Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org
1805 THL
Inventory created by Archives Staff 09/2022. Last revised 02/2022.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.
USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.
EXTENT: 0.71 linear feet
CREATOR: Beta Sigma Phi, Laureate Iota Chapter
DATE: 1953-2013
SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Laureate Iota Records includes excerpts from Beta Sigma Phi sorority scrapbooks, as well as minutes and by-laws from the organization.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Beta Sigma Phi is an international sorority which began in 1931 dedicated to fostering friendship and support between women, as well as to supporting the community through fundraising and volunteer efforts. Local chapters in the Winchester, VA area include Xi Chi, Epsilon, Preceptor Zeta, Laureate Iota, and Zeta Master. Laureate Iota was officially formed on May 5, 1982.
CITE AS: Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Laureate Iota Records, 1805 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.
ORGANIZATION:
BOX 1
Scrapbooks, unnumbered pages, folders include excerpts from scrapbooks covering the following years:
1953-1964 (in full)
1965-1975
1967-1979
1967-1982
BOX 2
Scrapbooks, unnumbered pages, folders include excerpts from scrapbooks covering the following years:
1982-1983
1982-1993
1992-1994
1998-2007
2009-2010
2011-2013
BOX 3
By-Laws, 1995, 6 leaves, typescript
Memorial books, 1994-1996, unnumbered leaves (folder includes the following):
Lois Kratka, c. 1994-1995
Mary Boyer Laign, c. 1995-1996
Minutes, 1989-1994, unnumbered leaves, typescript
PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com/