Boston Chess Club

Content Description Six bound volumes of papers and records related to the game of chess gathered or compiled by Franklin Knowles Young, a noted chess player, chess strategist, and author. Three ledgers document the operation of the Boston Chess Club during the late ninteenth and early twenteth century, including meeting minutes, member lists, tournament results, match results, contents of the library, notes on strategy, and other information about the Club. Three of the ledgers records Young's personal chess...