Faculty Club Records, 1891-1962

4 archives boxes (2 linear ft.)

Abstract:

Minutes, treasurer's reports, bank statements, bills, and correspondence relating to the activities of the Faculty Club.

Terms of Access and Use:

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Faculty Club Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Requests for permission to publish material from the Faculty Club Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Historical Note

The first meeting of the Faculty Club was held on January 14, 1914, with President Alexander Meiklejohn as the chair. At this time, the club was not named; it officially became the "Faculty Club of Amherst College" on March 3, 1914. Initially, it held its meetings in Hitchcock Hall, which stood on the site of what is now (2003) Converse Hall. Meetings normally included supper, which was arranged and cooked by a committee appointed by the club's president. In the following years, the faculty club met in Hitchcock Hall (1914-1917), Appleton Hall (1917), the Octagon (1918-1919), Morgan Library (1919-1925), Noah Webster Library (from 1926 until the fire in Webster in 1939), and Sidney White House (1942-). The Faculty Club merged with Amherst College Women in 1984 to form the Amherst College Association.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Minutes, treasurer's reports, bank statements, bills, and correspondence relating to the activities of the Faculty Club from 1914 to 1962.

This collection is organized into two sections:

1. Minutes and Other Records, 1914-1962
2. Bills, Bank Statements, Programs and Correspondence, 1891-1958

Information on Use

Terms of Access and Use

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Faculty Club Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Faculty Club Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection

Additional Information

Contact Information

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Phone: (413) 542-2299
Fax: (413) 542-2692

Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/info/askus.html
URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives

Section 1: RECORDS AND MINUTES OF MEETINGS,	1914-1962
Secretary - Treasurer Records	1914-1938	Box 1: folder 1
Secretary - Treasurer Records	1938-1944	Box 1: folder 2
Secretary - Treasurer Records	1944-1949	Box 1: folder 3
Secretary - Treasurer Records	1949-1954	Box 1: folder 4
By-laws of Faculty Club	n.d.	Box 1: folder 5
Minutes on deceased members	1935-1962	Box 1: folder 6
History of Faculty Club quarters (buildings housed in)	n.d.	Box 1: folder 7

Section 2: BILLS, BANK STATEMENTS, PROGRAMS, CORRESPONDENCE,	1891-1958
Invitations to meetings	1891-1897	Box 2: folder 1
Menus and costs of monthly dinners	1916-1925	Box 2: folder 2
Bank statements	1924-1925	Box 2: folder 3
Bank statements	1938-1940	Box 2: folder 4
Bank statements, bills	1940-1941	Box 3: folder 1
Correspondence	1943-1945	Box 3: folder 2
Bank statements, bills	1945-1946	Box 3: folder 3
Bills	1946-1947	Box 3: folder 4
Bills	1947-1948	Box 3: folder 5
Bills	1948-1949	Box 3: folder 6
Correspondence	1949-1950	Box 3: folder 7
Treasurer's Report, bills	1949-1950	Box 3: folder 8
Correspondence	1950-1951	Box 3: folder 9
Treasurer's Report, bills	1950-1951	Box 3: folder 10
Treasurer's report, bills	1941-1952	Box 4: folder 1
Bank statements	1951-1952	Box 4: folder 2
Bank statements	1952-1953	Box 4: folder 3
Disbursement vouchers	1952-1958	Box 4: folder 4
Bank statements	1953-1957	Box 4: folder 5