Sigma Delta Chi, Cornell chapter records
Scope and content
Correspondence with members, other chapters, and the national organization concerning dues, banquets, and programs; treasurer's records; enrollment records and membership lists; invitations and texts of skits for various "Delicate Brown" banquets, as well as replies (1950) from Romeyn Berry, Alexander Drummond, Dexter S. Kimball, and other invited guests; a scrapbook chiefly containing clippings and programs relating to the establishment of the Cornell chapter and the Delicate Brown dinners, 1920-1923; letters to high school editors from Bristow Adams, faculty member of the fraternity and judge of high school publications in competition at conferences of the Eastern Interscholastic Publications Association held at Cornell, with lists of entries and winners; issues of the E.I.P.A. NEWS and The Delicate Brown, issues of the Morning Roast, The Humidor, and Junior Week Nudes; and a manual of procedure and information.
The April 24, 1941 issue of The Delicate Brown includes an invitation in the form of an army induction notice; also newspaper clippings about the affair.
Dates
- 1919-1954.
Creator
- Sigma Delta Chi. Cornell Chapter (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Sigma Delta Chi is a professional journalism fraternity. The Cornell chapter was established in 1920. The Delicate Brown was a satirical newspaper issued for the annual dinner of the Cornell chapter of Sigma Delta Chi.
Extent
1 cubic feet. (1 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
- Adams, Bristow, 1875-1957.
- Berry, Romeyn, 1881-1957.
- Drummond, Alexander M., 1884-1956.
- Eastern Interscholastic Publications Association
- Journalism -- Societies, etc.
- Journalism, College -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Journalism, High school -- Awards.
- Journalism, High school.
- Kimball, Dexter S. (Dexter Simpson), 1865-1952.
- Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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
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