Mendel Club

File — Box: RG15-01A-ACAD-025

Identifier: RG15-01A-ACAD

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

This record group documents student organizations at the College throughout its history with the earliest materials dating to 1848. Records of these organizations are arranged into the following eleven series: Academic Organizations; Arts Organizations; Campus Service Organizations; Club Sports and Recreational Organizations; Media Organizations; Multicultural Organizations; Peer Education Organizations; Philanthropic Organizations; Pre-Professional Organizations; Religious Organizations and Special Interest Organizations. Within each series, individual clubs and organizations are arranged in alphabetical order.

Dates

Creation: 1848-2024

Conditions Governing Access

Consult with Archivist

Historical Note

The Mendel Club of Holy Cross College was founded in the early 1900s with the purpose of sustaining and promoting an interest in biological and medical sciences, connecting current club students with medical alumni, and sponsoring social events. The club was "named in honor of Abbe Mendel, Father of Modern Genetics and Heredity." The organization was also renamed as the Mendel Academy circa 1928 with the purpose of concentrating on academics and removing all social activities previously focused on by the club.