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Sigma Xi - Swarthmore Chapter Records

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG6.P007
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
2 linear ft. (4 document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Sigma Xi - Swarthmore Chapter Records, RG6/P007, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1914-2005 (inclusive)
Creator:
Society of the Sigma Xi. Swarthmore College Chapter
Abstract:

Sigma Xi is a scientific society for scientists and engineers, established at Cornell University in 1886. The name Sigma Xi (the Greek letters Σ and Ξ) stands for the Greek motto "Spoudon Xynones," or "Companions in Zealous Research."

Swarthmore's petition for chapter establishment was granted in 1923. Since then, the organization has provided funding for research projects, as well as countless lectures featuring prominent scientists. Any student who has produced a written document from a research project is eligible to join. According to the Swarthmore Sigma Xi website, "Disciplines that are covered by Sigma Xi society are: mathematics, statistics, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and certain subfields of psychology and linguistics."

This collection contains various materials, including records related to membership, research funding, lectures, meetings, events, photographs, and paraphernalia created by both the national organization and the local chapter.

The collection is arranged into three series: General Information (records created by the national organization), Swarthmore Chapter (records created by the local chapter), and Financial Records (created by the local chapter for both the national and local organization).

Transfer by Deborah Bergstrand, then president of Swarthmore Sigma Xi, 2018.

The collection was processed by Alison Sielaff in September of 2018.

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Alison Sielaff
Finding Aid Date
2018 September
Access Restrictions

This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. Inquire with the Curator regarding publication requests. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Contains information regarding Sigma Xi at a national level rather than specific to the Swarthmore Chapter.

100th Anniversary Celebration, 1986.
Box 1
Annual Meeting, 1990.
Box 1
Annual Meeting, 1991.
Box 1
Annual Meeting, 1994.
Box 1
Annual Meeting, 1995.
Box 1
Annual Meeting, 1996.
Box 1
Annual Meetings, 1997-1999.
Box 1
Assembly of Delegates, 1991.
Box 1
Blank Forms.
Box 1
Brochures.
Box 1
Chapter Toolkit.
Box 1
Constitution.
Box 1
Grant Applications for Program Activities, 1990-1991.
Box 1
Historical Information, (1936-1986).
Box 1
Invitation Template, 1984.
Box 1
Manual of Procedure, 1981-1982.
Box 1
Member Handbooks.
Box 1
Membership Benefits, 2000-2002.
Box 1
Newsletters, 1976-2002.
Box 1
Officer Duties, 1986-1987.
Box 1
Officers' Handbook, 1990-1991.
Box 1
Officers' Handbook, 1994-1995.
Box 1
Officers' Handbook, 1997-1998.
Box 2
Placards, Letterheads, and Envelopes.
Box 2
Presidents and Secretaries Network, 1990-1995.
Box 2
Program Guides, 1991.
Box 2
Recruitment/Membership Drives, 1985-1991.
Box 2
Response to the House Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, 1991.
Box 2
Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Course Catalog Workshop, 1990.
Box 2

Scope and Contents

This series contains information related specifically to the Swarthmore Chapter of Sigma Xi.

50th Anniversary Celebration, 1972-1973.
Box 2
Activities List, 1974-1975.
Box 2
Annual Reports, 1979-2000.
Box 2
Certificates of Membership, 1943-2002.
Box 2
Chapter By-Laws, 1978.
Box 2
Chapter Recognition Awards, 1995-2000.
Box 2
Correspondence with Businesses, (1931-1985).
Box 2
Emeritus Library Book Fund, 1975-1997.
Box 2
Emeritus Members, 1981.
Box 2
General Correspondence, 1970-2000.
Box 2
Grants and Funding Requests, 1982-1989.
Box 3
Grants and Funding Requests, 1990-1999.
Box 3
Grants-In-Aid of Research, 1969-1991.
Box 3
Lectures and Meetings Information, 1931-1989.
Box 3
Lectures and Meetings Information, 1990-2001.
Box 3
Letters Relating to Membership Nomination, 1980-1990.
Box 3
Meeting Minutes, 1974-1997.
Box 3
Member Election and Award Nominations, 1975-1999.
Box 3
Membership and Initiation, 1970-1999.
Box 3
Off-Campus Members, 1974-1980.
Box 3
Petition for Establishment at Swarthmore, (1914-1922).
Box 3
Poster Session Photographs, 2004.
Box 3
Science Day, 1979-1983.
Box 3
Secretary Correspondence, 1982-1992.
Box 3
Steering Committee Correspondence, 1960-1998.
Box 3
Summer Stipend Correspondence, 1977-1984.
Box 4

Account Book, 1955-1988.
Box 4
Cash Flow Reports, 1993-1994.
Box 4
Donations, 1971-1977.
Box 4
Expenditure Correspondence, 1994-1997.
Box 4
Local Dues and Local Support, 1989-2003.
Box 4
Petty Cash, 1950-1975.
Box 4
Summary Reports, 1997-2003.
Box 4
Treasurer Correspondence, 1980-2003.
Box 4
Treasurer's Reports, 1969-2001.
Box 4

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