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Phi Beta Kappa Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0051.0023

Scope and Contents

This records group is comprised of materials related to the UNCG chapter (Epsilon) of Phi Beta Kappa, including, but not limited to: correspondence, records of officers, by-laws, memberships lists, course information, minutes, treasurer's book, and a scrapbook. The materials date from 1931-2006.

Dates

  • 1931-2006

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information. Please see our Sensitive Materials Statement.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the oldest honor society in the United States for undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences. Established in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, the Society has played an important part in the intellectual history of the nation for more than two hundred years, and has counted among its members leading scholars, justices of the Supreme Court, business leaders and others. The Society publishes an academic journal, The American Scholar, which takes its name from the address delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson to the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Harvard University on August 31, 1837.

The North Carolina Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro early in 1934.

Extent

5.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the oldest honor society in the United States for undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences.

The North Carolina Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro early in 1934.

This records group is comprised of materials related to the UNCG chapter (Epsilon) of Phi Beta Kappa, including, but not limited to: correspondence, records of officers, by-laws, memberships lists, course information, minutes, and a scrapbook. The materials date from 1931-2006.

Arrangement Note

Materials have been maintained in the order in which they were received.

Method of Acquisition

Records were transferred from the society.

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Title
Phi Beta Kappa Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina Records
Author
Scott Hinshaw & Victoria Starbuck
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
P.O. Box 26170
320 College Ave.
Greensboro NC 27402-6170 US
336-334-5246