Omicron Delta Kappa, 1922-1980s
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records spanning from the 1890s to the 2000s for various student organizations on the Johns Hopkins campus, and 2015 - Ongoing for archived student organization websites. Types of records vary widely from organization to organization; many include membership lists, posters or announcements, while some also include correspondence and archived websites. Class records include programs to Class events, especially for the Senior year, while publication records include issues of the publication; records of performing groups consist primarily of programs to their performances.
Unfortunately, records of student organizations are often rather sketchy, many groups having no extant records at all; we only know of their existence through yearbooks or handbooks. In other cases, only the most recent (or oldest) records survive, all others having been discarded at some time. As a rule, the records of student publications tend to be more complete.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1980s
Creator
- From the Record Group: Johns Hopkins University (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
All student organization records received prior to 2017 are closed for 25 years from the date of creation to everyone except current members of the student organization, after which they are publicly available for access. Materials intended for public dissemination, such as publications, newsletters, and event flyers, are publicly available for access immediately once processed. If you are a member of this student organization and have questions about our access policy, please contact Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Omicron Delta Kappa is an honorary leadership fraternity, the Hopkins circle of which was formed in 1916. The fraternity was organized to foster national recognition of outstanding leadership achievements in the same way that Phi Beta Kappa fosters recognition of academic achievements.
Extent
From the Record Group: 3.13 Cubic Feet (7 letter size document boxes, 1 legal size document box)
From the Record Group: 491 Website(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Handbook of Omicron Delta Kappa (1924) was given to the Archives by Karl M. Levy, B.A. 1926. A catalog was given by C. Herbert Baxley, B.E. 1919. The Hopkins Songbooks published by Omicron Delta Kappa were given by John A. Sauer, B.E. 1925; George Maxwell Armor, B.A. 1928; Osmar Steinwald, B.S. 1928, Director of Alumni Relations, 1947-1970; and Alumni Information Services.
Accruals
Accession Numbers: 78.32, 78.39, 79.63, 79,117, 79.151, 80.27
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu