Guide to the Stanford Eating Clubs Records
Daniel Hartwig & Jenny Johnson
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
September 2012
Copyright © 2012 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Overview
Call Number: SC1054
Creator:
Stanford Eating Clubs.
Title: Stanford Eating Clubs records
Dates: 1922-2000
Physical Description:
6 Linear feet (7 boxes)
Summary: The materials consist of meeting minutes, reports, financial ledgers, photographs, ephemera, and newsletters documenting the
activities of the Stanford Eating Clubs.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
The materials were a gift of Nick Peters, 2011.
Information about Access
Open for research use.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
[identification of item], Stanford Eating Clubs Records (SC1054). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
The Stanford Eating Clubs, also known as the Toyon Eating Clubs, were founded in 1892, making them the oldest student managed
group on the Stanford University campus. They were originally formed by congenial bands of like-minded men who were unhappy
with the food and service offered by the University-sponsored Stanford Inn. Even before the first Club was formed, some students
were eating at the mess hall of "The Camp," a crude barrack community built on the site of the student union. It was here,
in 1894, that the first Club — Brookfarm Eating Club — was founded. Brookfarm lasted only one year, but it was a beginning,
and the "eating club" concept continued to grow. Other co-operative eating groups were formed at "The Camp" and in nearby
Palo Alto and Mayfield (now the California Avenue area of Palo Alto). "The Camp" was closed in 1902, but it didn't dampen
the Club spirit, and the leading students of those days continued to trek off campus three times a day for their meals. In
1907 several of the Clubs with houses in College Terrace — Snell, Welakahao, Marchmount, and Entre Nous — banded together
to form the Terrace Club. With one exception, these Clubs all subsequently disbanded. Entre Nous, however, founded in 1901,
became the first of the seven present Clubs. The name was changed to Los Arcos in 1922. In 1909, Breakers Club was organized
in a small cottage on Stanford Avenue near its intersection with Escondido Road. Breakers remained there for one year before
moving to the Frenchman's House, located on Escondido Road. El Campo and El Toro were also founded in these early years of
the century. In the fall of 1912, the "Little Quad" was completed and Breakers, El Campo, and El Toro moved into this small
U-shaped building next to Encina Hall near the present Club building.
By the 1950s, the all-male Eating Clubs had become an alternative to the fraternity system. The eating clubs were abolished
in 2009-2010. A new dining hall, "Linx," was established in favor of the eating clubs, and Toyon students are part of the
campus meal plan system.
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of meeting minutes, reports, financial ledgers, photographs, ephemera, and newsletters documenting the
activities of the Stanford Eating Clubs.
Access Terms
Stanford University--Student life..
Stanford University--Students.
College students.
Education--Societies, etc.
Stanford University--Eating clubs.
Student activities.
Students--Societies, etc.
Collection Contents
Box 1
Report of the Interclub Manager
1953-1954
Box 1
El Cuadro, Annaul Report of the Business Manager
1954-1955
Box 1
El Tigre Club ledger
1952-1957
Box 1
Report of the Interclub Manger
1961-1962
Box 1
President's Report
1972-1973
Box 1
General Manger's log book
1983
Box 2, Folder 2
101st Anniversary
1995 Aug
Box 2, Folder 3
El Toro newsletter
1956-1976
Box 2, Folder 4
Articles of Incorporation
Undated
Box 2, Folder 8
Current status of Eating Clubs
2000 Oct 21
Box 2, Folder 22-23
"The Stanford Eating Clubs: The First 100 Years"
Box 3
El Toro member journal, check register, receipts
Box 3
El Toro Club ledger
circa 1922-1943
Scope and Content Note
Includes minutes, member ship lists, expenses, etc.
Box 3
Stanford Eating Clubs general ledger
1981-1982
Scope and Content Note
Includes assets, liabilities, funds, income, expenses, etc.
Box 4
El Cuadro photograph album
circa 1920s-1961
Box 5
Loose scrapbook and photograph album pages
Accession ARCH.2013-003
Additional Material
Box 1
Two exhibit posters with text and photographs about history of Stanford Eating Clubs, co-authored by Matt Pozos and Nick Peters
1995
Accession ARCH.2013-015
Additional Material
Scope and Content Note
This accession contains the Stanford Eating Clubs Alumni roster as well as recipes and stories contributed by alumni.
Box 1, Folder 1
SEC Alum Master List
Physical Description:
2 computer media
Box 1, Folder 2
Stanford Eating Clubs Alumni Contacts (1 of 2)
Box 1, Folder 3
Stanford Eating Clubs Alumni Contacts (2 of 2)
