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Phrateres Beta Chapter Records

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Phrateres. Beta Chapter
Title
Phrateres Beta Chapter Records
Quantity
9.28 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Collection Number
(Accession No. 5412-001)
Summary
Organizational records documenting the University of Washington chapter of a women's service organization
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

Phrateres was an international, democratic, social, and service organization that aimed to "uphold the standards and ideals of the University, to develop a friendly spirit among the women on the campus, and to fufill its motto, 'Famous for Friendliness.'" Phrateres was open to all women who chose membership in one of its sub-chapters and were in regular attendance at the University of Washington, passed a pledge test and earned activity points, and paid the pledge fee. The international organization of Phrateres was founded at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1924. The second chapter, Beta, was installed at the University of Washington on February 18, 1929. The Washington chapter was organized into sub-chapters and the All-Phrateres Cabinet (All-Phrateres officers) and Council (Cabinet, sub-chapter presidents, and chairs of standing committees). The Beta chapter of Phrateres dissolved in the 1970's, but the Phrateres Alumnae Association continues to meet and to award the May Dunn Ward Scholarship.

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership records, programs, handbooks newsletters, photographs, scrapbooks; 1921-2005.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by document type.

Acquisition Information

Received from Mary Jane Steele, May 6, 2005, and Karen Wiese Skullerud, March 29, 2005.

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Women college students--Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Women--Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Phrateres. Beta Chapter--Archives
  • University of Washington. University Archives

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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