John Edwin Pomfret
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John Edwin Pomfret was the twentieth president of the College of William & Mary, serving from 1942 to 1951. Pomfret was forced to resign in 1951 as a result of a grade changing scandal with the College's football team. His papers from his time as president can be found at the Special Collections Research Center at the College of William and Mary
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College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
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Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa (member of senate, 1943-55; vice-president, United Chapters, 1946-51)
- Pi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
- American Antiquarian SocietyAmerican Antiquarian SocietyThe American Antiquarian Society , located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American History and culture. Its main building, known also as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
- Massachusetts Historical SocietyMassachusetts Historical SocietyThe Massachusetts Historical Society is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history...
- Franklin Inn Club (Philadelphia)
- Sunset Club (Los Angeles)
- Twilight ClubTwilight ClubThe Twilight Club is an organization which was founded by Charles Wingate in the late 19th century with the intention of countering the moral decline of society by bolstering spiritual and ethical awareness. The Twilight Club was inspired by the British philosopher Herbert Spencer...
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