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Introduction | Agency History | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory
Introduction
The records of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Nu Chapter of Bowling Green, Ohio, were donated to the Center for
Archival Collections by Amy Rahmel on June 23, 1998. The collection primarily consists of membership records, including directories,
financial forms, and membership cards. Correspondence and financial records also dominate the collection.
No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. This register was prepared by Jessica Schmidt, graduate assistant, in
March 2009.
Agency History
Nu, the Bowling Green, Ohio chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, is a professional honorary society of female
educators from the area. It was organized on January 16, 1939 with an installation of 34 charter members at the Women’s Club
in Bowling Green.
Delta Kappa Gamma was founded on May 11, 1929 at the University of Texas in Austin. In 1938, Ohio became a state sponsored
branch of the organization. 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 Nu Chapter is still in existence today, but no new materials have been added since donation in 1998.
Scope and Content
The collection of the Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma consists of member directories, membership dues reports, individual
financial records, transfer notices, membership cards, constitution, by-laws, handbook, correspondence, financial ledgers,
annual and monthly reports of the treasurer, budget/audit forms, income tax material, and various printed materials. The most
comprehensive materials are membership records and also financial documents.
The membership records consist of directories, individual dues and financial reports, transfer notices, and membership cards.
Most of these documents exist for the organization’s entirety from 1939-1982. These records offer complete member lists, positions,
addresses, financial status within the chapter, and whether they are current members (as opposed to being on leave, honorary,
or transferred members).
The financial records also provide a comprehensive account of the chapter’s expenses from 1939-1982. The ledgers are all bound
and handwritten and provide current account balances for various funds and scholarships within the chapter. Additionally,
annual and monthly treasurer reports from 1979-1982 indicate where money was being spent and transferred throughout each fiscal
year.
Other materials of particular interest include correspondence between chapter members and also the umbrella state and national
organization, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Unlike the other local northwest Ohio chapter, Delta Rho, the Nu Chapter does not include meeting minutes, social/special
event descriptions, or newsletters. Researchers can develop an inclusive perspective of the internal workings of the chapter,
but not necessarily how the chapter functioned with the outside.
Series Description
PROCEEDINGS
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES.
1939-1949, 1955-1965, 1969-1970, 1973-1976, 1986-1988
Arranged chronologically.
Includes annual membership directories (or, “yearbooks”) for each year listed. Books contain biographical information, such
as positions and addresses for each current member.
MEMBERSHIP & DUES REPORTS.
1939-1982
Arranged chronologically.
Includes complete member lists and whether or not each member paid chapter, national, and scholarship dues.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER FINANCIAL RECORDS.
1939, 1941-1953
Arranged chronologically.
Each member is listed on individual account form. Forms indicate address, chapter, date of initiation, and year dues records.
“BULLETIN” AND “NEWS” CARDS LISTS.
1950-1963
Arranged chronologically.
Complete annual lists of members and which type of membership they hold (i.e. life, honorary, regular, or retired). These
lists were shared with the national headquarters.
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF TRANSFER.
Various 1970-1981
Arranged chronologically.
Carbon copies of notices sent to the national headquarters indicating a member’s transfer from Nu Chapter to another chapter
of Delta Kappa Gamma.
MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
1949-1961.
Arranged chronologically within 3 smaller index boxes.
Tri-color membership cards indicating member status and issue date of each annual membership card. Pink cards indicate lifetime
membership; blue indicate honorary membership; yellow indicate regular annual membership.
Box 1: 1949-1954
Box 2: 1954-1960
Box 3: 1961-1962
CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, & HANDBOOK.
1937, 1938, 1956, 1962
Arranged chronologically.
Include bound copies of constitution and by-laws (1937), handbook of policies, rulings, and customs (1938-1939), circular
of information (1956-1957), and revised constitution (1962).
CORRESPONDENCE
CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE.
1952-1954, 1960-1980
Arranged chronologically.
Includes correspondence between members of the chapter to one another regarding specific organization business.
TREASURER CORRESPONDENCE.
1948, 1951-1960
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence between the treasurer and other members of the chapter and various other recipients.
TREASURER CORRESPONDECE BETWEEN NATIONAL AND STATE HEADQUARTERS.
1952-1964, 1974-1983
Arranged chronologically.
Includes correspondence between the current chapter treasurer and the national and state headquarters. Most of this correspondence
deals with membership.
LITERARY PRODUCTIONS
HISTORY OF NU CHAPTER.
1979
Brief written personal history of a former member/president of Nu Chapter. It was written in 1979 at the 40th celebration
of the chapter’s organization.
RESEARCH CHAIR/MEMBERSHIP SURVEY.
1982-1983.
The first part of this survey is the actual results circulated amongst the members of the chapter, state, and national headquarters.
It was conducted by Delta Kappa Gamma to establish the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. The second part is a
collection of actual survey forms mailed out to chapter members.
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
GUIDEBOOK FOR TREASURER.
1974
Describes the duties, responsibilities, and procedures for the current chapter treasurer.
FINANCIAL LEDGERS.
1939-1981.
Arranged chronologically.
Four bound volumes which include dues, expenses, and standing balances of the chapter’s bank account.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
1949-1982
Arranged chronologically.
Includes annual budget information, how chapter financially faired, fiscal year statements, expenses, membership dues and
financial statuses, and bank account balances.
MONTHLY REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
1961, 1964-1976, 1980-1982
Arranged chronologically.
Includes monthly financial reports by the treasurer regarding balances, expenses, deposits, and member dues.
CHAPTER BUDGET/AUDIT.
1951-1952, 1963-1964
Arranged chronologically.
Annual chapter budget and where expenses were approved.
INCOME TAX MATERIAL.
1965-1969
Arranged chronologically.
Income tax information and forms for non-profit organization status.
PRINTED MATERIAL
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
1965-1969
Pamphlet describing current organization financial situation throughout all chapters around the world.
WOMEN EDUCATORS: ARCHITECHS OF THE FUTURE – DEVELOPING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, PROGRAM MANUAL
1982-1986
Multi-year program sponsored by the national Delta Kappa Gamma organization. This program was implemented in all chapters.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS.
1979
Photographs from the 1979 40th anniversary celebration depicting charter members attending the banquet.
Inventory
Box 1
Folders
- Member directories 1939-1945
- Member directories 1945-1949
- Member directories 1955-1962
- Member directories 1962-1965, 1969-1970
- Member directories 1973-1976, 1986-1988
- Membership and Dues Report 1939-1949
- Membership and Dues Report 1950-1960
- Membership and Dues Report 1961-1969
- Membership and Dues Report 1970-1982
- Member Individual Financial Records 1939
- Member Individual Financial Records 1941-1953
- Bulletin and News Cards Lists 1950-1963
- Official Notice of Transfer 1970-1981 (various)
Box 2
- Membership cards, Box 1: 1949-1954
- Membership cards, Box 2: 1954-1960
- Membership cards, Box 3: 1961-
- Constitution, By-Laws, Handbook, 1937, 1938, 1956, 1962
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