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Collection Overview
Title: Hus-skiers and Outing Club records
Dates:1942-1998
Location:29/4
Call Number:A48
Volume:1.70 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Scope and Content Abstract:The collection spans 1942-1998 (bulk dates, 1973-1993) and documents the daily administration and programs of Northeastern University's Hus-skiers and Outing Club. The collection also documents trips sponsored by the club, as well as the building and operation of Brown Memorial Lodge. In addition, the collection contains incomplete runs of the club's two publications.
Historical Abstract:In December 1941, William W. Robinson and Gordon H. Brown began a ski club at Northeastern University known as the Hus-skiers. Over the years, the Hus-skiers became more involved in other outdoor activities, and "Outing Club" was added to the group's name. In 1971, the club built the Brown Memorial Lodge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The club usually maintains a membership of about 200 undergraduates, 30 of which are considered active members. There is also a loosely organized Alumni Club for graduates.
Arrangement:Organized into 4 series: 1. Administrative Files; 2. Lodge Files; 3. Trip Files; and 4. Publications.
Subjects and Contributors:
  • Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Huskies Outing Club.

  • Activities, Students.
  • Athletic clubs.
  • Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Skiing.
  • Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Sports.
  • Sports facilities--Winter sports facilities.
  • Students--Recreation.
Restrictions:Records are closed for 25 years from the date of their creation unless researchers have written permission from the creating office.
Processor:Finding aid prepared by Stein Helmrich, April 2001

Historical Note

In December 1941, William W. Robinson and Gordon H. Brown began a ski club at Northeastern University known as the Hus-skiers.  Today Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club is one of Northeastern's oldest recognized student organizations.  The Hus-skiers first constitution and by-laws were written by Thorton S. Cody, class of 1945, on January 15, 1942 and approved that same day by co-presidents Gordon H. Brown and William W. Robinson.  Over the years, the Hus-skiers became more involved in other outdoor activities so "Outing Club" was added to the group's name. The purpose of the group is to provide an opportunity for students, faculty, and alumni of Northeastern to take part in outdoor activities, such as skiing and hiking, with a group.  In 1971 Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club, using solely student raised funds, built a ski lodge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  Brown Memorial Lodge, known as The Lodge, is located just north of Mount Washington on the edge of White Mountain National Forest.  Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club usually maintains a membership of about 200 undergraduates, 30 of which are deemed to be active members. There is also a loosely organized Alumni Club for graduates.
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Series:
1. Administrative Files, 1942-1996
Volume:0.50 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical
Summary:

This series includes several versions of the Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club Constitution and By-Laws, and other club rules and regulations. It also includes the president's log of 1973, which is a daily diary, and is interleaved with related documents.  Also included are meeting minutes, 1989-1993, correspondence, financial documents, and activity request forms.

This series also contains documents relating to the ski team, including certificates of membership, receipts of dues paid to the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association, rules and regulations regarding the conference in which the ski teams participated, and Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club ski team training programs.  Finally the series contains documents related to individual members, including membership applications (1990-1996 with the exception of 1994), and two surveys: a member survey and an alumni questionnaire.
BoxTitleDate
1Alumni Questionnairen.d.
1Constitution, By-Laws, and Amendmentsn.d., 1942, 1960, 1970, 1979, 1986
1Correspondence1974-1994
1Executive Board Meeting Notes1977-1978
1Financial Documents1969-1975
1Member Quarterly Evaluation Sheet and Directional Survey1975
1Membership Applications (7 folders)1990-1996
1Minutes10/4/1989-2/17/1993
1Northeastern Ski Team1960-1963
1Presidents Log (3 folders)1964-1965, 1973
1United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association1954-1963
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Series:
2. Lodge Files, 1970-1998
Volume:0.50 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical
Summary:

This series includes receipts, manuals, contribution lists, rules and regulations, and the lease and insurance documents of the Lodge. Also included is a Lodge Committee notebook spanning 1981-1988, which contains committee members names and telephone numbers, financial information, committee meeting minutes, and other information related to the running of the Lodge.

Also in the series are the yearly accumulations of records related to the Lodge, 1970-1981, which include trip reports, receipts, and meeting minutes; and there are copies of the Lodge Diary, 1972-1995 with gaps, in which everyone visiting the Lodge wrote their thoughts.
BoxTitleDate
1Financial Documents1970-1971, 1996-1998
1General1993-1997
1Lodge Committee Notebook1981-1988
1Lodge Diary (5 folders)1972-1979, 1994-1995
1Lodge Records (14 folders)1970-1982
1Photographs1984
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Series:
3. Trip Files, 1982-1994
Volume:0.35 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical
Summary:

This series documents the trips taken by the group over a twelve year span, 1982 through 1994, and includes initial trip sign-up sheets, liability waiver forms, and post-trip reports.
BoxTitleDate
2Release Forms (3 folders)n.d., 1988-1994
2Reportsn.d., 1982-1993
2Sign-up Sheetsn.d., 1983-1992
2Trips1983-1993
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Series:
4. Publications, 1973-1996
Volume:0.35 cubic ft.
Arrangement:

Alphabetical
Summary:

This series contains the publications of  Northeastern University Hus-skiers and Outing Club:  NUHOC Update, 1973-1979 with gaps, and Excelsior, 1976-1996 with gaps.  Of note are several special editions, in particular the Special Club 40 Year and Lodge 10 Year Anniversary Edition, 1981, and the Lodge 25th Anniversary Edition, 1996.
BoxTitleDate
Excelsior
31975: Spring1975
31976: Spring1976
31977: Spring, Special Freshmen Edition1977
31978: Winter, Spring, Fall1978
31979: Fall1979
31980: Winter, Spring, Fall1980
31981: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Special Summer-Fall Freshmen Edition, Special Club 40 Year And Lodge 10 Year Anniversary Edition1981
31982: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall1982
31983: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall1983
31984: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Special Fall Freshmen Edition1984
31985: Spring1985
31986: Winter, Summer, Fall1986
31987: Winter, Summer1987
31988: Spring1988
31989: Winter, Fall1989
31990: Fall1990
31996: Special Summer 25 Year Lodge Anniversary1996
3NUHOC Updaten.d., 1973-1979
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