Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board
Finding aid prepared by Sara Chetney, MA
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont 91711
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board Papers
Dates: 1929-1976 and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.0661
Creator:
Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board
Extent:
10 boxes
(9 document boxes, 1 flat box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract: This collection contains materials relating to the Pomona College chapter of the National Mortar
Board Society. Incorporated as the 46th chapter on March 28, 1903, the women's society for college seniors who exemplify the
principles of leadership,
scholarship, and service. The collection contains materials produced by the society related to its administration and the
various events, conferences,
and presentations put on by the Mortar Board.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
This collection is open for research.
Permission to Publish
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board Papers (H.Mss 0661). Special Collections,
The Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, California.
Provenance / Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Materials were placed into archival folders and boxes.
Biographical / Historical
The National Mortar Board Society is a women’s honor society formed to recognize the exemplary scholarship, leadership, and
service of college seniors. The society was founded on February 15, 1918 with four initial chapters at Cornell University,
The University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, and Swarthmore College. The Mortar Board began as a local honor society
at The Ohio State University, and a chance meeting with a member of Pi Sigma Chi from Swarthmore College began a discussion
about creating a national honor society for female college seniors. Today, Mortar Board continues to “emphasize the advancement
of the status of women, to support the ideals of the college or university, to advance a spirit of scholarship, to recognize
and encourage leadership, to provide service, and to establish the opportunity for a meaningful exchange of ideas as individuals
and as a group.”
The Pomona College Mortar Board became the organization’s 46th chapter on March 28, 1903, after Dean of Women Jessie Gibson’s
senior women’s honorary society petitioned for incorporation into Mortar Board. The society is still active on the Pomona
campus, and interested students can apply to join the society as rising juniors. Members aspire to put on events and services
for not just Pomona College, but also the 5C and surrounding community.
Scope and Contents
This collections contains administrative and financial materials relating to the running of the Mortar Board, including minutes,
letters, membership and officer lists, reports, speeches,and scrapbooks. The collection also contains event-related materials
such as booklets, newspaper clippings, conference materials and presentations. Significant events include the annual Women's
Day.
Organization and Arrangement
Items are grouped by subject, and then arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Student activities
Associations, institutions, etc.
Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society
Genre and Form of Materials
Corporate minutes
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Pamphlets
Box 1, Folder 1
General Papers
Note
Includes: "last lecture" texts, annual reports, and president's reports.
Box 1, Folder 2
Membership lists
1929-1954
Box 1, Folder 3
Reports
1938-1968 and undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Reports and Outline of Activities, Minutes
1951-1953
Box 2, Item 1
Scrapbook - Associated Women Students newspaper articles and photos
1940-1948
Box 2, Item 2
Scrapbook - Minutes
1954-1962
Box 2, Folder 3
Papers and miscellaneous
1965-1967
Box 2, Folder 4
Letters, reports, and lists
1967-1969
Box 2, Folder 6
General info
1950s and 1962-1963
Note
Includes: minutes from 1962-63 and officer's lists, surveys, etc. from the 1950s.
Box 3, Folder 1
Conference pamphlet: "The Forward Look"
1958
Note
Includes: mortar Board certificate samples.
Box 5, Folder 5
Associated Women Students President's Reports
Box 5, Folder 8
Intercollegiate Association of Women Students
Note
The Associated Women Students conference.
Box 5, Folder 10
Associated Women Students Christmas Formal
1961-1965
Box 5, Folder 11
Constitution-Associated Women Students
Box 5, Folder 12
Associated Women Students Vocational Interests Dinner
1963
Box 5, Folder 13
Vocational Conference
1966
Box 5, Folder 14
Vocational Program
1963-1964
Box 5, Folder 16
"To the Women Students"
1966-1967
Box 5, Folder 17
Junior Class Representative-Vocations and Publicity
1951-1954
Box 6, Folder 2
Associated Women Students General
Box 6, Folder 3
Associated Women Students Board Minutes
1966-1967
Box 6, Folder 4
Associated Women Students Board Minutes
1967-1968
Box 6, Folder 5
Associated Women Students Budget
1966-1967
Box 6, Folder 6
Associated Women Students Budget
1967-1968
Box 6, Folder 7
Associated Women Students Constitution
1960-1967
Note
Revisions from 1960 and 1967.
Box 6, Folder 8
Associated Women Students Secretary/Treasurer Books
1958-1964
Box 6, Folder 10
Associated Women Students Budget and Minutes
1968-1969
Box 6, Folder 12
Women's Recreational Association (WRA)
1951-1960
Box 6, Folder 13
Associated Women Students Station Wagon
1938-1954
Box 6, Folder 14
Associated Women Students Station Wagon
1967-1972
Box 6, Folder 16
Frosh-Faculty Retreat
1956-1957
Box 7, Folder 2
General Associated Women Students papers
1958-1963
Note
Includes: notes, minutes, events, constitution, and procedure.
Box 7, Folder 3
Miscellaneous: regulations, judiciary policy, etc.
1967-1968
Box 7, Folder 5
Associated Students of Pomona College Executive Council
1964
Box 7, Folder 7
Associated Women Students Conference
1957-1962
Box 7, Folder 8
Associated Women Students Constitution
Box 7, Folder 9
Associated Women Students conference report at Pomona
1960-1961
Note
Includes Cindy Pratt correspondence.
Box 7, Folder 10
Associated Women Students Minutes
Box 7, Folder 11
Associated Women Students Dad's Day
Note
Dad's day no longer held, possibly parents' day.
Box 8, Folder 1
lntercollegiate Association of Women Students conventions
Box 8, Folder 4
May Court-- Senior Service Award
1961-1962
Box 8, Folder 8
Miscellaneous Judicial Structure/ Procedure documents
Box 8, Folder 9
Pamphlet - Pomona College: Social Regulations, Housekeeping Standards, Dining Hall Information, Judicial Procedures
Box 8, Folder 10
Pamphlet - Regulations and Information for Women Students, Pomona College
1951-1961
Box 9, Folder 13
Letters of Congratulations
Box 10, Item 1
Scrapbook - Mortar Board
1954-1967
Box 10, Item 2
Scrapbook - Associated Women Students
1949-1950
Note
Includes: newspapers, articles, and photographs.
Box 10, Item 3
Scrapbook - Associated Women Students Scrapbook
1952-1961
