected officials and political figures. The dinner features humorous anecdotes concerning the statesmen, politicians, and elected officials. Audio and video recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Journalistic organization founded in 1885. Members represent major newspapers, news services, news magazines and broadcast networks. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013095 Journalism Societies, etc. Journalists United States. Political satire, American. Politicians United States Anecdotes. Presidents United States Anecdotes. Statesmen United States Anecdotes. United States Officials and employees Anecdotes. United States Politics and government Anecdotes. Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013095 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013095.3 43686 43686