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A.D. Club

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A.D. Club
Founded1865; 159 years ago (1865)
Harvard University
TypeFinal club
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeLocal
Chapters1
Headquarters1 Plympton Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
Websitewww.oneplymptonpreservation.org
A.D. Club entryway detail

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.[1] It held its first open punch or rush session in 2017.[1]

Clubhouse

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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.[2]

Notable members

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  • Robert Bacon - American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State.[3]
  • James Blake — Professional tennis player, reached a high of number 4 in the world.[4]
  • Benjamin C. Bradlee — Executive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal.[5]
  • Charles William Eliot — American academic and President of Harvard University.[6]
  • Francis Ellis — Barstool Sports blogger and comedian
  • Manning Ferguson Force — was a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War.[6]
  • Charles Edward Grinnell — clergyman, lawyer, and writer.
  • Henry Lee Higginson — Noted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra.[6]
  • 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.
  • J. Harleston Parker — American architect, founder Parker, Thompson & Rice.[6]
  • Murray Taylor — Composer of "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"[6]
  • Stephen Minot Weld — Scion of the Weld Family of Boston. Schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fahs, C. Ramsey (March 31, 2016). "A.D. Club to Host 'Open' Punch Process, Mandate Sexual Assault Training". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ Cambridge Historical Commission, "City of Cambridge, Landmarks and Other Protected Properties" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2009.
  3. ^ "Robert Bacon - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". History.state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | Sports". Thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  5. ^ "The Men's Final Clubs | Flyby | the Harvard Crimson". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. ^ a b c d e f A.D. Club, . The A.D. Club Of Harvard University, 1837-1889 (1889). Kessinger Publishing, 2009.
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