Erodelphian Society Collection

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Erodelphian Society
Title: Erodelphian Society Collection
Dates: 1880-1899 (inclusive)
18801899
Quantity: .3 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number: OLPa079ERO
Summary: The official records of the Erodelphian Society, a female student literary society at Albany College (Oregon).
Repository: Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical Note

Founded in 1871, the Erodolphian Society was a female student group at Albany College. The Erodelphian Society was named after a similar society at Muskingum College, Ohio at the recommendation of Elizabeth Irvine, a faculty advisor to the group. The Erodelphian Society maintained a library of 250 volumes, which included reference works and English classics. The group also sponsored lectures, and entertainment, organized community service projects, and edited two literary newspapers, the Messenger (1873-1875) and The Echo (1875-1880). Weekly programs consisted of essays, recitations, public speaking drills, and debate. When Albany College moved to Portland and became Lewis & Clark College in 1941, the Erodelphian Society was maintained as a senior women's honor society. The Society was renamed as the Sacajaweans in 1960.

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Content Description

Constitution, minutes, and membership lists.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Erodelphian Society Collection (OLPa079ERO), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

College Archives

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904

Container: Box
- Description: Constitution
  
  Dates: 1871
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.1a
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes and membership lists
  
  Dates: November 1871-December 1876
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.1
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes and membership lists
  
  Dates: March 1877-April 1881
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.2
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes (1st draft)
  
  Dates: January 1881-November 1882
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.3
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes and membership lists
  
  Dates: April 1881-April 1882
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.4
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes
  
  Dates: April 1882-March 1884
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.5
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes
  
  Dates: November 1882-March 1887
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.6
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Treasurer's reports
  
  Dates: 1871-1884
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.7
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Roll book
  
  Dates: 1882-1904
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.8
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Roll book
  
  Dates: 1891-1907
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.9
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904
- Description: Minutes
  
  Dates: October 1902-April 1904
  
  Container: File M.V.i.1.c.10
  
  Location: Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904

Erodelphian Society Collection, 1880-1899

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative Information

Location of Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

Box M.V.i.1.a - M.v.i.1.d, 1871-1904

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