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Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Chi chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: 37-4-1535

Scope and content

Minutes, membership lists, initiation records, photographs, typescript narrative history, pamphlets, directories, catalogs, brochures, and memorabilia of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Includes fund raising correspondence and other papers of Walter Bruske concerning Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University; petition from H. William Fogle, Alumni Secretary, to the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation to place two Norway spruce on the New York State Famous and Historic Trees Register, 1987; and petition from the Delta Chi Association to the National Register of Historic Places. Also, "The Delta Chi Deke" newsletter, 1935-1991; 1988 Pledge Class DKE history project research tasks binder; and report of the Alumni Historian, 1988. Also, an 1870 Cornellian listing Delta Upsilon as an "Anti-Secret Society." Includes an 1870 Charter, and a 1908 replacement charter. THE CORNELL DEKE HOUSE by William Fogle. Autographed color photographs of Gerald Ford, George Bush, and George W. Bush. Also a recording of the Muskrat Ramblers Dixieland Jazz Band performing at the DKE house at Spring Weekend in May 1967.

Dates

  • 1870-2022.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Boxes 3, 6, 13, 21, and Chapter minutes since 1936 are restricted and require written permission of either the President of Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the President of the Delta Chi Alumni Association, the Chapter Advisor, or the Alumni Historian for access and reproduction.

Restrictions on Use:

Reproductions require the permission of the President of Delta Chi Chapter, Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Biographical / Historical

The Delta Chi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon was established at Cornell University in 1870.

Extent

9.9 cubic feet. (9.9 cubic feet.)

176 megabytes.

263.5 kilobytes.

Abstract

Minutes, membership lists, initiation records, photographs, typescript narrative history, pamphlets, directories, catalogs, brochures, and memorabilia of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Physical Description

Minutes, lists, records, photographs, typescript history,pamphlets, directories, catalogs, brochures, memorabilia, and correspondence.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
William Fogel
Date completed:
June 2010
EAD encoding:
Evan Fay Earle, October 2007
Last modified:
Marcie Farwell, September 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by William Fogel
Date
October 2007
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 12/07/2018: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
  • 2007-05-29: converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)