Petition Book, 1924-1926

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: MSP 148, Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series consists of the petition book that was compiled in scrapbook format by SLS when they were petitioning for acceptance to the Mortar Board Society. The book includes historical information on and photos of SLS and Purdue, as well as information about its members and alumni. The second half of the book contains letters of support from regional chapters of Mortar Board and prominent faculty members. Of particular note in this section of the book are letters from Carolyn Shoemaker, Virginia Meredith, Mary Matthews, Stanley Coulter, President Elliott, and David Ross. There is also information about opportunities available to women students and prominent women alumnae and faculty.

Dates

1924-1926

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.707 Cubic Feet (Five letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, three flat boxes, two cubic foot boxes, two letter-size half-width manuscript boxes, one full-width legal-size manuscript box, one oversize folder, and eight scrapbooks.)

From the Collection: 8 OVS scrapbooks items

From the Collection: 0.0892 Gigabytes