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Linear feet:  4.5, 1 oversize box

Abstract:  This collection is composed of materials from the University of Tennessee literary/ debate clubs, the Chi Delta Literary Society, the McKinney Club, and the Philomathesian Literary Club.  Included are minute books for the Chi Delta Literary Society from 1836 to 1929, Chi Delta Treasurer's Account Books, Vice President's Books, and official publications.  Also included are the minutes for the meetings of the Philomathesian Literary Club from 1908 to 1910 and minutes for the meetings of the McKinney Club from 1897 to 1903.

Administrative Information

Statement of Provenance:  Materials were removed from cataloged library holdings and transferred to Archives.

Copyright statement: Copyright (c) 2001. The University of Tennessee Libraries. All Rights Reserved.  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute these materials for educational, research, and not-for-profit purposes, without fee and without a signed licensing agreement, is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph appear in all copies, modifications, and distributions.  For commercial license to use contact, University of Tennessee Libraries, Office of the Dean, Permissions, 1015 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN  37996-1000.

Biographical Note/Information:  The first literary society at the Univeristy of Tennessee was founded in 1826.  Its original name was the Republican Dialectic Society, and in 1835 its name changed to the Dialectic Adelphic Society.  One year later the organization again changed its name to the Chi Delta Literary Society and an opposition party, the Philomathesian Literary Club, quickly formed.  These societies were the main social centers for the college during the pre-Civil War era.  Their weekly meeting focused on political, historical, social, and economic topics and students gave original orations.  After the Civil War both societies published journals of their essays, poetry, and university news.  In the 1890s the establishment of a Law Department resulted in the creation of the McKinney Club, a law debating society.  The 1890s also saw the admission of women to the university and the organization of female literary societies such as the Barbara Blount Literary Society.  Over the next twenty years these societies declined in activities as other student clubs and administrative agencies took their place.

Scope and Content Note: This collection is composed of materials from the University of Tennessee literary/debate clubs, the Chi Delta Literary Society, the McKinney Club, and the Philomathesian Literary Club.  Included are minute books for the Chi Delta Literary Society from 1836 to 1929, Chi Delta Treasurer's Account Books, Vice President's Books, and official publications.  Also included are the minutes for the meetings of the Philomathesian Literary Club from 1908 to 1910 and minutes for the meetings of the McKinney Club from 1897 to 1903.

LCSH:
University of Tennessee (Knoxville Campus)-Societies, etc.
University of Tennessee (Knoxville Campus)-Philomathesian Literary Society
University of Tennessee (Knoxville Campus)-Chi Delta Literary Society
University of Tennessee (Knoxville Campus)-McKinney Club

Keywords:
Chi Delta Literary Society
College Papers
College Journals
The Crescent
Debate Teams
Literary Magazines
Literary Societies
McKinney Club
Philomathesian Literary Society
Philo Society
Philo Star
University Publications

Series/Container List

Series I: Chi Delta Literary Society

Subseries 1: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 1:  1880-1881

Subseries 2: Minute Books

Folder 2:  Minutes 1836 to 1840
Item 1: Minutes March 1851-June 1861 (in box 3 oversize)
Folder 3: Minutes Oct. 11, 1866 to Jan. 26, 1872
Folder 4: Minutes Feb. 1872 to May 1876
Folder 5: Minutes 14 Nov 1879- 9 Feb 1883
Folder 6: Minutes June 3, 1881 to Nov. 5, 1892
Folder 7: Minutes Feb. 9, 1883 to June 26, 1889
Folder 8: Minutes Sept. 2, 1887 to Sept. 9, 1887
Folder 9: Minutes Nov. 19, 1892 to June 7, 1898
Folder 10: Minutes Sept. 17, 1898 to April 22, 1904
Folder 11: Minutes May 6,  1904 to Jan. 5, 1912

Box 2

Folder 1:  Minutes Oct. 10, 1922 to Oct. 30, 1924
Folder 2: Minutes Sep. 25, 1924 to Oct. 3, 1929

Subseries 3: Treasurer's Account Books

Folder 3: 1895 to 1900
Folder 4: 1903 to 1904
Folder 5: 1905 to 1910
Folder 6: 1911 to 1915
Folder 7: 1915 to 1930

Subseries 4: Vice President's Books

Folder 8: Feb. 27, 1897 to Oct. 26,1901
Folder 9: Nov. 9, 1901 to May 21, 1909

Subseries 5: Library Registers

Folder 10: Library Laws, Oct. 4, 1872

Subseries 6: Official Publications

Folder 11: Constitution and By-Laws of the Chi Delta Society, 1898
Folder 12: Constitution and By-Laws of the Chi Delta Society, 1924
Folder 13: Chi Delta Crescent, Sept. 1882 vol. 2 no. 1 to June 1884 vol. 3 no. 8

Subseries 7: Diplomas

Folder 14: Moses White, 1850
Folder 15: Hugh White, 1860
 

Series II: Philomathesian Literary Society

Subseries 1: Minute Books

Folder 16: Philomathesian Minutes, April 3, 1908 to March 4, 1914

Subseries 2: Official Publications

Folder 17: The Philo Star, January-March 1883

Box 3 (oversize)

Folder 1: The Philo Star, Dec. 1885 vol.4, no.1 to May/June 1887 vol.5, no. 8
 

Series III:  The McKinney Club

Subseries 1: Minute Books

Folder 2: Minutes Nov. 8, 1897 to May 4, 1903