Alpha Delta Kappa, Ohio Kappa Chapter, Records (MS-596)
Scope and Contents
Series I: Administrative, contains meeting minutes, attendance sheets, meeting announcements, event programs, newspaper clippings, thank you letters of donation, cards/notes to fellow members, Meeting Agendas, Pearls of Achievement Awards, annual event information sheets, activity sheets, Altruistic reports, and chapter information and guidelines dating from 1959-2015.
Series II: Financial, contains treasurer reports, savings and checking account records, chapter audits and member payment records, dating from 1959-2012.
Series III: Scrapbooks, contains photos, programs, copies of a Proclamation from the Mayor, Membership photos and names, awards, and crafts circa 1950-2012.
Series IV: Photographs, contains photos of annual events, official group photos, individual member photos, and photos of members doing activities, circa 1960-2010.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-2017
Creator
- Alpha Delta Kappa. Kappa Chapter (Ohio) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority is an organization for women in the educational field. Founded in 1947 by Agnes Shipman Robertson, Marie Neal, Marion Southall and Hattie Poppino. This sorority focuses on improving the professional lives of its members, as well as support the chapter communities in education and charity. The Ohio Kappa chapter was established in 1959. The chapter has achieved the sorority’s mission in education through organization events and community outreach. They made bags for the homeless for community outreach and organized holiday parties or events for the members of the organization. By attending seminars, meetings, conferences etc. The members of the Ohio Kappa were able to improve the education of its members and the local community.
Extent
3.27 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs, scrapbooks, minutes, treasurer notes, and program booklets providing memorabilia of meetings and events hosted by the Ohio Kappa Chapter in the span of 1959-2012.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into 4 series:
- Series I: Administrative, 1959-2015
- Series II: Financial, 1959-2012
- Series III: Scrapbooks, circa 1950-2008
- Series IV: Photographs, circa 1960- 2010
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Wright State University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives by Debi Koch, chapter president, on behalf of the organization, in July 2017.
Accruals
Organization is still operational, additions to the collection may be expected in the future.
Separated Materials
Scrapbooks in the collection were moved to their own separate storage boxes for their own preservation and storage. The individual photos not attached to the scrapbooks have been gathered and put into their own box for preservation and storage.
Processing Information
The photographs have been placed in the best estimated order for which they have been produced in the photo box, from oldest to the most recent.
donor
- Alpha Delta Kappa. Kappa Chapter (Ohio) (Organization)
Subject
- Alpha Delta Kappa. Kappa Chapter (Ohio) -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Alpha Delta Kappa, Ohio Kappa Chapter, Records (MS-596)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2021 May 5
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The collection was processed and preserved thanks to the generous financial support of Alpha Delta Kappa, Ohio Kappa Chapter.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
