Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of administrative records related to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society. The local Eta Chapter, Alpha State Region, and International Society are all represented. Materials consist of organizational records, administrative records, newsletters, yearbooks, rosters, programs, meetings, correspondence, photographs, by-laws, financial records, history, and programs related to the activities of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society between the late 1920s and the early 2000s.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 2004
Creator
- Delta Kappa Gamma, Eta Nu Chapter (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Historical Note
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a professional society for women educators, founded on May 11, 1929 at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The organization is structured into three levels consisting of local chapters, state organizations, and international organizations. Annie Webb Blanton is credited with developing the idea for the society while working as a faculty member at the University of Texas. The mission of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society is "to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education."
Extent
8 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is a professional society for women educators, founded on May 11, 1929 at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The mission of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society is "to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education." Materials consist of organizational records, administrative records, newsletters, yearbooks, rosters, programs, meetings, correspondence, photographs, by-laws, financial records, history, and programs related to the activities of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society between the late 1920s and the early 2000s. The local Eta Chapter, Alpha State Region, and International Society are all represented.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 7 series.
Series 1: Eta Chapter Records, 1929-2002
Series 2: Eta Chapter Yearbooks, 1935-2002
Series 3: Eta Chapter Photographs, 1980-1998
Series 4: Artifacts, undated
Series 5: Eta Chapter Newsletter, 1956-2003
Series 6: Greater Beaumont Chapters Program, 1950-2004
Series 7: Alpha State Records, 1929-2001
Series 8: International Society, 1929-2002
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Eta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma Records, 1929-2004
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- January 25, 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
