NTDMG5751.xml Guide to the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Membership Shingle1914 Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Membership Shingle Finding aid prepared by Julie Monroe University of Idaho Library © June 2012 Finding aid encoded by Laura Guedes2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives MG 5751 University of Idaho. Library. Special Collections Dept. Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Membership Shingle 1914 1 item Membership shingle awarded to James Wilson Gwinn, Gamma Gamma chapter, Beta Theta Pi fraternity, University of Idaho. This collection is in English. Historical Note

James Wilson Gwinn attended the University of Idaho in Moscow from 1908 to 1911 when he was graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering. As a student, Gwinn participated in extracurricular activities and was a member of Theta Mu Epsilon, a local fraternity.

According to the donor of the shingle, Gwinn’s grandson Bruce E. Perkins, Beta Theta Pi, a national fraternity, awarded membership shingles to members of Theta Mu Epsilon in 1914 when they decided to join the Beta Theta Pi organization.

The collection consists of a single membership shingle: a plain white card measuring 6¼ inches wide by 8½ inches high. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s coat of arms is engraved in the center of the upper portion of the shingle. The member’s full name, James Wilson Gwinn, and the date of his initiation, September 14, 1914, are handwritten in ink in the middle. The Gamma Gamma Chapter Seal is imprinted in red wax on the bottom left corner of the shingle.

The manuscript group is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Membership Shingle, MG 5751, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Bruce E. Perkins donated the shingle to Special Collections and Archives via J. Gary Post in June 2012.

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.

Gwinn, James Wilson. University of Idaho. Beta Theta Pi. Colleges and Universities Moscow