Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter, records

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Title

Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter, records

Date(s)

  • 1930–2016 (Creation)

Extent

6.25 Linear Feet, 5.00 Boxes

Name of creator

(1930–)

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.

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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 information, membership listings, autobiographies, scrapbooks, and photographic materials. Some records from the 1990s are in digital format.

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 Material, and 5) Printed Materials.

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Conditions governing access

No access restrictions: All materials are available for research.

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Technical access

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

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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, U2015.10, U2015.26, and 2015-16.031.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter
Acqusition Method: Donation.
Acqusition Date: 19980625

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Accruals

06/25/1998; 08/24/2000; 05/20/2014; 01/13/2015; 02/02/2015; 06/30/2015; 11/11/2015

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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.

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Archon Collection ID

162

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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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 Cliff Hight completed processing of this collection and furthered described it throughout 2015. Student assistant Colin Halpin processed an accrual in April 2016.
Publication Date: 2015-11-24

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