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International Student Organization (ISO)

  • US US-IaGG Archives/RG-S-1.13
  • Series
  • 2001 - ?
  • Part of RG-S: Students

Mission Statement: The purpose of the organization shall be: a) To promote international understanding, tolerance, and cooperation among cultures on campus and in the Grinnell community. b) To encourage all students to broaden their horizons and their exposure to international cultures. c) To provide a forum for discussion of current global issues. d) To act as a network group for members during their stay at Grinnell College and elsewhere in the community. Papers span the years of 2001-2004, and will be processed and added to as necessary. Provenance: Transferred to the Grinnell College Archives after 2001.

Pub Club

  • US US-IaGG Archives/RG-S-1.07
  • Series
  • 1971-1986
  • Part of RG-S: Students

The Pub Club existed from 1973-1986 as a non-profit private club, located in Main basement adjacent to Gardner Lounge, having the "primary goal of providing a relaxed, social gathering place for members of the College community...providing a soft atmosphere with low-key entertainment... and serving beer and non-alcoholic beverages." Provenance: John Worley, 1988

A Capella Groups

Materials and recordings of a capella groups, including Con Brio, G-Tones, and Noteworthy

Student Academic Projects: Alumni History Project

  • US US-IaGG Archives/RG-S-2.1
  • Series
  • 1981-1982
  • Part of RG-S: Students

Professor David Jordan organized and directed the project to gather historical information about the college, with special focus on alumni and the influence of Grinnell College on their lives. Students in Mr Jordan's seminars researched college history and conducted oral interviews with alumni who were within geographical areas interveiwers could reach or who came to alumni reunions. This collection consists of the tapes as well as typed transcripts of these interviews arranged alphabetically by alumni names.

Memorabilia

  • Photograph of James Norman Hall, ca. 1940s, 11 " x 14", framed.
  • Photograph (31" x 20") of painting of "The Bounty" by Hub Kawainui Kane (?), 1986. [Shelved in Manuscripts Oversize File drawer, Ms 10.01] [Donated by Nicholas and Nancy Hall Rutgers, 12-87]
  • Postal cards and stamps, Polynesie Francaise, commemorating Hall and Nordhoff 100th anniversary. Framed in native Koa wood. [Donated by Nicholas and Nancy Hall Rutgers, 6-88]
  • Scenes of Tahiti, 2 photographs ca. 10" x 13". "Given to me by James and Sarah Hall" inscribed on verso. [Shelved in Manuscripts Oversize File drawer, Ms. 01.01]
  • Some books by Hall, Nordhoff and Hall, by colleagues, and about the writers, in various translations, are shelved with the manuscripts collections and are not individually cataloged as yet.
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