Finding aid for the Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Chapter, records 0338

USC Libraries Special Collections

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189

213-740-5900

specol@usc.edu

2010

Title: Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Chapter, records

Collection number: 0338

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 4.0 linear ft. 4 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1932-2000

Abstract: This collection contains evidence of the Phi Alpha Theta, USC Xi Chapter's activities from its founding in 1932 through 2000.

creator: Phi Alpha Theta. Xi Chapter (University of Southern California).

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Chapter, records, Collection no. 0338, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Historical note

Phi Alpha Theta is the National Honor Society in History, founded at the University of Arkansas on March 17, 1921. It's mission is "to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways." USC's chapter, Xi, was founded in 1932.

Scope and Content

Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Chapter, records contain correspondence, flyers, postcards, memorandums, programs, financial and legal documents, notes, and printed ephemera, 1932-2000, documenting the founding and activities of USC's chapter of the National History Honor Society.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Phi Alpha Theta. Xi Chapter (University of Southern California). -- Archives

University of Southern California. -- Archives

University of Southern California. -- Students

Correspondence

History--Societies, etc.--Archival resources

Learned institutions and societies--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Legal documents

Memorandums

Noteboooks

Notes

Photographs

Printed ephemera

Programs (documents)

Societies--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Box 1, Folder 1

Notice of Meetings 1932

General Physical Description note: Postcards.

Box 1, Folder 2

President's File - Misc. notes for meetings 1932-1934

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, clipping, program.

Box 1, Folder 3

ADI Petition to PAT 1931

General Physical Description note: Petition (copy).

Box 1, Folder 4

Phi Alpha Theta Constitution 1932, 1944

General Physical Description note: Constitution, drafts.

Box 1, Folder 5

Correspondence, 1932-33 1932-33

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 1, Folder 6

Key pin prices 1934

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 1, Folder 7

Journal of the Membership Committee… 1933

General Physical Description note: Journal.

Box 1, Folder 8

Installation, May 20, 1932 1932

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 1, Folder 9

Miscellaneous, May 20 1933

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, agendas.

Box 1, Folder 10

Alpha Delta Iota 1931

General Physical Description note: Lists, correspondence, constitution, blank forms.

Box 1, Folder 11

Candidate records 1931, 1932

General Physical Description note: Notes.

Box 1, Folder 12

Members' information undated

General Physical Description note: Note cards.

Box 2, Folder 1

Phi Alpha Theta - Treas. 1967-69

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, notes, lists, invoices.

Box 2, Folder 2

Round Table program 1952

General Physical Description note: Programs.

Box 2, Folder 3

Phi Alpha Theta 1958-60

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, event announcements, check stubs.

Box 2, Folder 4

Phi Alpha Theta national meeting 1956-63

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, programs.

Box 2, Folder 5

Organization Handbook for Faculty Advisors and Student Officers undated

General Physical Description note: Handbook.

Box 2, Folder 6

Phi Alpha Theta… 1932

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, reports, minutes.

Box 2, Folder 7

Charles W. Johnson III 1963

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 8

Phi Alpha Theta regional meeting 1957, 1958

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, memos, programs, blank forms.

Box 2, Folder 9

Hoffman Correspondence 1958-60

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 10

Queller Correspondence 1959

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 11

Dinner Meetings 1962, 1963

General Physical Description note: Invitations.

Box 2, Folder 12

P.A.T. Secretary's Misc. Folder on initiations 1960

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, forms.

Box 2, Folder 13

Letters for Information Cards 1962

General Physical Description note: Forms.

Box 2, Folder 14

Regional Meeting 1963

General Physical Description note: Invitations, notes.

Box 2, Folder 15

Bulletins 1963

General Physical Description note: Bulletins.

Box 2, Folder 16

Phi Alpha Theta meeting and membership 1947-1963

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, programs, lists.

Box 2, Folder 17

Charles W. Johnson III 1963

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 18

Personal Record Card undated

General Physical Description note: Blank forms.

Box 2, Folder 19

Key Pin Information undated

General Physical Description note: Sale brochure.

Box 2, Folder 20

Student List (eligible) 1959-1962

General Physical Description note: Lists.

Box 2, Folder 21

National convention 1954

General Physical Description note: Program.

Box 2, Folder 22

Programs 1962, 1963

General Physical Description note: Programs.

Box 2, Folder 23

Miscellaneous - P.A.T. 1956, 1960

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 24

Phi Alpha Theta, Coy 1937-1948

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 25

Regional Meeting Info 1954-1969

General Physical Description note: Programs, correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 26

Phi Alpha Theta regional meetings 1954-1961

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, memos.

Box 2, Folder 27

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1951 (March 8 - May 13) 1951

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 28

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1951 (January 1 - March 7, 1951) 1951

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, bulletins.

Box 2, Folder 29

Phi Alpha Theta 1960-1962

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, notes.

Box 2, Folder 30

Meeting minutes 1948-1953

General Physical Description note: Notebook of minutes.

Box 2, Folder 31

Memberships 1953-1993

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, notes, bulletins.

Box 2, Folder 32

PAT Convention Information 1954

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, notes.

Box 2, Folder 33

Membership, programming, and speakers 1953-1954

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, bulletins.

Box 2, Folder 34

Membership Committee Reports, Alpha Delta Iota, 1929-1932 1930-1932

General Physical Description note: Reports, petition, Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 35

Charter awards 1987, 1993

General Physical Description note: Bulletins, announcments.

Box 2, Folder 36

Accounts 1930-1938

General Physical Description note: Ledger pages, statements, abstracts, Correspondence, bank statements.

Box 2, Folder 37

Phi Alpha Theta, 1954 (includes Nat'l Convention), (U.S.C. - Xi Chapter - Host) 1953-1954

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, petition, notes, report.

Box 2, Folder 38

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1949 (October 18 - December 31) 1949

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, notes, forms.

Box 2, Folder 39

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1951 (May 13 - August 31) 1951

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, petition.

Box 3, Folder 1

Booklet: This is Phi Alpha Theta and others 1993, undated

General Physical Description note: Booklets.

Box 3, Folder 2

Regional conference, invitation for membership 1994

General Physical Description note: Schedule, invitation blank, list.

Box 3, Folder 3

PAT Announcements 1987

General Physical Description note: Flyers, memo.

Box 3, Folder 4

PAT Announcements 1997

General Physical Description note: Flyers, memo, booklet.

Box 3, Folder 5

PAT Announcements 1998

General Physical Description note: Memo, constitution, program.

Box 3, Folder 6

PAT Announcements 1996

General Physical Description note: Flyers, memo, booklet.

Box 3, Folder 7

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1950 (May 2 - August 31) 1950

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 3, Folder 8

Phi Alpha Theta Archives… on meeting and dues 1950

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, receipts, forms.

Box 3, Folder 9

Application 1986

General Physical Description note: Application, brochure.

Box 3, Folder 10

Round Table Program 1952

General Physical Description note: Program, brochure, application.

Box 3, Folder 11

Receipts 1959-1962

General Physical Description note: Ledger.

Box 3, Folder 12

Phi Alpha Theta 1960

General Physical Description note: Booklets.

Box 3, Folder 13

Phi Alpha Theta 1977, 1982-1988

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, bulletins, memos, reports.

Box 3, Folder 14

Faculty advisor mailing 1994

General Physical Description note: Cover sheet, fact sheet, flyers.

Box 3, Folder 15

Phi Alpha Theta 1985-1986, 1993, 1995

General Physical Description note: Applications, bylaws, booklet.

Box 3, Folder 16

Phi Alpha Theta, 95-96 School Year 1994-1996

General Physical Description note: Informational packets, DT article, Trojan History Club packet, applications, statements, correspondence.

Box 3, Folder 17

Phi Alpha Theta masters for printing 2000, undated

General Physical Description note: Program, initiation packet.

Box 3, Folder 18

Phi Alpha Theta 1929-1994

General Physical Description note: Yearbooks, programs, directory, check stubs, guest book, ritual.

Box 3, Folder 19

The Fraternity Monthly (tribute to PAT) June 1950

General Physical Description note: Magazine.

Box 3, Folder 20

The Balford Blue Book 1936

General Physical Description note: Catalog.

Box 3, Folder 21

Regional conference 1994

General Physical Description note: Lists, application, progrram.

Box 3, Folder 22

Initiations 1931-1932, 1972-1975, undated

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, invitation.

Box 3, Folder 23

Executive meetings 1930

General Physical Description note: Minutes.

Box 3, Folder 24

Phi Alpha Theta Certificates 1977, 1984, 1985

General Physical Description note: Membership certificates, cards.

Box 3, Folder 25

Applications 1978

General Physical Description note: Applications.

Box 3, Folder 26

Membership lists 1976, undated

General Physical Description note: Lists.

Box 3, Folder 27

Phi Alpha Theta 1963

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 3, Folder 28

Photos undated

General Physical Description note: Negatives.

Box 3, Folder 29

Phi Alpha Theta 1934-1995

General Physical Description note: Bulletins, Correspondence, programs, record cards, booklets, invitations.

Box 3, Folder 30

Checks 1960

General Physical Description note: Checks with stubs.

Box 3, Folder 31

Membership undated

General Physical Description note: Note cards.

Box 3, Folder 32

Treasurer's Reports 1930-1936

General Physical Description note: Notebook.

Box 3, Folder 33

Members' Ledger 1930-1944

General Physical Description note: Notebook.

Box 4, Folder 1

For Terri Watts 1932-1934, 1976, 1977

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, reports, notes, membership lists, applications.

Box 4, Folder 2

Initiates undated

General Physical Description note: Lists.

Box 4, Folder 3

Membership certificate 1977

General Physical Description note: Certificate, card.

Box 4, Folder 4

Active membership 1975-1977

General Physical Description note: Lists.

Box 4, Folder 5

Phi Alpha Theta Applications 1979

General Physical Description note: Applications.

Box 4, Folder 6

Memberships 1979

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, application, note.

Box 4, Folder 7

P.A.T. 1960-1963

General Physical Description note: Agenda, correspondence, reports.

Box 4, Folder 8

Proposed Revisions of the Constitution… undated

General Physical Description note: Proposal, applications.

Box 4, Folder 9

Initiation 1930, 1976

General Physical Description note: Lists, correspondence.

Box 4, Folder 10

Biennial Convention 1999

General Physical Description note: Information packet.

Box 4, Folder 11

Membership Committee Working Papers… 1931-1933

General Physical Description note: Notes, correspondence, report.

Box 4, Folder 12

Applications undated

General Physical Description note: Application, information bulletin.

Box 4, Folder 13

Meeting reports 1933

General Physical Description note: Reports.

Box 4, Folder 14

Correspondence 1956-1957

General Physical Description note: Correspondence.

Box 4, Folder 15

Phi Alpha Theta Regional Meeting: 1958 1958

General Physical Description note: Programs, correspondence.

Box 4, Folder 16

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1950 (February 19 - April 21) 1950

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, clippings, petitions.

Box 4, Folder 17

Phi Alpha Theta 1956, 1959-1960, 1961, 1964

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, minutes, history papers.

Box 4, Folder 18

Phi Alpha Theta 1951-1952

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, applications, bulletins.

Box 4, Folder 19

Phi Alpha Theta Archives, 1950 (September 1 - December 31, 1950) 1950

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, booklet, membership list.

Box 4, Folder 20

Phi Alpha Theta, 1955-1956 1955-1956

General Physical Description note: DT, petition, correspondence.

Box 4, Folder 21

Phi Alpha Theta, 1951-1952-1953 1951-1953

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, petitions.

Box 4, Folder 22

Phi Alpha Theta, pre 1950 and 1950 1947-1950

General Physical Description note: Correspondence, minutes, membership list, bulletins.

Box 4, Folder 23

Phi Alpha Theta, 1957-1958 1957-1958

General Physical Description note: Programs, minutes, correspondence, bulletins.