Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 22/11/2/46
American Commons Club
Iowa State University Chapter
Records, 1921-1982, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | American Commons Club. Iowa State University Chapter |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1921-1982, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.84 linear feet (2 document boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 22/11/2/46 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | American Commons Club, Iowa State University Chapter Records, RS 22/11/2/46, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
The American Commons Club was chartered at Iowa State College (University) in 1927 as an alternative to the fraternities on campus. The chapter house was located at 214 Hyland Avenue (Ames, Iowa). The Iowa State Chapter closed in 1936, due to difficulties caused by the Depression. |
Collection description
The collection (1921-1982, n.d.) contains membership lists, newsletters, correspondence, news clippings, and brochures. The records also include several drafts and the notes to the brief history of the club, The Commoners of Iowa State, written in 1979 by Kent Pellet (Iowa State College, 1928), Ed Voss (Denison University, 1950), and Ralph Luebbers (Iowa State College, 1927). |
Organization
The collection is arranged in chronological order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
"Constitution and Bylaws of the American Association of Commons Clubs" |
1921 |
1 |
2 |
News clippings |
1926-1927 |
1 |
3 |
Bomb Yearbook entries |
1927-1933 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence |
1926-1936 |
1 |
5 |
Membership lists |
1927-1979 |
1 |
6 |
Newsletter – American Commoner |
1927-1964 |
1 |
7 |
Correspondence – alumni |
1930-1931 |
1 |
8 |
Correspondence – Cormillus W. Duston |
1936-1938 |
1 |
9 |
Correspondence – Ralph Luebbers |
1950-1979 |
1 |
10 |
Members Manual of the American Commons Club |
1951 |
1 |
11 |
Annual Convention |
1962 |
1 |
12 |
Newsletter – ACC Alumni Opinions |
1963 |
1 |
13 |
Annual Convention |
1964 |
1 |
14 |
Correspondence – Ed Voss |
1966-1979 |
1 |
15 |
Newsletter – Denison Commoner |
1971-1975 |
2 |
1 |
Correspondence – alumni |
1977-1979 |
2 |
2 |
Reunion |
1977 |
2 |
3 |
Commoners of Iowa State – notes |
1977 |
2 |
4 |
Commoners of Iowa State – preliminary draft |
1978 |
2 |
5 |
Commoners of Iowa State – first draft |
1978 |
2 |
6 |
Commoners of Iowa State – second draft |
1978 |
2 |
7 |
Commoners of Iowa State – final draft |
1978 |
2 |
8 |
Commoners of Iowa State |
1979 |
2 |
9 |
News clippings |
1979 |
2 |
10 |
Reunion |
1982 |
2 |
11 |
Brochures |
n.d. |