Records of the Spee Club, 1867-1983.

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Records of the Spee Club, 1867-1983.

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The records document the history and activities of the Spee Club, with the bulk of the records dating from after the name change in 1914; a small amount of records document the group as the Zeta Psi Club. The records include general information, versions of the constitution and by-laws, financial records, publications, and memorabilia. The general information, 1867-1983, includes invitations, menus, and mailings to members (9 folders). The mailings orginate from both the Spee Club and the Trustees of the Spee Club; the latter contain some financial information. Financial records include bills paid by J. A. Noyes, 1912-1913 (1 folder). Memorabilia includes Zeta Psi medals belonging to Edgar Huidekoper Wells (AB 1897), James Atkins Noyes (AB 1883), medal on chain belonging to William Grosvenor (AB 1909), and medal on crimson ribbon belonging to William Lothrop Allen (AB 1886). The memorabilia series also includes a Spee Club medal, designed in 1914, belonging to James Atkins Noyes. Publications include catalogs of Zeta Psi and Spee Club; these are cataloged and classified individually in HOLLIS.

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The Zeta Psi Club was founded at Harvard in 1852 as the Rho chapter of Zeta Psi fraternity. It existed until 1857, when Greek letter societies were banned by the faculty. It resumed in 1864, and closed again in 1867. In 1882, it was re-organized, and existed as a member of the fraternity until 1892; in that year it became a separate organization, while retaining the name, and became the Zeta Psi Club. In 1900, the club was made final (that is, members could no longer join any other similar club....

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Noyes, James Atkins, 1857-

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James Atkins Noyes graduated from Harvard in 1883. From the description of Drawings for Fine Arts 1, 1881. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072950 Noyes graduated from Harvard in 1883 and served as editor of the Quinquennial Catalogue of Harvard University. From the description of Papers of James Atkins Noyes, 1907-1926 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973145 James Atkins Noyes (1857-1945) was born in Brook...