Haverford College Rules for Freshmen collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of "Rules for Freshmen" made by the Haverford College Classes of 1899, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1931 at the start of their sophomore years. There is also one undated set of rules. All of the rules are professionally printed, many on paper the size of a small poster. The rules written by the Class of 1931 are a photocopy of the original document. Many of the rules are similar between years, notable repeats being the "no hissing" rule and the rules that require freshmen to give precedence to upperclassmen.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1932
Creator
- Haverford College. Class of 1899 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1906 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1907 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1908 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1909 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1910 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1903 (Organization)
- Haverford College. Class of 1931 (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Historical Note
"Rules for Freshmen" was a tradition amongst Haverford sophomores. They are a large list of rules made by the sophomores for the new freshmen in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They were written at the beginning of the school year in the fall. The rules detailed things that the freshmen could and couldn't do, all dictated by the sophomores.
Extent
12 items (1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of "Rules for Freshmen" made by the Haverford College Classes of 1899, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1931 at the start of their sophomore years. There is also one undated set of rules.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically within the folder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The rules for Class of 1909, and rules for Class of 1910, and one set of rules for the Class of 1908 were donated by Francis R. Taylor on September 25, 1944. Taylor was a member of the Haverford College Class of 1906.
Processing Information
Processed by Rachel McQueen, completed December 2023.
- Title
- Haverford College Rules for Freshmen collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rachel McQueen
- Date
- December, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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