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Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0661

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collections contains administrative and financial materials relating to the running of the Mortar Board, including minutes, letters, membership and officer lists, reports, speeches,and scrapbooks. The collection also contains event-related materials such as booklets, newspaper clippings, conference materials and presentations. Significant events include the annual Women's Day.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929-1976 and undated

Language of Materials

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Permission to Publish

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

The National Mortar Board Society is a women’s honor society formed to recognize the exemplary scholarship, leadership, and service of college seniors. The society was founded on February 15, 1918 with four initial chapters at Cornell University, The University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, and Swarthmore College. The Mortar Board began as a local honor society at The Ohio State University, and a chance meeting with a member of Pi Sigma Chi from Swarthmore College began a discussion about creating a national honor society for female college seniors. Today, Mortar Board continues to “emphasize the advancement of the status of women, to support the ideals of the college or university, to advance a spirit of scholarship, to recognize and encourage leadership, to provide service, and to establish the opportunity for a meaningful exchange of ideas as individuals and as a group.”

The Pomona College Mortar Board became the organization’s 46th chapter on March 28, 1903, after Dean of Women Jessie Gibson’s senior women’s honorary society petitioned for incorporation into Mortar Board. The society is still active on the Pomona campus, and interested students can apply to join the society as rising juniors. Members aspire to put on events and services for not just Pomona College, but also the 5C and surrounding community.

Extent

10 boxes (9 document boxes, 1 flat box)

Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the Pomona College chapter of the National Mortar Board Society. Incorporated as the 46th chapter on March 28, 1903, the women's society for college seniors who exemplify the principles of leadership, scholarship, and service. The collection contains materials produced by the society related to its administration and the various events, conferences, and presentations put on by the Mortar Board.

Organization and Arrangement

Items are grouped by subject, and then arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

Please consult repository.

Provenance / Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board.

Accruals

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Processing Information

Materials were placed into archival folders and boxes.

Title
Pomona College Associated Women Students Mortar Board
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara Chetney, MA
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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Claremont CA 91711 United States