Alpha Delta Phi, Cornell chapter records
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.
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
- Alpha Delta Phi. Cornell Chapter (Organization)
- Eells, Samuel. (Person)
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.
Physical Description
Computer Media, Correspondence, Financial Records, Manuscripts, Publications
- Cayugan.
- Cornell University -- : Societies, etc.
- Greek letter societies.
- Initiations (into trades, societies, etc.)
- 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
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)