Phi Kappa Phi - Montana State College Chapter Records

Phi Kappa Phi - Montana State College Chapter Records, 1921-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Phi Kappa Phi. Montana State College Chapter.
Title: Phi Kappa Phi - Montana State College Chapter Records
Dates: 1921-1957
19211957
Quantity: 2 linear feet
Collection Number: Accession 71007, MtBC, us (accession)
Summary: The Phi Kappa Phi - Montana State college Chapter Records consist of presidential records, membership lists and correspondence, records of awards programs and financial transactions. The records span the years 1921-1957.
Repository: Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Additional Reference Guides: An alternative form of this finding aid can be found at http://www.lib.montana.edu/collect/spcoll/findaid/acc71007.php
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, and is known as the oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society in the nation. The chapter at Montana State University-Bozeman was founded in 1921 and presided over by Dean E. B. Norris with the intent of bringing the benefits of the Phi Kappa Phi to Montana students and to continue the mission of the Society: "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

These records pertain to the establishment, operation and membership of the Montana State College chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Included herein is an assortment of presidential records, membership lists and correspondence, records of awards programs and financial transactions. The records have been organized into three series dealing with executive operations, membership activity, and a limited number of financial transaction files.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Series 1 Executive records, 1921-1945

Series 2 Membership records, 1921-1955

Series 3 Financial records, 1929-1957

Acquisition Information

Records of the MSC chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society were accessioned by the University Archives in 1971. The records had likely been in the possession of Merrill G. Burlingame, but they had been subject to some water damage regardless of where they had been stored.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2010 March 5

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Executive Records, 1921-1945Return to Top

This series contains the constitution and manual of instruction for the chapter to supplement the initial by-laws and subsequent revisions. Also included are the president's annual reports from 1930 to 1943, and the minutes of chapter meetings spanning the years of 1921 to 1945. The contents are arranged by category and chronologically thereafter.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	President's Annual Reports	1930-1931; 1933-1934
1/2	President's Annual Reports	1934-1945; 1939-1940
1/3	President's Annual Reports	1940-1943
1/4	Deletions from President's Records
1/5	Constitution and Manual of Instruction
1/6	By-Laws
1/7	By-Laws and Revisions
1/8	Minutes of Meetings	1921-1922
1/9	Minutes of Meetings	1922-1923
1/10	Minutes of Meetings	1923-1924
1/11	Minutes of Meetings	1924-1929
1/12	Minutes of Meetings	1930-1934
1/13	Minutes of Meetings	1935-1936
1/14	Minutes of Meetings	1936-1937
1/15	Minutes of Meetings	1937-1939
1/16	Minutes of Meetings	1940-1942
1/17	Minutes of Meetings	1943-1945

Series 2: Membership records, 1921-1955Return to Top

These records pertain exclusively with activities dealing directly with members. Boxes 2 and 3 contain all of the correspondence between the chapter and members from 1921 to 1944 in addition to folders dedicated to general notices and circulation letters. Box 4 contains both the records of membership from 1921 to 1955 and a collection of programs dealing directly with the members such as honors days, assemblies and banquets and awards certificates. Two folders contained in box 5 contain petitions started by members of the chapter. The records have been arranged by category and thereafter by date.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2/1	Correspondence	1921-1922
2/2	Correspondence	1922-1923
2/3	Correspondence	1923-1924
2/4	Correspondence	1925-1926
2/5	Correspondence	1926-1927
2/6	Correspondence	1927-1928; 1928-1929
2/7	Correspondence	1929-1930
2/8	Correspondence	1930-1931
2/9	Correspondence	1931-1932
2/10	Correspondence	1932-1933
2/11	Correspondence	1932-1933
3/1	Correspondence	1933-1934
3/2	Correspondence	1934-1935
3/3	Correspondence	1935-1936
3/4	Correspondence	1936-1937
3/5	Correspondence	1937-1938
3/6	Correspondence	1938-1939
3/7	Correspondence	1939-1940
3/8	Correspondence	1940-1941
3/9	Correspondence	1941-1942
3/10	Correspondence	1942-1943
3/11	Correspondence	1943-1944
3/12	Notices and Form Letters
3/13	Circulation Letters
4/1	Membership Papers	1921-1923
4/2	Membership Papers	1924-1925
4/3	Membership Papers	1926-1929
4/4	Membership Papers	1930-1934
4/5	Membership Papers	1940-1950
4/6	Membership Papers	1951-1952
4/7	Membership Papers	1953-1954
4/8	Membership Papers	1955
4/9	Alumni Membership
4/10	Honor Society Bulletin
4/11	Seniors' Honors Day
4/12	Honors Society Programs
4/13	Honors Day Assembly
4/14	Certificates
4/15	Banquets and Assemblies
4/16	Drafts for National Journal
5/1	Petitions	1922-1930
5/2	Petitions	1922-1930

Series 3: Financial records, 1929-1957Return to Top

Bank account records and other papers pertaining to the financial dealings of the chapter. There are folders for the National Secretary's records, the Treasurer's records, a comprehensive cash book and two folders dedicated to the receipts of transactions at the Commercial National Bank.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
5/3	National Secretary
5/4	Cash Book	1929-1957
5/5	Treasurer's Records
5/6	Commercial National Bank Receipts	1942-1949
5/7	Commercial National Bank Receipts	1942-1949

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