"The Greek Fraternity Issue," copied from the Seventh Annual Report of Purdue University, by Emerson E. White, pp. 27-28 only , 1881
Scope and Contents
The Collection of Sigma Chi Fraternity Court Case Materials documents the court battle from the inception of President White's matriculation pledge, to the Supreme Court decision and beyond. This collection documents the legal dispute and is sometimes referred to as the Purdue case or Sigma Chi case.
Types of materials include: newspaper clippings, magazine articles, reports, documented opinions of Circuit Court Judge P. Vinton and others, and other extraneous materials related to the Delta Delta chapter of Sigma Chi, the first fraternity formed at Purdue University in 1875.
Dates
- Creation: 1881
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.363 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript box)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
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