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Identity elements
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1930–2016 (Creation)
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet, 5.00 Boxes
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Alpha Rho chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi was chartered March 21, 1930 under the direction of Dean Harry Umberger. The original chapter consisted of thirty members. Their vision is to lead the Extension System in promoting and supporting professionalism in Extension.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
These records document the Alpha Rho chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, national extension honor society, at Kansas State University from 1930 to 2016. Types of material include programs, constitutions, newsletters, chapter history, minutes, financial… read more
System of arrangement
This collection is organized into 5 series: 1) Chapter Materials, chronological 1930–2016 (incomplete), 2) Administrative Records including minutes and financial information, 3) Membership Records sorted alphabetically, 4) Scrapbooks and Photographic… read more
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions: All materials are available for research.
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Finding aids
Alternative finding aid found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210602162359/http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/sc_rev/findaids/ua1998-04.php
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Records normally given by officers of organization on specified dates in most instances. The accession U2015.26 was in the archives for an unknown length of time before formal accessioning. Accession numbers include U1998.04, U2000.19, U2014.19, U2015.04,… read more
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter
Acqusition Method: Donation.
Acqusition Date: 19980625
Accruals
06/25/1998; 08/24/2000; 05/20/2014; 01/13/2015; 02/02/2015; 06/30/2015; 11/11/2015
General note
Separated Materials: The Epsilon Sigma Phi yearbooks (1929–1958) were transferred to the library's main circulating collection.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter, records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: Edward Nagurny, Abby Kopp, Colin Halpin, and Cliff Hight
Processing Info: Graduate research assistant Edward Nagurny input some existing descriptive information in February 2015. Student assistant Abby Kopp and university archivist… read more