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Chi Delta Phi records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0086

Scope and Contents

The Chi Delta Phi records (1911-1968) are a collection of materials reflecting the organization, growth, activities, and dissolution of the Gleam Epsilon chapter of this sorority, and its predecessor, The Order of the Gleam. The collection is comprised of: (1) a two folume roster; (2) a two volume scrapbook, which includes newsclippings and programs; (3) business records; and (4) fifteen volumes of unpublished writings of members. In Janurary 1985, a play, The Unequal Yok was added to the collection.

Dates

  • 1911-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

In the fall of 1908, a group of University of Utah women organized The Order of the Gleam, a women's literary club. In 1921 the club became the Gleam Epsilon chapter of Chi Delta Phi, a national honorary literary sorority that had been organized in Georgia in 1919. The Gleam Epsilon chapter functioned on the campus until 1951 when it disbanded; but even after the chapter's dissolution the alumnae remained an active group.

Extent

4 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Chi Delta Phi records (1911-1968) are a collection of materials reflecting the organization, growth, activities, and dissolution of the Gleam Epsilon chapter of this sorority, and its predecessor, the Order of the Gleam. The collection is comprised of a two-volume roster, a two-volume scrapbook, business records, fifteen volumes of unpublished writings of the members of the sorority, and a play.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-4 (3.5 linear feet) were donated by Mabel Frazer in 1969.

Box 5 (0.5 linear feet) was donated in 1985 by an unknown donor.

Related Materials

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Chi Delta Phi records
Author
Finding aid prepared by Linda Herrick.
Date
1975 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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