The Other Club records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3720

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains records, scrapbooks, and photographs of The Other Club, a debate society on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that encourages discussion "in a mature and academic atmosphere." Its members include some of the most well-known on campus whose diverse backgrounds contribute to its prestige. Named after a dinner and debate society in London, England, founded by Winston Churchill in 1911, the club at UA is actually modeled after the Arnold and Brackenbury Society at Balliol College in Oxford University.

Dates

Creation: 1992-2010

Creator

Other Club (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Other Club is a debate society on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that encourages discussion "in a mature and academic atmosphere." Its members include some of the most well-known on campus whose diverse backgrounds contribute to its prestige. Named after a dinner and debate society in London, England, founded by Winston Churchill in 1911, the club at UA is actually modeled after the Arnold and Brackenbury Society at Balliol College in Oxford University.

Extent

2.4 Linear Feet (scrapbooks and minutes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records, scrapbooks, and photographs of The Other Club, a debate society on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Provenance

gift of Russell Bryant, 2013; additional gift of the UA Advancement Office, 2013

General

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