Phi Beta Kappa records, 1924-1976
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Phi Beta Kappa records, 1924-1976
- Creator
- Phi Beta Kappa (University of Kentucky)
- Extent
- 9.21 cubic feet (32 boxes)
- Subjects
- University of Kentucky.
- Epsilon Beta Phi.
- Phi Beta Kappa.
- Lexington (Ky.)
- Student organizations -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- College students -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged by subject in three series: Correspondence General, 1926-1972 National Headquarters, 1927-1971 Nomination and Acceptance, 1926-1970 Chapter Materials, Publications, and Photographs Minutes Chapter Records Publications Photographs Additional Materials Financial and Student Records Finances Student Records
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The University of Kentucky chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society, was founded in 1926. The founding fathers included University President Frank McVey and eleven professors, among whom were Lynn McMullen, James Miner, Wendell Stevenson, Glanville Terrell and Charles Turck. The chapter was an outgrowth of the local honor society Epsilon Beta Phi.
- An unusual action on the part of Phi Beta Kappa was the acceptance en masse of the members of the local honor society. Seventy-four persons were listed as foundational members. Among these illustrious persons were Ollie Depew, Margaret I. King, Thomas Hunt Morgan, John L. Patterson, W. Hugh Peal, Richard C. Stoll and William S. Webb. Later members would include Paul Boyd, William D. Funkhouser, Niel Plummer, L. L. Dantzler, alumni member Herman L. Donovan, and honorary member William H. Townsend.
- Scope and Content
- The Phi Beta Kappa records consist of material from the Alpha chapter covering the period 1927-1976. It includes general correspondence, chapter minutes, nomination and acceptance letters, correspondence with National headquarters, and chapter material such as rituals, initiation books, regulations, and by-laws. Of particular interest are the files dealing with the foundation of the Alpha chapter in Lexington and the secretary's files concerning the selection and approval of other chapters. There are also photographs and newspaper clippings. The chapter's photograph album is wrapped separately.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence
The Correspondence series contains letters, memos, and other forms of communication related to the UK chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. This series includes correspondence of students and faculty within the chapter, between the chapter and the national headquarters, and between the chapter and potential members. This correspondence provides insight into how decisions and policies have been made within Phi Beta Kappa over several decades both on the chapter and national level.
General, 1926-1976
1924
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937-1938
1939
1940
1941-1944
1945-1946
1947-1949
1949-1952
1950-1951
1951-1952
1952-1953
1954-1955
1956-1957
1958
1959
1960-1961
1962-1963
1964-1965
1966
1967
1968-1969
1970
1970-1974
1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976
undated
miscellaneous
National Headquarters, 1927-1971
1927-1930
1931-1933
1934-1936
1937-1938
1939-1940
1941-1944
1945-1946
1947-1949
1950-1952
1953-1954
1955-1956
1957-1958
1959-1961
1962-1965
1966
1967-1968
1969
1970
1971
Nomination and Acceptance, 1926-1976
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1942
1946
1947
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1967-1969
1969
1969-1970
1970
1976
Chapter Materials, Publications, and Photographs
The Chapter Materials, Publications, and Photographs series contains a variety of materials from the UK chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition to the decades worth of minutes, there are materials saved by the chapter as "Chapter Records" that include files that reflect the makeup of the organization as well as papers related to chapter events and goings-on. The photographs in this series are primarily headshots of chapter members. The Chapter Photograph Album contains photographs of a number of significant University of Kentucky figures including University Presidents McVey and Donovan.
Minutes
1925-1930; Constitution; By-Laws
1930-1934
1934-1936
1937-1939
1940-1946
1947-1950
1950-1954 (Carbons)
1951-1957
1958-1960
1961-1962
1963-1965
1966-1967
1968-1970
1971-1972
Minutes, 1926-1936 (bound)
Minutes, 1937-1946 (bound)
Chapter Records
Secretary's Book, 1926-1936
Secretary's Files - Chapter Selection, 1926
Secretary's Files - Chapter Selection, 1929
Secretary's Files - Chapter Selection, 1930
Secretary's Files - Chapter Selection, 1931
Secretary's Files - Relations with other Chapters, 1930-
Secretary's Files - Relations with other Chapters, 1932-
Chapter Selection, 1929-1932
Chapter Selection, 1949
Chapter Selection, 1955
Chapter Selection, 1958
Chapter Records, 1926
Chapter Records, 1927-1931
Chapter Records, 1932-1935
Chapter Records, 1936
Chapter Records, 1937
Chapter Records, 1938
Chapter Records, 1939
Chapter Records, 1940
Chapter Records, 1941-1951
Chapter Records, 1952-1955
Chapter Records, 1956-1960
Chapter Records, 1961-1966
Chapter Records, 1967-1969
Chapter Records, 1970-1972
Chapter Rolls, 1943-1948
Chapter Rolls, 1949-1955
Annual Reports for National Headquarters, 1940-54
Annual Reports for National Headquarters, 1955-75
Visiting Scholar, 1960-1962
Visiting Scholar, 1963-1964
Visiting Scholar, 1965-1967
Visiting Scholar, 1968-1969
Visiting Scholar, 1970-1972
Visiting Scholar, 1971-1972
Committee on Membership, 1929
Committee on Membership, 1930
Committee on Membership, 1931
Committee on Membership, 1933
Committee on Membership, 1934
Committee on Membership, 1935
Committee on Membership, 1954-1957
Publications
Phi Beta Kappa Key and Key Reporter, 1931-1959
Publications of National Headquarters
Phi Beta Kappa Publications, 1926-1950(?)
Delegate's Manual, 18th Triennial Council, 1934
Delegate's Manual, 18th Triennial Council, 1949
Delegate's Manual, 18th Triennial Council, 1955
Delegate's Manual, 18th Triennial Council, 1958
Delegate's Manual, 29th Triennial Council, 1970
A Handbook for New Members
The Insignia of Phi Beta Kappa
Manual for Chapter Officers, 1958
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1931
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1932
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1932-1937
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1933
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1936
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1937
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1939
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1940
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1950
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1951
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1952
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1953
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1954
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1955
Phi Beta Kappa Bulletin, 1968
Photographs
Photographs, 1951-1952
Photographs, 1957
Photographs, 1958
Photographs, 1959
Photographs, 1960
Photographs, 1961
Photographs, 1962
Photographs, 1965
Photographs, 1966
Photographs, 1967
Photographs, 1968
Photographs, 1969
Photographs, 1970
Photographs, miscellaneous and undated
Chapter Photograph Album
Additional Materials
Epsilon Beta Phi (Precursor to fbp), 1937
Beginnings of Kentucky Chapter, 1922-1926
Member Update Newsletter, 1928
Central Kentucky Phi Beta Kappa Association business, 1924-1933
Initiation Books
Rituals
Constitution and By-Laws, Alpha of Kentucky Chapter
Constitution and By-Laws, National
Resolutions, Reports, Committees, etc., 1927-1948
Chapter Officers, 1926-1954
Council Affairs (national)
Council, 1952
Clippings, 1924-70
Clippings, 1926; Membership information
Election Procedures
Course Accrediting and election to Membership
By-Laws, 1950
Key Order Forms
Certificates (unclaimed)
Certificates (blank)
Contact Lists
Chapter Rolls (National)
National Policy Statements and Guidelines
Creative Writing Award Studies, 1953
Manchester Speech, 1958
Thirty-eighth Annual Banquet, 1963
Thirty-ninth Annual Banquet and Initiation, 1964-1965
Initiation Programs
Who's Who, 1928
Who's Who, 1930 (completed forms)
Who's Who, 1933 (completed forms)
Who's Who, 1935 (completed forms)
Who's Who, 1931-1935
Annual Addresses, Lectures, etc.
Initiation Pledges, 1962
Initiation Pledges, undated
By-Laws and Reports, 1971-73
Programs, 1926-1975
Programs, 1926-1975
Miscellaneous, 1926-1935
Miscellaneous, 1936-1975
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Rubber Stamp
Financial and Student Records
The Financial and Student Records series contains materials related to the financial business of the UK chapter. Included are check registers, receipts, and financial reports. This series also contains a large number of information sheets regarding individuals applying for membership in Phi Beta Kappa at UK.
Finances
Checkbooks, 1927-1951
Finances, 1927-1938
Finances, 1939-1941
Finances, 1942-1944
Finances, 1945-1946
Finances, 1947
Finances, 1948
Finances, 1949
Finances, 1950
Finances, 1951
Finances, 1952
Finances, Triennial Meeting, September 1952
Finances, 1952
Finances, 1954-1956
Finances, 1957-1958
Finances, 1959-1960
Checkbook, 1959-1968
Finances, 1961-1963
Finances, 1964-1967
Finances, 1966-1971
Checkbook, 1968-1971
Finances, 1970-1971
Student Records
Student Records for Consideration, 1953
Student Records for Consideration, 1954
Student Records for Consideration, 1955
Student Records for Consideration, 1956
Student Records for Consideration, spring1960
Initiate Information Forms, 1957
Student Records for Consideration, fall 1960
Student Records for Consideration, 1961
Student Records for Consideration, spring 1961
Student Records for Consideration, fall 1961
Student Records for Consideration, spring 1962
Student Records for Consideration, fall 1962
Student Records for Consideration, spring1963
Student Records for Consideration (A-H), fall 1963
Student Records for Consideration (I-Z), fall 1963
Student Records for Consideration, spring 1964
Student Records for Consideration, fall 1964
Student Records for Consideration, spring 1965
Student Records for Consideration (Initiates), 1965
Student Records for Consideration, fall 1965
Student Records for Consideration, spring 1966
Student Records and Blank Forms, 1966-1967
Student Records for (Initiates), 1967
Student Records for Consideration, 1967
Student Records for Consideration, 1968
Student Records for Consideration, 1972-1973
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