Sphinx Club record book, 1904-1937.

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Sphinx Club record book, 1904-1937.

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Consists of a record book (1904-1937) containing minutes, the constitution (various versions), lists of members, and a brief history of the Brown University Sphinx Club. Speakers at the society's meetings were Brown University student and faculty members or men from outside of the university.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Brown University. Sphinx Club.

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Established in 1904 by Brown University students and faculty as an organization for the discussion of intellectual matters. From the description of Sphinx Club record book, 1904-1937. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 86167733 ...

Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...