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Thomas Chambers and Anne Riley, 1962

Thomas Chambers and Anne Riley, 1962
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Thomas Chambers (right) and Anne Riley pose in front of MIT's Great Dome, 1962.

Thomas Chambers was Head Porter for dormitories (East Campus) from 1924 to 1965 and became President of the MIT Quarter Century Club in 1957.

Friends of many alumni are outgoing chairman of the M.I.T. Silver Club, Anne Riley, and the president of the Quarter Century Club, Tom Chambers. Miss Riley now works for F. Leroy Foster, '25, and Mr. Chambers has been custodian at East Campus ever since he came to work for M.I.T. in 1924.

Technology Review, June 1962, p. 57

MIT Quarter Century Club

The MIT Quarter Century Club was founded in 1950 by a group of men from among the hourly personnel who had completed 25 years of service with the Institute. The purpose of the Club was to provide an opportunity for the members to meet and socialize. In 1970, membership was expanded to include faculty and all staffs and in 1978 became an Institute administrative department.

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