Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda of California Chapter Records

Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest revision A. Demeter

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

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Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda of California Records, 1958-2004

Collection number: UArch 108

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara

Processed by:: Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest revision A. Demeter
Date Completed:: July 29, 2010
Encoded by:: A. Demeter

Descriptive Summary

Title: University of California, Santa Barbara, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda of California Chapter Records

Dates: 1958-2004

Collection number: UArch 108

Creator: Phi Beta Kappa.

Collection Size: 2.2 linear feet (7 document boxes and 1 half-size document box)

Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Abstract: The collection contains records of the UCSB Phi Beta Kappa (Lambda of California) chapter's formation, organization, and the selection and initiation process, including correspondence, meeting minutes, handbooks, reports, and other related documents.

Physical location: Del Sur, University Archives, 25B.

Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

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

Preferred Citation

University of California, Santa Barbara, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda of California Chapter records. UArch 108. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lawrence Willson.

Scope and Content of Collection

Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776, making it the nation's oldest honorary society. The Lambda of California chapter of UCSB was founded in 1968 and has since initiated over 2,000 members. The collection contains records of the chapter's formation, organization, and the selection and initiation process, including correspondence, meeting minutes, handbooks, reports, and other related documents. Some documents have been removed or redacted to protect student privacy.

Arrangement

Files are arranged generally as received, and are organized into the following series:

Series I: Formation & Qualification of Chapter contains reports to the qualification committee, early meeting minutes and membership lists, and other related materials.

Series II: Chronological Files contains materials primarily on the selection, notification, and initiation process for new members of Phi Beta Kappa.

Series III: Subject Files contains correspondence, financial records, handbooks, member lists, lecture files, and other miscellaneous files.

Related Materials

Collections with files on Phi Beta Kappa:

Lawrence Willson papers, UArch FacP 21 – Files on formation of and involvement in Phi Beta Kappa.
Office of the Chancellor, Chancellors' records, UArch 17 – Files on Chancellor Cheadle's speeches to Phi Beta Kappa.
UCSB History and Antecedents collection, UArch 100 – Copy of qualification report for UCSB Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

Other honorary societies:

Student organizations collection, UArch 101 – Multiple honorary society files.
Mortar Board National College Senior Honorary Society, Crown and Scepter Chapter records, UArch 106.

UCSB Phi Beta Kappa website: http://www.oiss.ucsb.edu/pbk/

National Phi Beta Kappa website: https://www.pbk.org/home/index.aspx

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Phi Beta Kappa. Lambda of California.

Series I: Formation & Qualification of Chapter

Box 1: 1

General report presented for consideration by the Committee on Qualifications of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, 1966

Box 1: 2

Phi Beta Kappa, draft of report, c. 1961-1965

Box 1: 3

Organizational file, 1958-1961

Box 1: 4

General Report presented for consideration by the Committee on Qualifications of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, c. 1965

Box 1: 5

Organizational files, 1967

Box 1: 6

Visitation; favorable verdict of Committee on Qualification, 1966-1967

Box 1: 7

Preliminary information, 1963-1965

Box 1: 8

Petition; "statement;" membership lists, 1967

Box 1: 9

Rough material (statistical information, etc.) used in report, c. 1964

Box 1: 10

Minutes, etc., 1961-1964

Box 2: 1

General Report, 1965

Box 2: 2

Members: charter, 1967-1970

Series II: Chronological Files

Box 2: 3-8

1967-1973

Box 2: 9

Elections, 1973

Box 2: 10

1973-1974

Box 2: 11

Elections, 1974

Box 2: 12

1974-1975

Box 2: 13

Elections, 1975

Box 2: 14-15

1975-1977

Box 2: 16

Elections, 1977

Box 2: 17

1977-1978

Box 3: 1

Elections, 1978

Box 3: 2

1978-1979

Box 3: 3

Elections, 1979

Box 3: 4-5

1979-1981

Box 3: 6

Elections, 1981

Box 3: 7-10

1981-1985

Box 4: 1-3

1986-1988

Box 4: 4

Selections, 1987-1988

Box 4: 5

1988-1989

Box 4: 6

Selections, 1988-1989

Box 4: 7

1989-1990

Box 4: 8

Selections, 1989-1990

Box 4: 9

1990-1991

Box 5: 1

Selections, 1990-1991

Box 5: 2

1991-1992

Box 5: 3

Selections, 1991-1992

Box 5: 4

1992-1993

Box 5: 5

Selections, 1992-1993

Box 5: 6

1993-1994

Box 5: 7

Selections, 1993-1994

Box 5: 8

1994-1995

Box 5: 9

Selections, 1994-1995

1995-1996

Box 6: 1

General

Box 6: 2

Correspondence

Box 6: 3

Lectureship – Virginia Trimble, May 1995

Box 6: 4

Selections

Box 6: 5

1996-1997

Box 6: 6

Selections, 1996-1997

Box 6: 7-13

1997-2004

Series III: Subject Files

Box 6: 14

Absentee initiates, c. 1968-1987

Box 6: 15

Annual meetings, 1969-1989

Box 6: 16

Annual meetings / banquets, 1968-1992

Box 7: 1

Annual reports, 1969-1995

Box 7: 2

Auditing and financial information, 1970-1980

Box 7: 3

Banquet records, 1984-1989

Box 7: 4

Candidates not responding to election, c. 1969-1989

Box 7: 5

Correspondence (misc.), 1968-1989

Box 7: 6

Dues, c. 1971-1990

Box 7: 7

Ralph Waldo Emerson – "An Oration...," (1837)

Handbooks

Box 7: 8

1988-1991

Box 7: 9

1991-1994

Box 7: 10

1994-1997

Box 7: 11

Initiation roll book, 1968-2004

Box 7: 12

Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa newsletter, 1989-1996

Box 7: 13

Lecture, John Hope Franklin, 1975

Box 7: 14

Membership lists, 1969-1994

Box 8: 1

Officers / committees, 1970-2003

Box 8: 2

Publicity, 1968-1982

Box 8: 3

Lawrence Willson, 1996