Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The records of Phi Beta Kappa, a collegiate scholastic honor society, were given to the Library of Congress by the society in 1990. Additions were given by the organization in 2002 and 2008-2010.
Processing History
Part I of the records of Phi Beta Kappa was arranged and described by Prepared by Donna Ellis with the assistance of Valerie Frey, Edward T. Green Sr., Sherralyn McCoy, Brian McGuire, John Monagle, Susie Moody, and Chanté Wilson in 2000. Additional material was processed by Donna Ellis as Part II in 2002. Parts III-VI were processed by Phi Beta Kappa and appended to the collection in 2011 by Michael McElderry with the assistance of Karen Linn Femia, Dan Oleksiw, and Chanté Wilson-Flowers. An addition of five containers was also made to Part I.
Transfers
An elevated plan drawing has been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where it is identified as part of the Phi Beta Kappa records. Patrons are encouraged to contact the Prints and Photographs Division in advance of a research visit.
Related Material
An archive of the official Phi Beta Kappa website is available at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/lcwa.lcwa00087434. See also the closely related American Scholar records, 1926-2010.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Phi Beta Kappa Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.