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Alpha Delta Phi, Cornell chapter records

 Collection — manuscript box: 22 - folder 1
Identifier: 37-4-2101

Scope and content

Secretary's minutes, 1897-1975; constitution and bylaws, with list of members, 1878-1926; correspondence and documents about the sale of property and the settlement of the Martin McVoy, Jr. estate, 1963-1988, and seal imprinter. Also includes "Catalogue of the Alpha Delta Phi, 1932-1956"; "The Cayugan," 1964, 1966; brochures containing messages from the faculty advisor and president, 1963-1966; initiation programs, 1964, 1965; membership roster, 1965; and photographs. Also the files of G. Lauriston Walsh as alumni association president regarding the operation and events of the fraternity.

Scope and content

Also, inscribed copy of Memorial of Samuel Eells, the founder of Alpha Delta Phi, 1873, and "Oration Delivered Before the Biennial Convention of Alpha Delta Phi Society... by Samuel Eells," 1939; Alpha Delta Phi Song Book, 1912; Printed song sheets with songs by Oscar L. Taylor (Class of 1881), Professor William Rufus Perkins (Hudson, 1868), William Seymour Edwards (Class of 1879), and Theodore Luqueer Mead (Class of 1877).

Dates

  • 1872-2005.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access restricted to the written permission of the President of the Alumni Board of Directors or his designee. Library staff will first notify the President of any requests.

Biographical / Historical

The Cornell chapter of Alpha Delta Phi was established at Cornell University in 1869. In 1929, the original fraternity house burned in a fire.

Extent

9.4 cubic feet. (9.4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Alpha Delta Phi ephemera.

Related Materials

See also: Theodore Luqueer Mead scrapbook, #37-5-4452, for class photographs, house photographs, and printed material, circa 1869-1900.

Physical Description

Computer Media, Correspondence, Financial Records, Manuscripts, Publications

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Julia Parker
Date
August 2008
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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Cornell University
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