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Overview of the Collection

History

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Administrative Records, 1915-1967

Series II: Committee Records, 1924-1968

Faculty Club Records

History

The Faculty Club of the Connecticut Agricultural College was founded in 1915. It was established as a social organization open to "all male members of the several college staffs whose names appear in the catalog." The chairman of the preliminary meeting was President Charles Beach and W.L. Seate, Jr. was elected Club president at the organizational meeting on 13 October 1915. The president and secretary-treasurer were to be elected annually. The members of the Faculty Club met the second Tuesday of each academic year, with additional meetings to be called at the President's discretion. In 1929, the Club meetings increased to once a month.

The late 1950s and the 1960s were a period of crisis for the organization. Concerns over housing for the Club included comments on the needs of women faculty. By 1961, there were three faculty organizations on campus: the recently re-named Men's Faculty Club (formerly the Faculty Club), the Women's Faculty Club, and the University Club. The latter was open to both men and women.

The Men's Faculty Club resumed its old name in 1964-1965 as the Women's Club was disbanded, or was absorbed into the University Club. It was suggested that the Men's Faculty Club disband in the early 1960s, but the motion was defeated. The Club continued to exist into the 1968-1969 academic year, although for how long is unclear. The exact date of the Club's dissolution is uncertain as the Club records are incomplete.

[This history was based on the official minutes of the Club and from a letter to University Archives by Mr. Ahern in September 1970.]

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Scope and Content

The collection includes minutes, membership records, correspondence, financial records and similar materials documenting the activities of the organization and its members from 1915-1968.

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Arrangement

Series I: Administrative Records (1915-1967)

Series II: Committee Records (1924-1968)

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University's history. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations:

Subjects:

Document Types:

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

The records of the organization for 1962-1963 were in Mr. Ahern's possession for some time, previous years had been in the possession of Mr. George Van Bibber, President from 1961 to 1962, before he forwarded them on to Mr. Ahern at an unknown date.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Faculty Club Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Faculty Club were transferred to Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center in 1970 by Thomas E. Ahern.

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Detailed Description