Series 9: Visiting scholars, 1938-

Series — Multiple Containers

Staff Only

Contents Note

From the Record Group:

This collection contains the records of the Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Minnesota Chapter at St. Catherine Universit. The earliest documents, dating from 1921-1938, relate to the initial application to Phi Beta Kappa and the subsequent installation of the chapter. Other records, dating from 1938 to the present day, include meeting agendas and minutes, committee meeting minutes, financial records, membership lists, and publicity pertaining to the chapter's activities.

Items of note include governing documents, such as drafts of the chapter's constitution; details on speakers who visited the campus as part of Phi Beta Kappa's Visiting Scholars program; and the membership register that contains signatures of initiates from 1938 to the present day.

Dates

1938-

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Record Group: 5.5 Linear Feet (13 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

Visiting Scholars Information and List (Alphabetical)

Each folder includes correspondence with the specific Visiting Scholar. Materials include memos, photographs, biographical information, and other ephemera regarding the individual and their visit. Visiting Scholars of note include Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Abigail Mcarthy, Senator Eugene McCarthy, and author May Sarton.

Visiting Scholars with no corresponding folder: *Boyle, Marbury, 1938 *Clapesattle, Helen, 1942 *Colwell, James, 1953 *Iswolsky, Helen, 1943 *McCoy, Charles (Rev.), 1941 *McHugh, Sr. Antonia, 1938 *McMahon, Francis, 1949 *Walter, Frank, 1941 *Webster, Margaret, 1954