Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia), Iota Chapter, Minute Books
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Scope and Contents
The Phi Mu Alpha Minute Books consist of two volumes of hand-written meeting minutes. Minutes include information about each meeting: date and time, purpose, names of fraternity officers, and motions made at the meeting (who made them and what they were about, including meeting times, suggestions, responsibilities).
The first volume, spanning the dates March 13, 1910, to August 14, 1914, includes the proceedings of the local organization founded at Northwestern University's School of Music on March 13, 1910, which led to the establishment of Iota of "Phi Mu Alpha," and the proceedings of the Iota chapter of "Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia," established on April 29, 1910.
The meeting minutes in Volume 2 cover the time period from September 22, 1921 to February 25, 1929.
Dates
- 1910-1914, 1921-1929
- Other: Date acquired: 02/11/1990
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Iota Chapter of music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia) was formed at Northwestern University in 1910, and continues today. The two volumes of Minute Books document the early years of the organization.
Source of Acquisition
The Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity, IOTA Chapter of the Sinfonia records were donated to Northwestern University by an unknown source, accession number 90-176.
- Title
- Guide to the Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia), Iota Chapter, Minute Books
- Author
- Nadia Ahmed
- Date
- 12/02/2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
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Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu