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Tau Kappa Society scrapbook

 Collection — Box: Oversize
Identifier: S3794

Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains membership lists from 1927-1942, some correspondence, and social activities mentioned in the form of printed invitations and receipts of services rendered to the society. The book was kept by the current president. There are three group photographs of the members circa 1940-1942.

Dates

  • 1927-1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The Tau Kappa Society, sometimes referred to as a sorority, seems to have been a service organization at Duluth’s Central high School. A list of members in the scrapbook begins with the year 1927.

Extent

1.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The scrapbook contains membership lists from 1927-1942, some correspondence, and social activities mentioned in the form of printed invitations and receipts of services rendered to the society.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Title
Guide to the Tau Kappa Society scrapbook
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526