Beta Phi Omega Fraternity History Collection (MS-601)

Many of the paper items in the collection are copies or printouts from digital scans. Whether a folder contains copies or originals is indicated at the file level in the Container Listing.

The original scrapbook in Series II uses magnetic pages. When possible, the photographs and documents were removed from the magnetic pages and placed in archival sleeves. The original order of the scrapbook has been maintained, and the entire scrapbook was digitized by Special Collections and Archives staff. Documents found in the scrapbook remain in those original locations; however, a copy of the Articles of Incorporation has been reproduced and filed separately for improved access.

Electronic files were minimally rearranged and for the most part retain their original names and order (with some minor explanatory additions in the processed copy). Full documentation of the original filenames and paths and any changes made is retained in the E-Archive. In some cases, multiple copies of the same sets of files were received, and only one set has been retained in the processed/access copy; however, all original files (including duplicates) can be found in the preservation master copy.

Newspaper clippings have been scanned and a reproduction placed in the collection. Original clippings attached to scrapbook pages have been retained; loose clippings were returned to the donor. One complete issue of The Guardian WSU newspaper (29 September 1969) was transferred to University Archives, with the donor’s permission, after relevant sections were reproduced for this collection.