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Terrace Club, 1924, 1930, 1938

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Arrangement

No arrangement action taken or arrangement information not recorded at the time of processing.

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.

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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:

Terrace Club; 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): Box 20

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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.