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Kappa Kappa Iota Nu Conclave and Rho Conclave records

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 908

Overview

This collection contains minutes, scrapbooks, and directories of the Lawrence, Kansas chapters (the Nu Conclave and the Rho Conclave) of Kappa Kappa Iota, a national sorority for women teachers. Also included are directories issued by Kappa Kappa Iota's Kansas Conclave (Gamma State), listing all Kansas chapters of the sorority.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958 - 2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of Kappa Kappa Iota.

Kappa Kappa Iota, a national sorority for women teachers, had its origins in December 1921, when a group of public school and college teachers met at Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 1922, the group obtained a state charter from Oklahoma, and in 1931 designated Kappa Kappa Iota as its name. The sorority was nationalized in April 1949. When Kappa Kappa Iota's Kansas chapter formed, it was named the Gamma State Conclave. In 1958, a local chapter was instituted at Lawrence, Kansas, called the Nu Conclave. A few years later, a Lawrence chapter called the Rho Conclave was also formed. In April 1996, the two chapters merged.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

This collection contains records of the Lawrence, Kansas chapters (the Nu Conclave and the Rho Conclave) of Kappa Kappa Iota, a national sorority for women teachers. Included are Lawrence chapter minutes, scrapbooks, and directories dating from 1958 to 2000. The collection also contains the constitution, by-laws, and annual directories (1957/1958 to 1999/2000) of Kappa Kappa Iota's Gamma State (Kansas) Conclave, as well as three 1932-1933 journal issues of the Theta Sigma Epsilon sorority.

Physical Location

RH MS 908

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Nadine Criqui, 2004

Title
Guide to Kappa Kappa Iota Nu Conclave and Rho Conclave Records
Subtitle
Kappa Kappa Iota Nu Conclave and Rho Conclave records
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5494880578
Preferred citation
Kappa Kappa Iota. Nu Conclave (Lawrence, Kan.), Records, Kansas Collection, RH MS 908, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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Lawrence KS 66045-7616 United States
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