Guide to the Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records, 1921-2006

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-2001

Series II. Organizational and member files, 1928-2006

Guide to the Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records, 1921-2006


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Phi Beta Kappa
	Title:	Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records
	Dates:	1921-2006
	Abstract:	The Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Rice was established in 1929. This record group contains the history of the Beta Chapter from its inception up until 2006, as documented by correspondence, minutes, journals, financial records, and printed materials.
	Identification:	Rice UA 108
	Quantity:	7.4 cubic ft. (17 boxes)
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	Rice University Archives, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX

Historical Sketch

The national Phi Beta Kappa Society, America's oldest and most prestigious honor society, was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Membership in the national society is a significant achievement, which honors excellence in the arts and sciences. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is based on outstanding academic performance reflecting a love of learning for its own sake as opposed to narrow technical specialization or vocational preparation. To demonstrate the breadth of their intellectual curiosity, most students will have taken more than the required number of courses and studied in traditional academic fields outside their major.

As of 2003, there are over 250 Phi Beta Kappa chapters at colleges and universities across the country and 50 alumni associations in the United States and an estimated 500,000 living members. The Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Rice was established in 1929.

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Scope and Contents

The Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Rice was established in 1929. This record group contains the history of the Beta Chapter from its inception up until 1987, as documented by general correspondence, national correspondence, letters of acceptance, constituion and by-laws, minutes, register of members, journals, financial records, and printed materials.

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Arrangement
	This collection is arranged chronologically into the following two series:

		Series I: Correspondence, 1927-2001
		Series II: Organizational and member files, 1921-2006

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Restrictions

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This material is open for research.

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Permission to publish from the Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

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Index Terms

	Subjects (Organizations)
		Rice University.
		Phi beta kappa.
		Phi Beta Kappa. Beta Chapter of Texas (Rice University)
	Formats
		Minutes.
		Correspondence.
		Journals.
		Financial records.

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Related Material


	See Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Greater Houston Records, 1969-2000, Woodson Research Center

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-2001
		Subseries A: General correspondence, 1927-2001
Box	Folder
1	1		General correspondence, 1927-1928
	2		General correspondence, 1928-1929
	3		General correspondence, 1929-1930
	4		General correspondence, 1930-1938
	5		General correspondence, 1938-1942
	6		General correspondence, 1949-1955
	7		General correspondence, 1955-1957
	8		General correspondence, 1957-1959
	9		General correspondence, 1959-1961
	10		General correspondence, 1961-1962
	11		General correspondence, 1962-1963
	12		General correspondence, 1963-1965
Box	Folder
2	1		General correspondence, 1965-1966
	2		General correspondence, 1966-1967
	3		General correspondence, 1967-1968
	4		General correspondence, 1968-1970
	5		General correspondence, 1970-1971
	6		General correspondence, 1971-1972
	7		General correspondence, 1972-1973
	8		General correspondence, 1973-1975
	9		General correspondence, 1976-1981
	10		General correspondence, 1982-1984
	11		General correspondence, 1985-1991
Box	Folder
3	1		General correspondence, 1992-1995
	2		General correspondence, 1996-1998
	3		General correspondence, 1999-2000
	4		General correspondence, 2001
		Subseries B: National correspondence, 1929-1999
Box	Folder
3	5		National correspondence, 1929-1931
	6		National correspondence, 1931-1932
	7		National correspondence, 1932-1934
	8		National correspondence, 1942-1956
	9		National correspondence, 1962-1963
	10		National correspondence, 1963-1964
	11		National correspondence, 1964-1966
	12		National correspondence, 1966-1967
	13		National correspondence, 1967-1971
	14		National correspondence, 1971-1972
Box	Folder
4	1		National correspondence, 1973-1975
	2		National correspondence, 1977-1987
	3		National correspondence, 1988-1990
	4		National correspondence, 1991-1998
	5		National correspondence, 1999

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Series II. Organizational and member files, 1928-2006
		Subseries A: 1928-1959
		The first five folders in this series include the correspondence and documents relating to the founding of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Rice University.
Box	Folder
5	1		History, 1921-1928
	2		History, 1928
	3		Constitutions and by-laws, 1929
	4		Correspondence, 1921 – 1929
	5		Correspondence, 1929
	6		Ritual book, 1928
	7		Initiation and banquet, 1932-1959
	8		Handbook for New Members, 1947, 1950
	9		Form of Initiation, 1956
	10		Manual for Chapter Officers, circa 1958
	11		Member certificates, 1930,1932, 1951
	12		Samuel Elliot Morrison address, 1935
	13		Lectures, 1959
	14		Meeting notices, 1927-1959
	15		Chapter minute book, 1928-1940
	16		Chapter minute book, 1940-1959
	17		Minutes, 1959
	18		Senate minutes, 1930-1959
Box	Folder
6	1		Member lists and rosters, 1929-1959
	2		Register, 1929-1966
	3		Guest book, 1948-1961
			Minute book, 1959-1981
			Register, 1929 (copies) – present
Box	Folder
7	1		Letters of acceptance, 1928-1931
	2		Letters of acceptance, 1931-1933
	3		Letters of acceptance, 1933-1938
	4		Letters of acceptance, 1938-1942
	5		Letters of acceptance, 1942-1949
	6		Letters of acceptance, 1949-1951
	7		Letters of acceptance, 1951-1954
	8		Letters of acceptance, 1954-1957
	9		Letters of acceptance, 1957-1959
	10		Annual reports, 1949-1959
	11		Ledger, 1929-1961
Box	Folder
8	1		Bank books, 1929-1963
	2		Bank statements, 1945-1959
	3		Balance sheets, financial statements, 1947-1959
	4		IRS forms and correspondence, 1951-1959
	5		News clippings, 1930-1933, 1959
		Sub-Series B: 1960-1979
Box	Folder
8	6		Constitutions and by-laws, 1967-1972, undated
	7		Initiation ritual, 1966, undated
	8		Initiation and annual dinner, 1967-1968, 1970-1972, 1974, 1977-1978
	9		Selection criteria, 1970-1974
	10		Manual for Chapter Officers, 1977
	11		Meeting notices, 1962-1977
	12		Minutes, 1960-1979
	13		Senate minutes, 1960-1971
	14		Senate minutes, 1971-1977
	15		Committee reports, 1973
	16		Membership lists, 1961-1969, undated
	17		Membership lists, 1973-1978, undated
	18		Alumni mailing lists, 1974, undated
Box	Folder
9	1		Floyd Seward Lear address, 1963 (reel to reel; 3 3/4 ips) and Denise Levertov poetry reading, 1973 (reel to reel; 3 3/4 ip)
	2		Prize committee, 1965-1966
	3		Teaching prize, 1977
	4		Lectures, 1960
	5		Freshman address, 1978
	6		Visiting scholars, 1961-1971
	7		Visiting scholars, 1976-1979
	8		Phi Beta Kappa Associates, 1978-1979
	9		32nd Triennial Council, 1979
	10		Bicentennial Bulletin, 1976
	11		Letters of acceptance, 1960-1963
	12		Letters of acceptance, 1963-1964
	13		Letters of acceptance, 1964-1965
	14		Letters of acceptance, 1965-1966
	15		Letters of acceptance, 1966-1967
	16		Letters of acceptance, 1967-1968
	17		Letters of acceptance, 1968-1969
Box	Folder
10	1		Letters of acceptance, 1969-1970
	2		Letters of acceptance, 1970-1971
	3		Letters of acceptance, 1971-1972
	4		Letters of acceptance, 1972-1973
	5		Letters of acceptance, 1973-1974
	6		Letters of acceptance, 1974-1975
	7		Letters of acceptance, 1976-1977
	8		Letters of acceptance, 1977-1978
	9		Letters of acceptance, 1978-1979
	10		Annual reports, 1960-1969
	11		Annual reports, 1970-1979
	12		Bank statements, 1960
	13		Treasurer’s file, 1960-1979
	14		Invoices and receipts, 1962-1978
	15		Financial statements, 1960-1972
Box	Folder
11	1		IRS forms and correspondence, 1961-1977
	2		News clippings, 1961-1965, 1977
		Subseries C: 1980-1999
Box	Folder
11	3		Constitution and by-laws, 1982-1983
	4		Selection criteria, 1982-1997
	5		Members in course, 1980-1998
	6		Initiation, 1980-1982, 1988-1993, undated
	7		Initiation, 1994-1999
	8		Handbook for New Members, 1999
	9		Commencement calendar and programs, 1990, 1992, 1993-1994
			Meeting minutes, 1980-1985, 1992-1998
Box	Folder
12	1		Chapter reports, 1985
	2		Instructions and manuals, 1983-1988
	3		Instructions, 1991-1993
	4		Vice-president’s files, 1981-1983
	5		Vice-president’s files, 1983-1988
	6		Secretary’s files, 1989-1990
	7		Membership lists, 1981, 1987-88, 1990,1993-94
	8		Membership statistics, 1994-1997
	9		National Honor Society meeting, 1997
	10		Lectures and seminars, 1982-1984, 1994-1995
	11		Teaching Prize, 1981-1982, 1984-1999
	12		Visiting scholars, 1980-1981, 1988-1993
	13		Associates award, 1980-1981, 1984-1985, 1988
Box	Folder
13	1		34th Triennial Council, 1985
	2		Letters of acceptance, 1980
	3		Letters of acceptance, 1981
	4		Letters of acceptance, 1982
	5		Letters of acceptance, 1983
	6		Letters of acceptance, 1984
	7		Letters of acceptance, 1985
	8		Letters of acceptance, 1986
	9		Letters of acceptance, 1987
	10		Letters of acceptance, 1988
	11		Letters of acceptance, 1989-1992
Box	Folder
14	1		Letters of acceptance, 1993-1995
	2		Letters of acceptance, 1996
	3		Letters of acceptance, 1997
	4		Letters of acceptance, 1998
	5		Letters of acceptance, 1999
	6		Annual reports, 1980-1991, 1993-1994, 1997-1999
	7		Key and certificate orders, 1986-1989
	8		Key and certificate orders, 1990-1991
Box	Folder
15	1		Key and certificate orders, 1992-1994
	2		Key and certificate orders, 1995
	3		Key and certificate orders, 1996
	4		Key and certificate orders, 1997
	5		Key and certificate orders, 1998
	6		Key order invoices and correspondence, 1988-1994
	7		Student fee receipts and order forms, 1991-1992
	8		Financial statements and correspondence, 1982-1983
	9		Bank statements, 1983-1991
Box	Folder
16	1		NCNB bank statements, 1984-1991
	2		Treasurer’s files, 1980-1981
	3		Treasurer’s files, 1985-1991
	4		Treasurer reports, 1980-1982, undated
	5		Sky magazine articles, 1990
	6		Press releases, 1982, 1988, 1990-1996
	7		News clippings, 1981-1999
		Sub-Series D: 2000-2006
Box	Folder
16	8		Initiation, 2000-2004, 2006
	9		Handbook for New Members, 2004-2006
	10		Meeting minutes, 2000-2002
	11		Registration cards (photocopies), 2001-2003
	12		Teaching prize, 2000, 2002, 2005-2006
	13		Visiting scholars, 2002
	14		Acceptance forms, 2000
Box	Folder
17	1		Acceptance forms, 2001
	2		Acceptance forms, 2002
	3		Acceptance forms, 2006
	4		Endowment, 2000
	5		Annual reports, 2000-2003
	6		Key and certificate orders, 2000
	7		Registration cards (photocopies), 2000
	8		Press releases, 2000
	9		News clippings, 2002-2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Guide to the Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter (Rice University) records, 1921-2006

Descriptive Summary

Historical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-2001

Series II. Organizational and member files, 1928-2006