Information: The first column shows data points from Cosmopolitan Club (Tacoma, Wash.) in red. The third column shows data points from Cosmopolitan Club (Harvard University) in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
Women's social and literary club founded in 1895; members chiefly from the north end of Tacoma, within walking distance of the Mason Library.
From the description of Cosmopolitan Club records, 1895-1985. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 173217129
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Cosmopolitan Clubs, also known as International Clubs, were among the earliest formal organizations dedicated to serving the needs of foreign students on college campuses in the United States. The first Cosmopolitan Club was founded in 1903 at the University of Wisconsin and a national organization, the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs of America, was formed in 1907. The club spread quickly with chapters at Cornell University, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, Ohio State University, Purdue University, and other schools. The Cosmopolitan Clubs were one of the first United States student organizations affiliated with an international group, the International Federation of Students (also known as Corda Fratres).
At the suggestion of Henry Wilder Foote (AB 1897) in a November 1907 letter to the editor of Harvard Bulletin, the Harvard Cosmopolitan Club was organized on February 12, 1908 "to unite for their mutual benefit, social and intellectual, Harvard men of all nationalities; to promote throughout the world knowledge of Harvard and its resources; to increase the resort of foreign students; and to help these, before and after their arrival, to fulfill the object of their coming." The club required that at least two-thirds of all active members be of foreign birth, had low membership fees, and allowed international students to participate in social events during a time when they were unlikely to be admitted to other clubs or fraternities. Club activities included weekly informal talks on foreign countries, monthly formal lectures or international entertainment, an information bureau conducted by members to help newly arrived international students settle into their environment, an annual reception for all international students at the start of the academic year, and an annual dinner featuring prominent international speakers. The club was roomed in Holyoke House on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Holyoke Street. The Harvard Cosmopolitan was disbanded around 1925 and replaced by a similar organization, the International Club, in 1926.
Cosmopolitan Club (Harvard University). Records of the Harvard Cosmopolitan Club, 1908-1915. HUD 3299, Harvard University Archives.
Cosmopolitan Clubs, also known as International Clubs, were among the earliest formal organizations dedicated to serving the needs of foreign students on college campuses in the United States. The first Cosmopolitan Club was founded in 1903 at the University of Wisconsin and a national organization, the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs of America, was formed in 1907. The club spread quickly with chapters at Cornell University, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, Ohio State University, Purdue University, and other schools. The Cosmopolitan Clubs were one of the first United States student organizations affiliated with an international group, the International Federation of Students (also known as Corda Fratres)...
Materials relating to Hand's private and public life, his activities as an alumnus of Harvard University, his friendship with Felix Frankfurter, and to the Hand family. Includes material on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York City; information on the Progressive movement (1909-1914) and the beginnings of the New Republic and its early staff; and transcripts of oral-history interviews conducted by Gerald Gunther of Stanford Law School and others, of Judge Hand, his family and associates.
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Harvard Cosmopolitan Club. Records of the Harvard Cosmopolitan Club, 1908-1915.
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Cosmopolitan Club (Harvard University)
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Medals associated with Harvard University, 1822-1922,
Medals associated with Harvard University, 1822-1922
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Medals associated with Harvard University, 1822-1922,
This is an artificial collection of medals assembled by the Harvard University Archives. Â Each medal holds one of a number of possible functions: some commemorate events, some are awards for academic or athletic accomplishments, some designate membership in an organization or office held.
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