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Intercollegiate Knights records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 810

Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of meetings, national newsletters, pictures, guidebooks, correspondence, and other various tokens from the national organization of the Intercollegiate Knights. Dated 1922-1990.

Dates

  • 1922-1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright of Intercollegiate Knights records is held by the Intercollegiate Knights. Permission to publish material from the Intercollegiate Knights records must be obtained from the Permissions & Licensing Office of the University and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

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).

Extent

41 boxes (20.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged in eight series: 1. Intercollegiate Knights correspondence, 1950-1989. 2. Intercollegiate Knights constitutions and handbooks, 1957-1988. 3. Intercollegiate Knights national meetings, 1939-1989. 4. Intercollegiate Knights chapter reports, 1962-1987. 5. Intercollegiate Knights publications, 1939-1990. 6. Intercollegiate Knights Foundation, 1966-1988. 7. Intercollegiate Knights financial records, 1957-1988. 8. Intercollegiate Knights general files, 1922-1989.

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA810.xml

Custodial History

This collection is a combination of two donations by the national organization of the Intercollegiate Knights. The first donation was made in 1987 and the second was made in 2001.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Intercollegiate Knights; 1987.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Intercollegiate Knights; 2001.

Appraisal

Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).

Processing Information

Processed; J. Gordon Daines III, Brian Shull and Natalie Clark; 2003.

Processing Information

Processed; Erin Owens; February 2015.

Title
Register of Intercollegiate Knights records
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by J. Gordon Daines III, Brian Shull and Natalie Clark
Date
2003
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.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009 October 8: GilEADized to correct small errors. Updated to DACS and CCLA compliance by Anita Hawkins.
  • 2013 April 26: Instances recorded and collection revised for DACS compliance and by Sarah Flinders.
  • 2015 February: Addendum added; Erin Owens.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US