Delta Delta Delta Composite Photograph

Collection

Identifier: MC 2649-UA

Staff Only
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Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one photograph.

Dates

1963-1964

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

The Delta Delta Delta national sorority was founded in 1818 at Boston University. In 1913, Delta Delta Delta came to the University of Arkansas, making it the fourth sorority on campus. The Delta Iota Chapter had nineteen members when it began. By 1932, the Delta Delta Delta house was completed on Maple Street, and the Delta Iota Chapter had forty members. Prominent chapter alumnae have included Louis McPhetridge Thaden, aviatrix and winner of the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race 1936; Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, poet laureate of Arkansas 1954; and Donna Axum, Miss America 1963. In 2017, the Delta Iota Chapter started renovating their 85 year old house. The $14 million project was finished in the fall of 2018. This photograph was donated by Carole Lynn (Williams) Sherman, who was Corresponding Secretary for Delta Delta Delta.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (1 OV folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Collection contains one item.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Delta Delta Delta Composite Photograph was donated to the University Museum by Carole Sherman of Little Rock, AR on May 8, 2020. The item was transfered from the University Museum to Special Collections in March 2023.