Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Mu chapter records, 1919-1999.
Collection Number: 23-2-2702
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Mu chapter records, 1919-1999.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
23-2-2702
Abstract:
Records of the Mu chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu.
Creator:
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society. Mu Chapter
Quanitities:
3.4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
The Mu Chapter of Omicron Nu, a national home economics honor society, was founded
at Cornell in 1919. Dr. Georgia L. White of the Michigan Agricultural College acted
as the installing officer. The aims of the organization were to promote scholarship
and to further home economics education at Cornell. The chapter also provided a scholarship
to the freshman woman in Home Economics with the highest scholastic standing. In 1990,
Omicron Nu merged with Kappa Omicron Phi to form Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society.
Includes membership records and membership book; information about scholarships; minutes
of meetings, 1920-1989; secretary's book, 1936-1942; records of events; presidents'
annual reports, 1940s-1960s; scrapbook about the founding of the chapter, 1919; photographs;
and programs, and the original charter from 1919.
| Membership Files | Box 1, folders 12-21, 40-42; Box 2 |
| Henry Ricciuti | Box 1, folder 61 |
| David Knapp | Box 1, folder 60 |
| Officers | Box 1, folders 39, 55-56 |
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Mu chapter records, #23-2-2702. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Omicron Nu. Mu Chapter
New York State College of Home Economics -- : Societies, etc.
New York State College of Home Economics -- : Students.
Cornell University -- : Societies.
Subjects:
Greek letter societies.
Women college students.
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Awards/Scholarships
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| Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Scholarship information-1940's
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1986-1992 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Information concerning scholarships
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1989 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Outstanding Undergraduate Award
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| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Distinguished Teaching Award
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| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Kathy Conrad Memorial Fund
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1977 |
| Box 5 |
Plaque recognizing outstanding sophomores
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1956-1973 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Fall - eligible students, initiation cards, awards
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1998-1999 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Initiation certificates
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1997-1998 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Fall - initiation, eligible students, awards
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1995-1996 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Initiation cards
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1995 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall, Spring
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Initiation cards
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1996 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Spring initiation: scholarship recipients, recommendations, letters, meetings
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1993-1994 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Awards, elections, special activities, membership directory
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1992-1993 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Association of College Honor Societies information booklet, scholarships/awards, special
activities, elections
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1991-1992 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 |
Distinguished Teaching Award
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Series II. Correspondence
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Memos on finding faculty advisors, strengths/weaknesses of chapter
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Information about Omicron Nu
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1979-1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Letter: Starting of Omicron Nu
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1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Letter
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1924 |
| Box 1 | Folder 58 |
Correspondence
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 59 |
Correspondence
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1970-1979 |
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Series III. Events
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Events
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| Box 1 | Folder 27 |
Human Ecology Day and exposition
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1984 |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 |
Events planned by Omicron Nu
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1970-1979 |
| Box 1 | Folder 48 |
Sponsored activities
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 |
Events planned
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1978, 1980 |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 |
Guidelines, recommendations, activities
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1982-1989 |
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Honors Day
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| Box 1 | Folder 51 |
Honors Day
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1965, 1966 |
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Foreign Students' Tea
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| Box 1 | Folder 52 |
Foreign students' tea
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Spring - eligible students, activities, initiation
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1998-1999 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Elections, name change, notes, activities
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1990-1991 |
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Series IV. Meeting Minutes
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| Box 1 | Folder 29 |
Minutes of meetings
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1920-1922 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 |
Minutes of meetings
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1923-1925 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 |
Minutes of meetings
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1926-1928 |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 |
Minutes of meetings
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1928-1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 |
Minutes of meetings
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1930-1932 |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 |
Minutes of meetings
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1940-1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 |
Minutes of meetings
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1950-1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Minutes of meetings
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1956-1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Minutes of meetings
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Minutes of meetings
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1970-1979, 1989 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Copy of minutes
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1920-1929 |
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Series V. Membership Files
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| Box 2 |
Membership cards in alphabetical order
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1919-1992 | |
| Box 3 |
Leather book containing the signatures of members
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1919-1964 | |
| Box 3 |
Certificate of incorporation
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1919 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Nomination of faculty members
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1958, 1975-1978 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Recommendations for graduate students
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1976 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Membership lists
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1954-1964 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Membership lists
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1965-1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Initiates and members
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1972-1985 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Initiates and members
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1986-1991 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Initiation and recruitment reports
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1986-1991 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Pledging and initiation ceremonies
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| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Treasurers' reports, financial records
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1940-1949, 1955-1983 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Information concerning donated pins and badges
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| Box 1 | Folder 40 |
Information on electing members
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1950-1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 |
Information on electing members
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 |
Completed membership blanks, honorary members
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1950-1969 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
New members, reports, awards, eligible students
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1997-1998 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Fall - Eligible students, programs
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1996-1997 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Fall Initiation - New members, initiation cards and certificates, letters and invitations,
list of eligible students
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1994-1995 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Spring initiation - Letters and invitations, list of eligible students
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1994-1995 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Fall initiation - Programs, new members, invitations, eligible students, initiation
cards
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1993-1994 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Fall initiation - Initiation cards, invitations to membership; Spring initiation -
program, reports, invitations
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1992-1993 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Fall initiation - List of eligible students, recommendations, invitees, letters from
national chapter, program, correspondence, initiation cards, membership recruitment
report, chapter remittance form
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1991-1992 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Spring initiation - Program, list of new members, list of current members, initiation
cards, invitations/applications, correspondence
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1991-1992 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Fall initiation - Initiates, initiation financial forms, officers and addresses, correspondence;
Spring initiation - initiation financial forms, members (full and junior), program
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1990-1991 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Fall initiation - Eligible students, list of members, list of initiates, elections
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1989-1990 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Kappa Omicron Nu pins from four distinguished members
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| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Kappa Omicron Nu stamp
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| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Fall minority hosting
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1999 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Programs initiation cards
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1999-2000 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2000 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2000 | |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 6 | Folder 4 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2000 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2000 | |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 5 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON) HEAA
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2000 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2001 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2001 | |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 7 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2001-2002 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 |
Bill Rosen's KON Nomination
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2001 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 |
Quill and Dagger
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2001 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 6 | Folder 10 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2002 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2002 | |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 11 |
Sphinx Head Society
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2002 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2003 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2003 | |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 6 | Folder 13 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2003 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2003 | |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 14 |
Kappa Omicron NU (KON)
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2004 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 6 | Folder 15 |
Kappa Omicron Nu
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2004 |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2001 | |
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Scope and Contents
Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 16 |
Initiation cards
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2004-2006 |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 |
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)
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2005 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 4 |
Initiation cards
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2005 | |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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| Box 6 | Folder 18 |
Initiation cards and financial report
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2006 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 19 |
Initiation cards
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2007 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 20 |
Initiation cards and financial report
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2008 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 21 |
Initiation cards and financial report
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2009 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 22 |
Initiation cards and financial report
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2010 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 23 |
Initiation cards
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2011 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 24 |
Initiation cards and financial report
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2012 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 25 |
Initiation cards
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2013 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring, Fall
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| Box 6 | Folder 26 |
Initiation cards
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2014 |
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Scope and Contents
Spring
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Henry Ricciuti
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| Box 1 | Folder 61 |
Dr. Henry Ricciuti
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1970 |
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David Knapp
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| Box 1 | Folder 60 |
Dr. David Knapp-Member
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1973 |
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Officers
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| Box 1 | Folder 39 |
Secretary's Book
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1936-1942 |
| Box 1 | Folder 55 |
Officers
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1960-1975 |
| Box 1 | Folder 56 |
Officers
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1976-1989 |
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Series VI. Photographs
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| Box 1 | Folder 28 |
Conclaves, Photos
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1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1967 |
| Box 3 |
Photographs
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| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Contact sheets and photographs
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1992-1993 |
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Series VII. Publications
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| Box 3 |
Directories
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| Box 1 | Folder 65 |
Handbook
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| Box 1 | Folder 66 |
Handbook
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| Box 1 | Folder 39 |
Secretary's book
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1936-1942 |
| Box 1 | Folder 64 |
Honor Society booklets
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Certificates, flyers, pamphlets
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Publicity
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Programs and pamphlets
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Stationery
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| Box 3 |
Pamphlets/brochures
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| Box 1 | Folder 53 |
Newsletter
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1981 |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 |
Chapter newsletters
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1999-09, 2000-09, 2001-03, 2001-09 |
| Box 1 | Folder 67 |
Papers/Articles about Home Economics and Omicron Nu
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1950-1969 |
| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1920-1921 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 1, no.1,2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1921-1922 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 2, no.1,2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1922-1923 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 3, no.1,2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1923-1924 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 4, no.1,2,3
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1925 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 5, no.1,2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1927 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 6, no.2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1927 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 7, no.1
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1928 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 8, no.2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1937 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 16, no.2
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1957 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 31, no.1
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1961-1963 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 33, no.1,2, 4
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1963-1964 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 34, no.1,3
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1966-1967 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 35, no.2,4
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1967-1968 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 36, no.1,3
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1969-1971 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 37, no.1,2,3,4
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| Box 2 |
Publication - "Omicron Nu"
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1971-1973 | |
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Scope and Contents
Volume 38, no.1,2,4
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Publication - "Dialogue"
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1992-1998 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Publication - "Dialogue"
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2009-11 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Publication - "Forum"
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1996-1997 |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 |
President's handbook
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2005-2007 |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 |
New member's handbook
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1999 |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 |
Advisor's handbook
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2006-2008 |
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Series VIII. Reports
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| Box 1 | Folder 57 |
Presidents' annual reports
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1940-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 68 |
Programs and reports
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1950-1959 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Spring - New members, financial report
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1996-1997 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Spring - Initiation, new members, financial report, national reports
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1995-1996 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Activities, pictures, awards/scholarships, reports and forms for national group
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1994-1995 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 |
Mu Chapter constitution, bylaws, budget, annual financial reports
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Series IX. Scrapbooks/Charter
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| Box 3 |
Scrapbooks/Chapter
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1919-1970 | |
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Scope and Contents
includes photographs
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Series X. Subject Files
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous
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1976, 1979, 1980, 1989 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Announcements
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1963-1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Announcements
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1972-1979 |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 |
Report forms sent to National Omicron Nu
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 |
Advice to the President
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 |
Reading list, articles, ritual forms
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1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 |
National programs of work
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1950-1969, 1987 |
| Box 1 | Folder 54 |
Selection of class marshalls
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1950-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 62 |
Omicron Nu bylaws
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| Box 1 | Folder 63 |
National Omicron Nu information
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1960-1969, 1989 |