Delta Kappa Gamma records

Collection – Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-1109

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Organizational records of state chapter of a professional honorary society of female educators with meeting minutes, correspondence, workshop programs, and additional yearbooks from Northwest Ohio chapters.

Dates

Creation: 1937, 1960-2006
Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-1989

Extent

0.9 Cubic Feet (1 letter size archive box and 1 legal size archive box)

Creator

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Alpha Delta State (Ohio) (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The collection of the Alpha Delta State of Delta Kappa Gamma consists of meeting minutes, various member lists, handbook, legislative updates, correspondence, committee reports, news clippings, convention information, workshop programs, additional northwest Ohio yearbooks, music books, and various artifacts. The most comprehensive documents include meeting minutes, correspondence, and workshop programs. Additionally, the music books provide and interesting look at the values and morals invested in the organization.

The meeting minutes pertain to the executive board, advisory committee, and general business committees. The records only exist for a very limited time period between 1979 and 1987. Each meeting’s minutes are typed and describe the meeting place, attendance, reports by the treasurer and other committees, old and new business, and any additional announcements. These records would be an excellent source because of their all encompassing information; however, the date limitations make the records only significant if the specific time period is being researched.

Correspondence materials include communication between executive board committee members and local state chapter presidents regarding various matters including annual conventions, workshops, membership, and financial matters. As with meeting minute materials, the correspondence is limited to a small time frame between 1979 and 1989.

Workshop programs are available from 1981-1987. These programs were all state sponsored events that covered topics such as music within the chapter and being members of a global society. The programs themselves include information regarding the workshops, including community involvement, self-awareness, and understandings within Delta Kappa Gamma, promotion of fellowship between members, music suggestions, and program planning sheets for implementation within local chapters.

Essentially, this collections most significant weakness is the short period of time covered. In order to better understand the records and their context, researchers should also consult the Nu Chapter (MS 760) and Delta Rho Chapter (MS-0272) collections of Delta Kappa Gamma. These chapters are both located in northwest Ohio and operated under the Alpha Delta State.

Biographical / Historical

Alpha Delta State represents the entire state of Ohio within the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. It is a professional honorary society for female educators within Ohio. Alpha Delta became the 27th state organization of Delta Kappa Gamma on January 22, 1938.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was founded on May 11, 1929 at the University of Texas in Austin. The main objectives and goals of Delta Kappa Gamma are to further the status of female educators and offer advanced opportunities of scholarship, fellowship, and professionalism. Membership is offered by invitation only to women who distinguish themselves both in the education profession and in their personal community.

The purposes of the Ohio’s Alpha Delta State are:

To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship

To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education

To advance the professional interest and position of women in education

To initiate, endorse and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators

To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to women educators

To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action

To inform the members of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Additional materials documenting the Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Northwest Ohio are held by the Center for Archival Collections, specifically the Nu Chapter (MS-0760) and Delta Rho Chapter (MS-0272).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the Alpha Delta State branch of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by the Ohio Historical Society in 1985.