Correspondence, notes, and documents from 1890-1891, 1897, 1907, and 1909, including glass negatives and photographic prints. Correspondence and notes relate to the history of Phi Beta Kappa and plans to produce a book on its history. Documents include Phi Beta Kappa meeting minutes from circa 1777-1781, and a typewritten transcript of those minutes, as well as the text of an oration in Syriac. Also included are extensive typewritten notes on the history of the Parmele [sic] family, whose ancestors include Elisha Parmelee. Photographs and glass negatives show the texts of several documents and the Parmelee family crest.