RIT Men's Residence Hall's Association correspondence and publications, 1960-1967.

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RIT Men's Residence Hall's Association correspondence and publications, 1960-1967.

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Materials related to the Men's Residence Halls' Association and its activities. The Men's Residence Halls' Association was a student group that represented the interests of male students living in the dormitories on the Rochester Institute of Technology's campus. The collection includes correspondence and a copy of the group's constitution. The RIT Men's Residence Halls' Association correspondence and constitution consists of correspondence and a copy of the group's constitution. The correspondence relates to activities planned by the organization, as well as resident hall policies. The group's constitution is contained in a "Resident's Manual" from September 1966.

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