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      <titlestmt>
        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha
			 Xi Records 
			 <date encodinganalog="date" normal="1935/1972">1935-1972</date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha
			 Xi Records</titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Patricia M.
			 Gourd </author>
        <sponsor encodinganalog="contributor">Funding for encoding this finding
			 aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
			 Humanities.</sponsor>
      </titlestmt>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Washington State University Libraries 
                Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
        </publisher>
        <date calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date" normal="2012">© 2012</date>
        <address>
          <addressline>Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA</addressline>
          <addressline>(509) 335-6691</addressline>
          <addressline>http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/</addressline>
          <addressline>mascref@wsu.edu</addressline>
        </address>
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      <creation encodinganalog="description">Finding aid encoded by Mark
		  O'English 
		  <date normal="2003">2003</date></creation>
      <langusage>Finding aid written in
		  <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">English</language>.</langusage>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections</corpname>
        <address>
          <addressline>Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA</addressline>
          <addressline>(509) 335-6691</addressline>
          <addressline>http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/</addressline>
          <addressline>mascref@wsu.edu</addressline>
        </address>
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		  406 </unitid>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="100" source="lcnaf" role="creator" rules="aacr2">Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Xi Chapter</corpname>
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		  Alpha Xi Records</unittitle>
      <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f" calendar="gregorian" normal="1935/1972">1935-1972</unitdate>
      <physdesc>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 container.</extent>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 linear feet of shelf space.</extent>
      </physdesc>
      <abstract encodinganalog="520$a">Correspondence, charters, constitutions,
		  financial records, membership lists and applications, and other papers of a
		  service fraternity at Washington State University.</abstract>
      <langmaterial>Collection materials are in
		  <language encodinganalog="546" langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial>
    </did>
    <bioghist encodinganalog="5451_">
      <p>Alpha Phi Omega fraternity was founded nationally in 1925. According
		  to its charter the organization "seeks to develop Leadership, and promote
		  Friendship and provide Service," in accordance with the code of the Boy Scouts
		  of America. Alpha Xi, the W.S.U. chapter of this honorary service fraternity,
		  was established in 1935. </p>
    </bioghist>
    <scopecontent encodinganalog="5202_">
      <p>Included in the records are correspondence, the charter and
		  constitution, receipts, membership lists, pledge ship applications, ephemera,
		  bulletins, and other papers. Although the records span dates from 1935 to 1972,
		  the bulk of the material dates from 1962 to 1968. </p>
    </scopecontent>
    <arrangement encodinganalog="351">
      <p>The records of the Alpha Xi Chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega are
		  arranged in a single series, alphabetically by topic. </p>
    </arrangement>
    <accessrestrict encodinganalog="506">
      <p>This collection is open for research use.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
      <p>[Item Description]. Cage
		406, Alpha Phi Omega,
		  Alpha Xi Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.</p>
    </prefercite>
    <acqinfo encodinganalog="541">
      <p>The records of Alpha Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega were donated to the
		  Washington State University Libraries by the organization through Arthur E.
		  McCartan and Leonard Young on May 4, 1978 (UA 78-11).</p>
    </acqinfo>
    <controlaccess>
      <p>This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
		  catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
		  places should search the catalog using these headings.</p>
      <controlaccess>
        <corpname source="lcnaf" rules="aacr2" role="creator" encodinganalog="610"> Alpha Phi Omega. Alpha Chapter --Archives</corpname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650" rules="scm">Greek letter
			 societies--Washington (State)--Pullman--Records and correspondence</subject>
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      <controlaccess>
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Colleges and Universities</subject>
        <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Washington (State)</subject>
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    </controlaccess>
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      <p>The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
		  the collection.</p>
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        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 1</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Active Applications Sent to
				National Office, </unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">55 items.</extent>
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 2</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Active Members, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">21 items.</extent>
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 3</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Administration Manual</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 4</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Alpha Phi Omega (APO), </unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">21 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 5</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">APO Phone Lists, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">February
				1969</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">9 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 6</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">APO Services, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">36 items.</extent>
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 7</container>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">15 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
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      <c01 level="file">
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Application Blanks-Membership,
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          <physdesc>
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 9</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Applications for Pledgeship,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1956</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">50 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 10</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Banquet, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">February 1,
				1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 11</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Bylaws and Association Articles,
				</unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">6 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 12</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Chapter Doings, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 13</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Chapter Membership Records,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1967-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">38 items.</extent>
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 14</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Computer Readout</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
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        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 15-16</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">15 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 17</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">CUB (receipts), </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1963-1966</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">22 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 18</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Daily Attendance Chart</unittitle>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 19</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Ephemera, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">December 1,
				1964</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">13 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 20</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Initiated Members Applications,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1949-1952</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">6 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 21-24</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Handsome Harry--Sweet Sue,
				</unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1960-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">84 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 25</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Leadership Directory, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1963-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">10 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 26</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Life Membership Application
				Blank</unittitle>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 27-28</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Members, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1935-1969</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">265 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 29</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Membership List, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1951-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">10 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 30</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Membership Transfer Application
				Blank</unittitle>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 31</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Minutes, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">35 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 32</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Miscellaneous (receipts,
				bulletins), </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1963-1965</unitdate>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">27 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 33-37</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">National Convention, </unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">72 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 38</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">National Convention Bulletin,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">December 27-29,
				1970</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">8 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 39</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">National Office, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1969</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">41 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 40</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Notes: Past, </unittitle>
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          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">11 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 41</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Notes: For School Year,
				</unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1964</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">7 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 42</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Official Order Blank</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
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        </did>
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      <c01 level="file">
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 43</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Northwest Sectional Conference
				Delegates' Photograph, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">November 23,
				1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 44</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Pledges, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1966-1978</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">9 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 45</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Pledge Applications</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 46</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Pledge Applications Sent to
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1962-1966</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">58 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 47</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Projects: New Business</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 item.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 48</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Projects: Past Records,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1966-1967</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">14 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 49</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Projects To Do, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1966-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">8 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 50-51</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Receipts, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1962-1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">21 items.</extent>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 52</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Receipts: WSU, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1963-1965</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">43 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 53</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Ritual Manuals</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 54</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Sectional Conference Data,
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          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1964-1965</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">6 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 55</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Sectional Material, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1968</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">32 items.</extent>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 56</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Song Sheets</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">10 items.</extent>
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        </did>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 57</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Sponsor's Constitution</unittitle>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">2 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 58</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Task Forces, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1970-1972</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">4 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <container type="box-folder">1 / 59</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Tax Forms, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1951-1965</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">17 items.</extent>
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      <c01 level="file">
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          <container type="box-folder">1 / 60</container>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Training Aids: New Membership
				Lists, </unittitle>
          <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1968-1970</unitdate>
          <physdesc>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">40 items.</extent>
          </physdesc>
        </did>
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    </dsc>
  </archdesc>
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