Mortar Board (Northwestern University Chapter) Membership Records
Scope and Contents
This collection fills two and one-half boxes and dates between 1922 and 1965. It consists of a collection of membership records maintained on index cards. Cards feature the names (sometimes both maiden and married) of Mortar Board members, contemporary mailing addresses (dating from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s), and the years of members' graduation from Northwestern.
Membership records exist in both chronological and alphabetical arrangements. The chronologically arranged records are foldered according to year of graduation. The alphabetically arranged records are foldered according to members' surnames. The alphabetical arrangement also includes cross references to members' name changes.
Dates
- 1922-1965
Creator
- Mortar Board (Society). Northwestern University Chapter (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored at a remote campus location 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
3.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mortar Board was founded at Syracuse, New York, in 1918 as a national college honorary society for senior women. In 1921, members of Cap and Tassel, a senior women's honorary at Northwestern University, petitioned Mortar Board for a local chapter, which was granted. The records of the Northwestern chapter of Mortar Board fills two and one-half boxes and dates between 1922 and 1965. It consists of membership records maintained on index cards. Cards feature the names (sometimes both maiden and married) of Mortar Board members, contemporary mailing addresses (dating from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s), and the years of members' graduation from Northwestern.
Arrangement
The membership records of the Northwestern University chapter of Mortar Board exist in two separate arrangements: chronological (by year of graduation) and alphabetical (by surname, with cross-references for name changes).
Method of Acquisition
Accession number 95-32.
Processing Information
Kevin B. Leonard; February 24, 1995.
- Title
- Guide to the Mortar Board (Northwestern University Chapter) Membership Records
- Author
- Kevin B. Leonard
- Date
- 12/02/1996
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository 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