2018 February 27 - Received new materials [18.011.A]
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The Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Alpha of Oregon became the first chapter in the state of Oregon in 1923. Although three private schools in Oregon now have chapters, the University of Oregon still has the only Phi Beta Kappa chapter in the public Oregon University System. The Phi Beta Kappa Society honors students whose undergraduate academic records fulfill the objectives of a liberal arts education.
[Source: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Oregon Chapter, University of Oregon website: http://pages.uoregon.edu/pbk/Phi_Beta_Kappa_at_the_University_of_Oregon/Home.html]
Collection contains records from Phi Beta Kappa, Oregon Alpha Chapter from 1903-1993.
The collection is organized by accession. Information below is not comprehensive.
Accession 10021.A: meeting minutes and bulletins, 1916-1945.
Accession 1996.400.A: secretary's book which includes meeting minutes, 1929-1948.
Accessions 10651.A : Committee meeting minutes and reports, Triennial Council files, annual reports, program files, a history of Phi Beta Kappa, and membership information, 1923-1974.
Accession 2002s.264: Committee meeting minutes and reports, Triennial Council files, annual reports, program files, a history of Phi Beta Kappa, and membership information, 1923-1974.
Accession 2001.20.A: Phi Beta Kappa meeting minutes, Assembly and University Lectures Committee meeting files, membership plaque, 1978-1979.
Accession 15.106.A: Correspondence, committee reports to members, and by laws.