Arthur T. Vanderbilt letters to Henry Maurice Darling

Collection

Identifier: 2014-018

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The letters housed in this collection are between Vanderbilt and fraternity brother Henry Maurice Darling. The majority of letters discuss the state of Gamma Phi and its ongoings. Of interest is Vanderbilt’s support for the fraternity to consider admitting an African American student into the Wesleyan chapter. Other subjects discussed are the place of fraternities on campus at the time the letters are written. Darling’s responses are not included in this collection. Also of note is a speech Vanderbilt delivered at the anniversary dinner of the Phi Beta Kappa Association in 1951 that was printed in 1953.

Dates

Creation: 1953-1956

Creator

Vanderbilt, Arthur T., 1888-1957 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

Arthur T. Vanderbilt is an alumnus of Wesleyan University and a member of Gamma Phi which is the subject of most of the letters in the collection. After leaving Wesleyan, Vanderbilt attended Columbia Law School. Vanderbilt would go on to serve as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948-1957.