Records of Phi Delta Kappa
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Records include charter, minutes, newsletters, membership lists, treasurer’s reports, and programs. Phi Delta Kappa is the international professional association for educators.
Dates
- 1959-1972
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Phi Delta Kappa began at Indiana University on January 24, 1906 in the formal creation of a chapter under the name Pi Kappa Mu. By 1910, the organization had a total of three chapters. On March 1, 1910, Pi Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa (which had been organized at Columbia University on March 13, 1908) and Nu Rho Beta (which had been organized at University of Missouri on February 23, 1909) amalgamated under the name Phi Delta Kappa. Prior to amalgamation, Phi Delta Kappa had also branched out to include two other chapters.
Phi Delta Kappa was limited to white males at the August 1915 convention. In 1940, Sigma chapter at Ohio State University initiated two non-whites (one Chinese, one Negro), and was suspended at the December 1941 convention with charter revocation to occur in May 1942 if the chapter did not remove membership for the two non-whites. A demand for a popular vote of the entire membership let to a membership poll being sent to all members and eventually the deletion of the "white clause" by the membership. On June 2, 1942 announcement was made to all of the chapters of the removal of the race restriction.
Phi Delta Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.
Extent
0.50 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records include charter, minutes, newsletters, membership lists, treasurer's reports, and programs. Phi Delta Kappa is the international professional association for educators.
Physical Location
Vault CB 5
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the College of Education, July 2007.
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- Title
- Guide to the Records of Phi Delta Kappa
- Author
- Compiled by Claire C. Galloway
- Date
- July 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
