Encyclopedia Dubuque
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DUBUQUE CHESS CLUB
Dubuque Chess Club. On January 5, 1858, an announcement in The Dubuque Daily Times read: Chess Club Officers Named. A Chess Club has been organized in this city with about thirty members. The following are the officers: Louis PAULSEN, president; H.A. Littleton, vice president; F.W. Chislett, treasurer; and W.E. Edwards, secretary.
Most of the news about the Dubuque Chess Club in its early days concerned stories of Louis Paulsen. Mr. Orestes Augustus BROWNSON of ROCKDALE was the editor of the DUBUQUE CHESS JOURNAL, a widely respected publication.
Chess history faded after the 1800s. It was not until 1972 that the Dubuque Chess Club became official. Jim Nigg and John Leitel affiliated the club with the United States Chess Federation. The club met at different locations until the CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY offered the organization the use of its facilities for meetings.