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Records of Kappa Beta Pi, 1924-1969
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Guide to the Records of the Kappa Beta Pi legal sorority at the Tarlton Law Library
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| Creator | Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority, Eta Chapter |
| Title | Records of the Kappa Beta Pi legal sorority |
| Dates | 1924-1969 |
| Abstract | Kappa Beta Pi was the first legal sorority in the United States. The collection contains records of the Eta Chapter at the University of Texas School of Law. |
| Size | 8 in. (3 boxes). |
| Repository | Rare Books & Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin 727 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX 78705-3224, (512) 471-7263 |
Kappa Beta Pi, the first legal sorority in the U.S., was founded in 1908 at the Chicago-Kent College of Law to promote high professional standards among women law students and lawyers. The Eta Chapter at the University of Texas School of Law was founded on Dec. 30, 1916, with Mrs. Anna Irene Sandbo as its first Dean. The chapter was active until the early 1970s.
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Chapter records, minutes, correspondence, membership lists, clippings, programs, periodicals, and memorabilia relate to the history, traditions, and activities of the Eta Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi, and also reflect the role of women in the University of Texas School of Law and in the legal profession. The correspondence deals mainly with planning and arrangements for sorority conventions and recruitment of new members. Also present are a history of Kappa Beta Pi (1937), the sorority's constitution (1939), and a scrapbook with news clippings and photographs of members and chapter activities.
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Arrangement of the Collection
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| Arranged by material type, then chronologically. The original order was generally maintained. |
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| Major Subjects |
| | Kappa Beta Pi. Eta Chapter--Archives. |
| | Kappa Beta Pi. Eta Chapter--History. |
| | Women law students--Texas--Austin--History. |
| | University of Texas. School of Law. |
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Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority Records, Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.
Accessioned January, 1999.
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Records of Kappa Beta Pi, 1924-1969
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| box | folder |
| K249 | 1 | | Chapter records, 1924-1958 |
| 2 | | Chapter records, 1924-1958 |
| 3 | | Chapter records, 1924-1958 |
| 4 | | Chapter records, 1924-1958 |
| 5 | | Chapter records, 1964-1969 |
| | NOTE: Reactivation of sorority. |
| 6 | | Dues reports, 1957-1960 |
| 7 | | The History of Kappa Beta Pi, 1937 June |
| 8 | | Constitution of Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority, 1939 Oct. |
| 9 | | Correspondence & memoranda, 1957-1959 |
| 10 | | Correspondence & memoranda, 1956-1963 |
| | NOTE: Includes roster of all current and past members of sorority. |
| box | folder |
| K250 | 1 | | Correspondence & memoranda, 1967-1969 |
| 2 | | List of officers, 1966-1967, 1969 |
| 3 | | Dean's reports, 1958 |
| | NOTE: From national and province deans. |
| 4 | | The Kappa Beta Pi Quarterly Secret Bulletin, 1965 Oct. |
| 5 | | Guest book, 1956-1969 |
| 6 | | Kappa Beta Pi Round Up! 21st Internation Convention flyers, 1969 |
| 7 | | University of Texas-Austin Student Activity Office, 1960s |
| | NOTE: Includes Rules and Regulations for campus organizations. |
| box | folder |
| K251 | | | Scrapbook, |
| | NOTE: Includes newsclippings about members, photographs, stationery samples, and member lists |
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