American Whig-Cliosophic Society archives, 1908-1992, 1928-1992.

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American Whig-Cliosophic Society archives, 1908-1992, 1928-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/177676731

This collection contains minutes and records of the Governing Council and other central officers of the society; correspondence, addresses and colloquia of the Whig-Clio's Speakers Program; correspondence and other material documenting the activities of the Debate Panel and Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel; records of Whig-Clio subsidiary organizations, specifically the Senate (documents from 1936-1962, still active), the Film Program (documents from 1966, ejected from society 1986), the Madison Debating Society (documents from 1940-1954, defunct), the Speakers' Bureau (documents from 1928-1965, defunct), the Bureau , the Nassau Lit (documents from 1908-1949), and the International Relations Council.

12 llinear ft. (16 archival boxes, 5 oversize boxes)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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