“The AD Club Of Harvard University 1836-1988”

[204] pp.

Office of The University Publisher

8 7/8″ x 6 3/8″

w/ moire tie silk club mascot on front cover board

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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. It held its first open punch or rush session in 2017.

Clubhouse

In 1872, the club rooms were moved from the upper story of a brick house on Palmer Street to a building on Brattle Street. These rooms were occupied until 1878, when a club-house was obtained on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Dunster Streets. In 1900, the club moved to its present club-house at 1 Plympton St.

Notable members

Robert Bacon – American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State.

James BlakeProfessional tennis player, reached a high of number 4 in the world.

Benjamin C. BradleeExecutive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal.

Charles William EliotAmerican academic and President of Harvard University.

Francis EllisBarstool Sports blogger and comedian

Manning Ferguson Forcewas a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War.

Charles Edward Grinnellclergyman, lawyer, and writer.

Henry Lee HigginsonNoted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Amory Houghton Jr.United States Congressman

David McKendree KeyUnited States Ambassador, served under at least six U. S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Dwight D. Eisenhower.

J. Harleston ParkerAmerican architect, founder Parker, Thompson & Rice.

Murray TaylorComposer of “Ten Thousand Men of Harvard”

Stephen Minot WeldScion of the Weld Family of Boston. Schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician.