Quill and Dagger Society records

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Identifier: 37-6-1697

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Scope and content

The Quill and Dagger Society records (1897-2022, bulk 1957-2017) contains historical documents, administrative materials, correspondence, induction materials, tapping class materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Quill and Dagger Society and the Quill and Dagger Alumni Association. The collection also contains published items, including copies of Quill and Dagger – A History, copies of The Quill and initiation banquet programs, including the 1897 program written in cryptography.

Dates

1897 - 2022
Majority of material found within 1957 - 2017

Creator

Quill and Dagger Society (Cornell University) (Organization)
Northup, Clark S. (Title of work: History of the Quill and Dagger Society of Cornell University..) (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is restricted to members of the Quill and Dagger Society or by permission of the Quill and Dagger Alumni Association historian or president. All users must sign in.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions require the permission of the Quill and Dagger Alumni Association historian or Alumni Association president.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

The Quill and Dagger membership book in box 8 may be borrowed each semester for signatures of initiates.

Biographical / Historical

Quill and Dagger is a secret senior honor society at Cornell University. Founded on May 28, 1893, Quill and Dagger seeks to recognize exemplary undergraduates at Cornell University who have shown leadership, character, and dedication to service. The society has existed continually since its founding and was one of the first Ivy League societies to open its membership to women. In 1929, The New York Times stated that election into Quill and Dagger and similar societies constituted "the highest non-scholastic honor within reach of undergraduates." The meetings and proceedings of Quill and Dagger are closed, and the society's contributions and activities on campus are typically concealed. Membership remained a secret for a brief period after its founding, but the names of newly tapped members are now published in The Cornell Daily Sun each semester.

Extent

9.5 cubic feet. (9.5 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Quill and Dagger is a secret honor society at Cornell University founded in 1893. The Quill and Dagger Society Records contains historical documents, administrative materials, correspondence, induction materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Quill and Dagger Society dating 1897-2022.