Kappa Delta Rho, Beta chapter records, 1913-1988.
Collection Number: 37-4-2130
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Kappa Delta Rho, Beta chapter records, 1913-1988.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
37-4-2130
Abstract:
Minutes, certificates, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and pledge meeting
cards of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity at Cornell University. Also includes correspondence
of William I. Myers and files kept by Horace Shackelton, 1942-1988.
Creator:
Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho. Beta Chapter (Cornell University)
Quanitities:
2.5 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Minutes, certificates, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, and pledge meeting
cards of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity at Cornell University. Also includes correspondence
of William I. Myers and files kept by Horace Shackelton, 1942-1988. KDR pin belonging
to Robert R. Usher '21.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Kappa Delta Rho, Beta chapter records, #37-4-2130. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
The Beta chapter of Kappa Delta Rho was established at Cornell University on May 24,
1913.
Box 6: Front cover of scrapbook is detached and all pages are loose - be cautious
when turning pages and keep original order.
Names:
Myers, William Irving, 1891-1972.
Shackelton, Horace.
Cornell University -- : Societies, etc.
Cornell University -- : Students.
Subjects:
Greek letter societies.
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. Early Correspondence, Alphabetical by Name
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1913-1921 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
A
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1913-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
B
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1918-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
C
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1917-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
D
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1917-1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
E, F
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1917-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
G
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1916-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
H
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1917-1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
I-L
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1914-1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
M
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1916-1921 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
N-Q
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1917-1919 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
R-S
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1916-1921 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
T
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1917-1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
U-Z
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1917-1920 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Bonds, 1914 , and cancellations,
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1914, 1918, 1914-1918 |
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Series II. Early Records: Individuals (with photos)
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1912-1940 | ||
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Scope and Contents
Collection contains mostly names S-Z, only a few records of letters A-R.
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Individual Records, A-R
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1912-1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Individual Records, S-V
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1912-1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Individual Records, WA-WI
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1912-1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Individual Records, WI-Z
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1912-1940 |
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Series III. Minutes/House Records
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1913-1980 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Minutes
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May 1913-June 1915 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Minutes
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September 1915-October 1922 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Minutes
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January 1941-May 1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Minutes
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1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Minutes
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1960 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Minutes
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1961 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Minutes
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1962-1963 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Minutes
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1963-1965 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 |
Minutes
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1966-1968 |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 |
Minutes
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1968-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 |
Minutes
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1969-1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 |
Minutes
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1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 |
Minutes
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1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 |
Minutes
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1974-1976 |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 |
Committees
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1976-1980 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Minutes
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1985-1989 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Minutes
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1989-1992 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Minutes
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1992-1994 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Propraetor Chapter Evaluation
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1994 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Minutes
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1994-1995 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Minutes
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1995-1998 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Minutes
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1998-2001 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous Files
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1999 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Portico Repair Bids
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2000 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Scholarship Applications
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2000-2001 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Corporation Board Meeting
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October 12, 2001 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
New York State
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2009 |
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Scope and Contents
Certificate of Incorporation, other legal documents
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| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Bylaws
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October 23, 2003 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
IRS
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2003 |
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Scope and Contents
Tax-Exempt Status
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| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Budgets
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2005-2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Board
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August 2006 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Homecoming Board
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2006 |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Homecoming Annual
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2006 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Board
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May, 2006 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Board
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February, 2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Board
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May, 2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Board
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August, 2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Homecoming Board
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2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Homecoming Annual
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2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 |
Board Phone Conference
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November, 2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 |
Board Phone Conference
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December, 2007 |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Board
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February, 2008 |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 |
Board
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May, 2008 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 |
Board
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August, 2008 |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 |
Board
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September, 2008 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 |
Annual
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2008 |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 |
Board
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February, 2009 |
| Box 4 | Folder 33 |
Board
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May, 2009 |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 |
Board
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August, 2009 |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 |
Homecoming Board
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2009 |
| Box 4 | Folder 36 |
Homecoming Annual
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2009 |
| Box 4 | Folder 37 |
Board
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February, 2010 |
| Box 4 | Folder 38 |
Board
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May, 2010 |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 |
Board
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August, 2010 |
| Box 4 | Folder 40 |
Homecoming Board
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2010 |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 |
Homecoming Annual
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2010 |
| Box 4 | Folder 42 |
Board
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February, 2011 |
| Box 4 | Folder 43 |
Phone Conference
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March, 2011 |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 |
Board
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May, 2011 |
| Box 4 | Folder 45 |
Board
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August, 2011 |
| Box 4 | Folder 46 |
Proxies
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September 23, 2013 |
| Box 4 | Folder 47 |
Kappa Delta Rho USB Drive
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May 11, 2012 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Digitized Files, 2005-2012 and a listing of the files.
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Series IV. Initiation certificates
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1925-1980 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 34 |
Initiation Certificates
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1925-1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 |
Initiation Certificates
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1930-1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Initiation Certificates
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1936-1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Initiation Certificates
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1940-1942, 1950 |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Initiation Certificates
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1951-1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 |
Initiation Certificates
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1954-1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 |
Initiation Certificates
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1956-1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 41 |
Initiation Certificates
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1958-1959 |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 |
Initiation Certificates
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1960-1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 |
Initiation Certificates
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1963-1964 |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 |
Initiation Certificates
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1965-1967 |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 |
Initiation Certificates
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1973-1974 |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 |
Initiation Certificates
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1975-1976 |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 |
Initiation Certificates
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1977-1980 |
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Series V. Miscellaneous Fraternity Items
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| Box 1 | Folder 48 |
Alumni questionnaires
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| Box 1 | Folder 49 |
Very Miscellaneous
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| Box 1 | Folder 50 |
Handbooks, manuals, directories, songbook
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| Box 1 | MU-1514 |
ΚΔΡ pin belonging to Robert R. Usher (class of 1921)
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| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Copy (1977) of original ( 1909 ) floor plans
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1909, 1977 | |
| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Drawing: addition to House
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1964 | |
| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Drawing-Alternative plans for addition to the house
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1959-1960 | |
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Series VI. Bound volumes
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1922-1959 | ||
| Box 2 |
Minutes
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Nov. 1922-May 1927 | |
| Box 2 |
Minutes
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Oct. 1927-May 1931 | |
| Box 2 |
Minutes
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Sept. 1931-Jan. 1941 | |
| Box 2 |
Minutes
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Sept. 1953-May 1958 | |
| Box 2 |
Minutes
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Sept. 1958-Jan. 1959 | |
| Box 2 |
History of Kappa Delta Rho
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1956 | |
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Scope and Contents
Signed by Horace Shackelton
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Series VII. Photographs
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| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1910s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1920s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1930s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1940s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1960s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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1970s | |
| Box 2 |
Photographs
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2000s | |
| Box 3 |
Series VIII. Files of Horace Shackelton
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1942-1988 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
ΚΔΡ 75th Year Anniversary
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September 17, 1988 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Speech by Horace Shackelton and Weekend Program
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
ΚΔΡ Library Dedication
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March 7, 1987 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Beta Briefs, brochure, minutes
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1960-1964 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Beta Briefs, Board of Directors minutes
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
ΚΔΡ Financial Data, Letters, etc.
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1966-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
ΚΔΡ Financial Data, Letters, etc.
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1951-1953 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes minutes, membership lists, Proposal for the Installation of an Automatic
Fire Detection and Manual Alarm System, letters.
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
ΚΔΡ Guest Book, Quill and Scroll, etc.
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1913-1978 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Quill and Scroll, 1913-1922 Guest Book, Beta Briefs
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
ΚΔΡ Minutes, Circular letters, Purchase Agreement, Finance Statement
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1946-1948 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1948-1950 |
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Scope and Contents
Letters, Beta Briefs, Programs, Minutes
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| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
General Plans and Letters for Reactivating
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1944-1949 |
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Scope and Contents
See also: Plans of the original 312 Highland Road house before addition (Map Case)
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
ΚΔΡ-H.E. Shackelton Papers
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1948 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and financial records
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| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
ΚΔΡ Scholarship
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1966-1971 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, financial records, Beta Briefs
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| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
ΚΔΡ Furnace Data- Amana
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1983 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes notes, correspondence, proposal
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| Box 3 | Folder 13 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1966-1971 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Article "Mamalutes Colonize", financial records, correspondence, notes
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| Box 3 | Folder 14 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1959-1960 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Correspondence, notes, Beta briefs. See also: alternative plans for the
addition to the house (map case)
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| Box 3 | Folder 15 |
ΚΔΡ Corporation Minutes
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1982-1983 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 |
ΚΔΡ Correspondence- Bronstein
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1983 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 |
H.E. Shackelton - KDR
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1953 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: correspondence
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| Box 3 | Folder 18 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1952-1955 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Notes, correspondence, Beta Briefs,
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| Box 3 | Folder 19 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1953-1954 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Correspondence (Including letter from Norton Electric Company concerning
McNiel-Mitchell Multiple Residence Law), Quill and Scroll, Beta Briefs, Invitations
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| Box 3 | Folder 20 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1956 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Correspondence, Newsletter, Quill and Scroll
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| Box 3 | Folder 21 |
ΚΔΡ Initiation Talk, plans, material
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May 20, 1956 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 |
For the Meeting
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May 18th, 1946 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Materials pertaining to the sale of the 306 Highland Road chapter house,
etc.
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| Box 3 | Folder 23 |
H.E. Shackelton - ΚΔΡ
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1954 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes Beta Briefs, correspondence
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| Box 3 | Folder 24 |
H.E. Shackelton, ΚΔΡ Fraternity
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1951 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Minutes, Correspondence
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| Box 3 | Folder 25 |
"Return to College" Returns
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1945-1946 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Responses to surveys, correspondence
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| Box 3 | Folder 26 |
Shackleton- Kappa Delta Rho
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1942-1945 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Minutes, correspondence (in connection with the future of Beta Chapter due
to World War 2)
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| Box 3 | Folder 27 |
ΚΔΡ Insurance
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1982-1984 |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 |
ΚΔP Correspondence- Issues with Delta Chapter
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July-August 1985 |
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Scope and Contents
Concerns about the reinstatement of Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho
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| Box 3 | Folder 29 |
ΚΔΡ- Blum
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1983-1984 |
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Steven B. Blum, Attorney at Law
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| Box 3 | Folder 30 |
ΚΔΡ Miscellaneous Files
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1971 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: Beta Briefs, Quill and Scroll, Minutes, Correspondence, etc.
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| Box 3 | Folder 31 |
Scholastic Report and Letters
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September, 1944 |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 |
Questionnaire- Replies and Our Replies
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October, 1945 |
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Series IX. Scrapbooks
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| Box 5 |
Scrapbook
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1972-1983 | |
| Box 6 |
Scrapbook
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1970-1971 | |
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Conditions Governing Use
Front cover is detached and all pages are loose. Be cautious when turning pages and
keep original order.
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