students' societies

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This collection was compiled by the Association of Independent Living Groups (AILG) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the MIT 150th Anniversary Archives Project. It includes the charter and bylaws of the AILG, as well as information on the history, present state, and possible future of Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups (FSILG) at MIT.

Abstract This collection was compiled by the Association of Independent Living Groups (AILG) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the MIT 150th Anniversary Archives Project. It includes a document composed of reports, photocopies of news clippings and yearbook pages, and a narrative about the history of Epsilon Theta fraternity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Also included is a booklet, dated from the late 1990s, about the fundraising campaign to renovate the chapter house...

Scope and Contents The collection comprise records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. The collection also includes records of the MIT Electrical Engineering Society, 1905-1920, a predecessor student group. Those include a constitution, minutes, membership lists, and clippings. About half of the collection concerns the years 1905-1930, with the other half devoted to records from 1930 to 1963. Coverage of the years 1930 to 1963 is...

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In 1890, the Glee Club, Banjo Club, and Mandolin Club joined to create the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Combined Musical Clubs. After several dormant periods and name changes, the Combined Musical Clubs reappeared in 1908 and persisted as an umbrella organization for undergraduate musical groups until 1986. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, financial and administrative reports, brochures, concert programs, and a scrapbook.

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Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Flying Club, Inc. cover the period 1946 on. They relate to members' flying activities across the United States and from Canada to Mexico, including accidents. The collection consists primarily of executive committee minutes and reports (1948-1953) and general membership meeting minutes and rosters (1947-1954). It allso includes the club's constitution and bylaws, pilot accident reports, and correspondence.

Abstract This collection, spanning 1899 to 1891, documents some of the activities of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Football Association, a student organization. Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology began playing football with other schools in 1883 and in 1884 began playing a regular schedule. The Football Association was established by 1887 to supervise football at MIT. Materials in the collection comprise six letters written by three managers of the MIT Football...

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The Gymnasium Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) oversaw the gymnasium and drill hall built in Boston for MIT students in 1874. The collection consists of minutes of the committee and also includes a handwritten subscription lists of pledges to a fundraising effort in 1874 for the building. The list is signed by former MIT president William B. Rogers and his successor, MIT president John D. Runkle, among others.

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The collection consists of agenda notes, meeting minutes, anniversary celebration materials, member directories, and governing documents.

Scope and Contents The collection of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Outing Club (MITOC) contains materials donated by members. Box 2 contains a set of newsletters chronicling club trips and activities covers the period 1949 to 1970. The newsletter was variously titled either MITOC News or GNARMPFSK, "the sound a camper makes when she or he wakes up in the morning" (per MITOC 2015 web site). There are a few issues of Alumni GNARMPRSK which provide a historical look back at the club and its members. The...

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The collection consists of minutes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Science Fiction Scoiety organization from 1949 to 1960, correspondence with speakers and others interested in science fiction, and photographs.

Abstract The Science Action Coordinating Committee (SACC) , founded at MIT, was active between 1969 and 1973 in protests against the Vietnam war and military research on campus. In 1970 SACC changed its name to the Social Action Coordinating Committee and became involved in a broader range of social causes. Records in the collection include minutes, anti-war leaflets, information about the work stoppage and teach in on March 4, 1969, faculty position papers on the Institute’s relationship with...

Abstract The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solar Electric Vehicle Team is a recognized student organization at MIT. The Solar Car Project began in the spring of 1986 with the purpose of building and racing a solar car. The first solar car built by the MIT group was the Solectria 3, which became the first American entry in the Tour de Sol 1986, an international solar car competition which took place in Germany and Switzerland. The team regularly entered cars in the Tour de Sol and...

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The collection comprises records produced by the Student Art Association at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between the approximate years of 1960 to 2000.

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The collection comprises records of the Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1971 to 2017.

Materials include: workshop materials, meetings minutes, course notes, theses, articles, and an archived version of the SIPB website spanning 2017 to the present day.

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This collection contains the minutes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tech Electrical Club.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of a student group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that produced musical or revue shows, known as the Tech Show, between the years 1899 and 1969. It includes a nearly complete set of show programs from 1899 to 1969. A program for the 1900 show titled "The Medicine Man" is missing. The collection includes published vocal scores for selected years and show scripts. There are manuscript orchestral scores from 1948 to 1957, and 1966 to...

Scope and Contents Collection contains the constitution of the Technology Catholic Club, and the weekly newsletter, the "Technology Catholic Community," which includes a schedule of worship, a list of special events, and short pieces on religious themes. Boxes 2 and 3 were accessioned in 2001 and are not described in this summary.This collection includes one box of TCC materials removed from the Robert Mann papers. This box includes newsletters, fundraising information, meeting minutes, and TCC...

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The collection is arranged chronologically and includes three souvenir programs from Walker Club theatrical productions. "A Night Off" was staged as part of the MIT Junior Week activities in April 1901.

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This collection contains one box of correspondence, minutes from club meetings, financial records and regulations from the MIT Flying Club from 1928-1929. The correspondence addresses the organization and administration of the club, membership in aeronautical organizations, and the concerns of MIT administrators over the safety and necessity of a flying club. The financial records in the collection include bills and receipts for parts and service and some correspondence with vendors.

Scope and Contents This collection was compiled by the Association of Independent Living Groups (AILG) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the MIT 150th Anniversary Archives Project. The majority of the materials relate to The Campaign for 530, a fundraising drive in the late 1990s by the Alpha Mu trust that raised $1.7 million to renovate the fraternity's chapter house. Other materials include an invitation to the 2003 Centennial Founders' Day Weekend and a report on the chapter's financial...

Scope and Contents This collection was compiled by the Association of Independent Living Groups (AILG) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the MIT 150th Anniversary Archives Project. It is composed of materials relating to the history of the Omicron Chapter of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and includes minutes, newsletters, the chapter's constitution and bylaws, a history of the chapter written in 1932, musical score of the chapter song, and an example...

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This collection contains six scrapbooks created by the members of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity (Xi Chapter). Scrapbooks contain photographs of student life and memorabilia about different chapter events from 1917 to 1967. The fraternity's affiliation with the national fraternity ended in 1973, and the living group became the Fenway House.