Gold Y Chapter records
Scope and Contents
Contains materials focusing on the Gold "Y" Chapter include constitutions for the chapter and the national organization, minutes, correspondence, reports, membership information, instructional materials, and scrapbook pages, many of which include photographs. Correspondence includes several letters dated 1975 from missionaries who had belonged to the Gold "Y" Chapter. Scrapbook pages include a copy of a letter from United States president Ronald Reagan dated April 4, 1983.
The most prominent publication in the collection is the I.K. Shield, a newspaper-format periodical of the national organization. Some issues of "The Gold Standard," a newsletter of the Gold "Y" Chapter, are included for years 1982-1986.
Financial records of the chapter include ledger entries, invoices, canceled checks, and receipts. Only a sampling was preserved of the financial records received with the collection; the vast majority was discarded.
Dates
- 1947-2002
Creator
- Intercollegiate Knights. Gold Y Chapter (creator, Organization)
- Intercollegiate Knights (contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Intercollegiate Knights (1919- ) is a national service fraternity.
Founded at the University of Washington in 1919 and becoming a national organization in 1922, the Intercollegiate Knights is a national service fraternity. At one time the Intercollegiate Knights had chapters at universities and colleges in most of the Western States. Now nationally chartered chapters exist in Utah and Idaho. Each chapter’s goal is to serve its school and community through meaningful service and continuation of traditions. The national organization is headed by a National President (Royal King) and National Vice-President (Royal Duke).
Biographical / Historical
The Gold Y Chapter (folded 1941) is a university chapter of the Intercollegiate Knights national service fraternity.
The Gold Y Chapter of the Intercollegiate Knights was founded on the Brigham Young University Campus in 1941. Gold Y was the 23rd college service fraternity to associate itself with the national organization. The strength of the Gold Y Chapter quickly gained, and at the 1951 national convention Duke Keith Orme was elected as the first Royal King from the Gold Y Chapter. The Gold Y claimed the honor of lighting the Y in 1951. By 1959 service projects included ushering at devotionals, lyceums, and football games, as well as giving campus tours and selling athletic programs and discount cards.
Extent
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
1 object (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged into six series: 1. Gold Y Chapter records, 1953-1994. 2. Intercollegiate Knights minutes, 1947-1995. 3. Intercollegiate Knights publications, 1959-1993. 4. Gold Y Chapter financial records, 1972-1990. 5. Michael McCleve collection on Gold Y Chapter, 1983-2002. 6. Gold Y Chapter yearbooks, newspaper clippings, and other material.
The series have been left in the original order in which it was found.
Custodial History
Donated from Intercollegiate Knights Gold Y Chapter.
Donated from Michael McCleve in September 2008.
Donated from Intercollegiate Knights Gold Y Chapter in July 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Intercollegiate Knights Gold Y Chapter.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Michael McCleve; September 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Intercollegiate Knights Gold Y Chapter; July 2012.
Appraisal
Part of University Archives; University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Separated Materials
A few items were separated from the collection and placed elsewhere in the collections of the Harold B. Lee Library, including a copy of the 1985 BYU Yearbook, The Banyan, and duplicate copies of the following pieces of sheet music: Merrill Bradshaw, "The Old 'Y' Bell"; Clyde D. Sandgren, "The Cougar Song of Brigham Young University," 1947; and "Centennial Songs: Centennial Convocation, 10 October 1975."
Processing Information
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; September 2008.
Processing Information
Processed; Stephanie Laabs; July 2012.
Processing Information
Addition processed; Cory Nimer; August 2020.
- National newspapers, 1953-1976; National newspapers (photocopies), 1949-1979; Apparel catalogs, 1979-1981; Financial records, 1979-1980; Checkbook stubs, 1988-1989; Receipts, 1989-1990; Brigham Young University receipts and check-requisition forms, 1989-1990.
- Title
- Register of Gold Y Chapter records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Matthew Leavitt
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2009 March 25: Collection-level description revised for DACS-compliance and name authority work by Cory Nimer.
- 2012 July: Additional materials (yearbooks and newsclippings) added by Stephanie Laabs.
- 2020 August: Collection-level physical description and Series 6 inventory updated; Cory Nimer.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US