The Chemists' Club was organized in November, 1898 by 154 chemists who had been meeting for years in empty classrooms and chemical lecture rooms. The meetings became so popular that a permanent meeting place became necessary; and the first club for chemists was formed.

Before long newer and larger quarters were needed. In 1909 Dr. Morris Loeb set out to solve this problem. Two years later, the opening of the first Clubhouse was celebrated.

The original club rooms held many of the most important chemical meetings of the times. Leaders in these activities included Leo H. Baekeland, Charles F, Chandler, Marston T. Bogert, Morris Loeb, E.G. Love, William Mc Murtrie, T.J. Parker, Charles F. Squibb, William J. Schieffelin, and Maximilian Toch.

Among the contributing factors to the Club's success is the development of the Library. With the American Chemical Society's library as its nucleus, and with the private collections of Dr. Morris Loeb, Dr. Frederic Schweitzer, Dr. Hugo Schweitzer, Professor Charles F. Chandler, Dr. J. Meritt Mathews and others, The Chemists' Club Library was established.

In an exciting period of change, the Club has broadened its membership to all who share an interest in the sciences, whatever their vocation. Today The Chemists' Club welcomes a cross-section of individuals from business, the professions, and academia.

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