Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/28153 ">rg8.9</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Student Organizations. Tassels and Mortar Board Records <num>RG8.9</num></titleproper> <subtitle>1947-1962, 0.21 linear feet</subtitle> <author>Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex</author> <sponsor>Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.</sponsor> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <p> <date>2004</date> </p> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2020-06-09 11:22:32 -0400</date>.</creation> <langusage>Description is in <language langcode="eng">English</language></langusage> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc> <change> <date>2017, 2019, 2020</date> <item>Revised by Stephanie Bennett, Immanuel Eggers</item> </change> </revisiondesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="recordgrp"> <did> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>Student Organizations. Tassels and Mortar Board Records</unittitle> <unitid>RG8.9</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.21 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">1 half-document box</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1947/1962" type="inclusive">1947-1962</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_42d161bb9f0ea1a08b8c78ec0701685a">Tassels was a women's leadership honor fraternity at Wake Forest, established in 1947, which became a chapter of national organization Mortar Board in 1968. This collection contains a record book, with notations dated 1947-1962.</abstract> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_e736cd8f763c79e149c1a1848e8fdf0d"> <head>Historical Note</head> <p>Tassels was a women's leadership honor fraternity at Wake Forest, established in 1947 as a sister sorority to Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK). Establishing students include Vivian Kerbaugh (1948), Dorothy "Doti" Haworth (1948), Virginia Norment (1947), Mary Francis "Fran" Harrell (1947), Kay Williams (1948), Wilhelmina Rish (1947), Elizabeth "Lib" Hutchins (1947), ODK brother Joseph "Dewey" Hobbs (1947), and Dean of Women Lois Johnson. Tassels became a chapter of the national organization Mortar Board during the 1968-1969 academic year. Mortar Board is a national college senior honor society whose members are selected for excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service and as of 2019, a WFU chapter still exists.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_cc4e2e073409eac5bcaa692335095842"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection containts Tassels's meeting minutes from their preliminary organization, April 22, 1947 to October 9, 1962. Item 1 was transferred from Dean of Women's Office on August 20, 1984.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_d406020348afb81d5119a54b568b3310"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Student Organizations. Tassels and Mortar Board Records (RG8.9), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_93865880f5e68f6606744530ebe92140"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_7d7cb783bfa73f7e51e628152f05018b"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <processinfo id="aspace_0810b68222cedea6fc49b831b4eaca1a"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Processed by John Woodard. Encoded by Apex, March 2005. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through <extref href="http://www.ncecho.org/">North Carolina ECHO</extref>.</p> </processinfo> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref8_gh2" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Record book</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1947/1962" type="inclusive">1947-1962</unitdate> <container id="aspace_1899dd27ed75dab99e4a8ae646d6f892" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_66c8c9da66a8b055644125c5199412d5" parent="aspace_1899dd27ed75dab99e4a8ae646d6f892" type="folder">1</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>