Charter [removed from frame], 1916
Scope and Content Note
The Bates College chapter (Gamma of Maine) of Phi Beta Kappa was established in 1916. (Although the folder "Secretary's correspondence" contains an 1879 letter from national secretary John K. Lord granting Bates the 'beta' chapter of Maine, pending approval of the chapter at Bowdoin College, there is no further mention of why Bates was not actually granted a chapter until 1916.)
This series contains correspondence, annual reports, membership details, publications, and other information about the Bates chapted of PBK. Of note, the secretary's book contains a historical retrospective leading up to creation of group on its first few pages.
There is also some correspondence relating to the creation of the chapter in CA 02.04, President George C. Chase records.
Dates
- 1916
Access Restrictions
All materials are closed to researchers for 20 years from the date of the records' creation.
Extent
From the Series: 2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Physical Description note
Repository Details
Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston Maine 04240 United States of America
207-786-6354
muskie@bates.edu