A.D. Club Catalogue 1988 - Harvard Final Club - VERY RARE
$ 131.48
Description
A.D. Club of Harvard University - Catalogue. Printed for the club (Office of the University Publisher). Cambridge. 1988. Book Details : Red hardcover binding Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 6 1/2" (¾” thick) [204] pp. Includes lists of all members up to 1990 Also includes the club history and photos! Condition: Very Good - Boards and hinges are sturdy with no tears or cracks. Very minimal shelf wear. Minor stains on a few pages. No missing pages. A rare find! The A.D. Club is a final club established at Harvard University in 1836, the continuation of a chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity existing as an honorary chapter until 1846, and then as a regular chapter until the late 1850s. At that time, owing to the prevailing sentiment against such societies, it became a strictly secret society, known among its members as the "Haidee," the name of a college boat. The chapter surrendered its charter in 1865, and has since existed as the A.D. Club. It is an all-male organization. The club roster includes many famous names including leading members of industry, law and government including members of congress, media officials and professional athletes, in recent years. Other notable members of the club include: Robert Bacon - American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State James Blake - Professional tennis player Benjamin C. Bradlee - Executive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal Charles William Eliot - President of Harvard University Francis Ellis - Barstool Sports blogger and comedian Henry Lee Higginson - Noted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra Amory Houghton Jr. - United States Congressman David McKendree Key - United States Ambassador, served under at least six U. S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Stephen Minot Weld - Scion of the Weld Family of Boston, schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician And many more!
