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Series 2: Individual Eating Club Material, 1892-2003

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Series 2: Individual Eating Club Material, 1895-1990, includes correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, and respective constitutions and amendments. It is also made up of the additions to the collection since its processing in 1993. Many clubs are represented, including the Bachelor's Club, Cannon Club, Colonial Club, Court Club, Dial Lodge, The Monastery, the Princeton Terrace Club, the Quadrangle Club, Stevenson Hall (a non-bicker University-managed dining facility) and the Tower Club. Among the types of materials in the series are anniversary publications, newsletters, scrapbooks, program files, photographs, meeting minutes and fundraising campaign materials. An accession of Colonial Club materials was received in 2015 and added to this finding aid in 2016.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by club.

Collection History

Appraisal

No appraisal information was available at time of processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by James M. Watson Jr. from January to May 1993. Finding aid written by James M. Watson Jr. from January to May 1993. Additions were processed by Christie Peterson with assistance from Eleanor Wright '14 between November 2010 and January 2011. AR.2003.090 added by Christie Peterson and finding aid updated in July 2011.

AR.2015.078, two boxes of Colonial Club material acquired from Colonial Club in October 2015, was added by Phoebe Nobles and finding aid updated in March 2016. Finding aid updated by Valencia Johnson in September 2023.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use, with the exception of one folder in Series 2, "Tower Club--Letters of Recommendation", which is restricted for 75 years or the lifetime of the student.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.

For instances beyond Fair Use where the copyright is not held by the University, while permission from the Library is not required, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Series 2: Individual Eating Club Material; Eating Clubs Records, AC019, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Boxes 2-8; 23-51; S-000606; S-000248; S-000246; S-000247

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Rivinus, Willis M., Papers Relating to the Sally Frank Case (AC009)

Senior Theses relating to Eating Clubs (AC102):

Belcher, Peter Runyon, An Analysis of the Poker Subculture of Dial Lodge (1972: Sociology)

Blynn, Henry Reid, Are Princeton eating Clubs Stereotyped? (1949: Psychology)

Colson, Wendell B. The Upperclassmen Union: A Proposal to Replace the Princeton Terrace Club (1976: Architecture)

Eddy, Thomas Philips, Princeton Eating Club X - a Case Study (1949: Economics)

Elliot, Charles Leo, Jr., An Investigation of Reputation: An Index to the Campus Characterizations of Six Princeton Eating Clubs (1956: Psychology)

Kaneko, Darryl Glen, The Role of Physical Appearance in Social Processes (1967: Sociology)

Kashatus, Peter John, The Effect of Club Membership and Other Factors on the Academic Achievements of Princeton Students (1968: Psychology)

King, Philo Rockwell, Jr., Formal and Informal Organizations in a Princeton Eating Club (1948: Economics)

Kram, S. Edward, College Cultures: Stereotyping, Attitude Formation and Dating Behavior (1967: Sociology)

Libertelli, Joseph Francis, The Organization of Terrace Club (1979: Politics)

Marshall, Michael Anthony, The Origins and Development of the Princeton Upper-class Eating Club systems, 1868-1917 (1957: History)

Mills, Michael James, Preserving Cannon Club: A Redesign for the Office of Population Research (1973: Architecture)

Rafsky, Lawrence C. Bidding Probabilities in Bicker (1967: Statistics)

Seligman, Scott D., Woodrow Wilson and the Quadrangle Controversy at Princeton 1906-1908 (1973: History)

Seltzer, Judith A., The Class Menagerie: A Study of the System of Social Stratification in the Princeton University Undergraduate Community (1976: Sociology)

Stockmar, Ernest Charles, Paired Comparison and Successive Interval Study of the Princeton Club System (1956: Psychology)

Terry, Owen Rockefeller, Jr., A Socioeconomic Study Relating to Anti-Academicism in the Princeton University Club System (1958: Psychology)

Tyler, Robert Perry, Jr., The Relationship of Ethnocentrism to the Prestige Indices of Secondary Schooling and Club Membership at Princeton University (1950: Psychology)

Unger, Christian Herbert. Perceived Variability and the Perception of Self: A Study of Princeton Eating Club Members (1990: Psychology) Thesis # 669

Names:
Cannon Club (Princeton University).
Tiger Inn (Princeton, N.J.)
Ivy Club
Princeton Quadrangle Club (Princeton, N.J.)
Princeton Terrace Club.
Princeton Tower Club
Princeton University
Princeton University. Cap and Gown Club.
Princeton University. Colonial Club.
Princeton University. Cottage Club.