Pundits, Yale University, records

Collection

Call Number: RU 308

Scope and Contents

The records consist of correspondence, photographs, pledge sheets, clippings, and miscellaneous files documenting the endeavors of the Yale Pundits.

Dates

1884-2016

Creator

Yale University. Pundits

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the records is restricted. Written permission of president of organization required.

Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records were transferred from the Pundits, 1996-2010 and 2015-2016.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by accession.

Extent

11.58 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

48.9 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0308

Additional Description

Abstract

The records consist of correspondence, photographs, pledge sheets, clippings, and miscellaneous files documenting the endeavors of the Yale Pundits.

Biographical / Historical

The Pundits was founded in 1884 by members of the Class of 1887 and survived for one year. It appeared again in 1899, 1903, and in 1994. The plan of its meetings called for the chosen writer "to set up an ideal as an idol," which the other members were to demolish if possible. One of their first deeds was the establishment of a prize for an essay "on some need of the College and how it may be supplied, or on some tendency of a feature contrary to the welfare of the College, and how it may best be amended." Like its predecessors, the Pundits plan and execute pranks directed toward other Yale clubs, societies, and organizations.