Notre Dame of Maryland University Phi Alpha Theta records
Scope and Contents
This collection, dated 1960s - 2010, consists of history of the chapter, background information on the society, by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, bulletins, and convention programs and fliers.
Dates
- Creation: 1960s - 2010
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Notre Dame of Maryland University Phi Alpha Theta records are the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Biographical / Historical
Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. PAT was established on March 17, 1921 at the University of Arkansas. Under the leadership of Professor Charles Ritter, Notre Dame established the Nu Pi chapter of PAT in 1968.
The mission of the society is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. To qualify for membership undergraduate students must have taken four courses in history with a 3.1 GPA, and have a 3.0 GPA overall.
Notre Dame’s chapter of PAT hosted the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in 1987, 1996, and 2010. At these conferences numerous papers were presented by students from member institutions.
Extent
0.47 Cubic Feet (1 legal document box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. Notre Dame established the Nu Pi chapter of PAT in 1968. This collection, dated 1960s - 2010, consists of background information, by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, bulletins, programs, and fliers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in this collection were transferred to the Archives by various university offices and individuals affiliated with the university.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2019 by Gabriella Fattibene.
Subject
- Notre Dame of Maryland University. Phi Alpha Theta (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Notre Dame of Maryland University Phi Alpha Theta records
- Author
- Gabriella Fattibene, Jack Ray, Bria Langston
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Notre Dame of Maryland University Archives Repository