Sorosis Society photograph collection, 1899-1933
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Utah State Agricultural College. Sorosis Society.
- Title
- Sorosis Society photograph collection
- Dates
- 1899-1933 (inclusive)18991933
- Quantity
- 2 boxes, (2 linear ft.)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0139
- Summary
- Thirty-two black & white photographs documenting this USU sorority from the 1890s to the 1930s. The images include formal portraits, informal group shots, views of the interior and exterior of the sorority house, and snapshots of sorority activities. Most are silver gelatin developing-out papers with the exception of 1:07:01, which is a collodion or gelatin printing-out paper. They range in size from the smallest snapshot (5 cm. x 7 cm.) to oversize prints (30 cm. x 35 cm.). Some of the images were apparently removed from a scrapbook.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical Note
Sorosis is the oldest continuing sorority on the Utah State University campus founded in 1899. The sorority later became nationally affiliated as Alpha Chi Omega in 1944. This collection was donated to Special Collections & Archives by Mrs. (Conrad) Ruth Layton Harrison.
Content Description
The Sorosis Society photograph collection consists of 32 black and white photographs documenting this USU sorority from the 1890s to the 1930s. The images include formal portraits, informal group shots, views of the interior and exterior of the sorority house, and snapshots of sorority activities.
The prints are all silver gelatin developing-out papers with the exception of 1:07:01, which is a collodion or gelatin printing-out paper. They range in size from the smallest snapshot (5cm.x7cm.) to oversize prints (30cm.x35cm.). Some of the images were apparently removed from a scrapbook.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Sorosis Society photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Sorosis Society photograph collection, 1899-1933. (P0139). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to Box, Folder, and Item
Acquisition Information
These photographs were removed from University Archives accession 23.18/2 in November of 1997.
Processing Note
Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, November 1997, and revised by Daniel Davis, November 2006.
Related Materials
Utah State Agricultural College. Sorosis Society. Records (record group 23.18/2)
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Individual Portraits, undated
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Description: 1:01:01: Hazel Gray. Photograph by Torgeson Studios, Logan, UtahDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:02:01: Julia M. Sullivan GreeneDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 1:03:01: Arminta HoganDates: 1920-1929Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 1:04:01: Elizabeth M. NyeDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 1:05:01: Thelma PedersenDates: 1920-1929Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 1:06:01: Unidentified. Photograph by Ford, OgdenDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Group Portraits, undated
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Description: 1:07:01: Group at leisure including Abbie Groesbeck(?), Maughn Groesbeck(?), and Amanda SantchiDates: 1895-1899Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: 1:08:01 : Formal group portrait, includes Edith Hayball, Armania Maughan, Della Morrell, Blanch Cooper, Marie Eccles Caine, Anna Matheson, Mary Bennion Powell, and Jesse Eccles QuinneyDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: 1:09:01: Formal group portrait including Eva Farr Parry. Photograph by Odell, Logan, UtahDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Snapshots, undated
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Description: 1:10:01-16: Various group snapshots including Logan Canyon canal and Hercules Power Company flume outtake at the mouth of Logan CanyonDates: 1910-1929Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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House and Activities, undated
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Description: 1:11:01: Exterior, Sorosis house in LoganDates: 1932-1933Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: 1:11:02: Interior, living room of the Sorosis houseDates: 1932-1933Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: 1:12:01: Sorosis members posed outside the houseDates: 1932-1933Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: 1:12:02: Sorosis pledges posed outside the houseDates: 1932-1933Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: 1:13:01: Sorosis members posed outside the houseDates: 1932Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Oversize, undated
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Description: 2:01 : Formal portrait. Photograph by Odell, Logan, Utah. Includes Eva FarrDates: 1910-1919Container: Box 2
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Description: 2:02: Portrait, faculty of Ogden High School posed outside the school. Photograph by Noggle, Ogden, Utah. Includes Eva FarrDates: 1912Container: Box 2
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Greek letter societies--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
- Universities and colleges--Utah--Logan--Societies, etc.--Photographs.
- Women--Utah--Logan--Societies and clubs--Photographs.
Corporate Names
- Alpha Chi Omega. Beta Xi Chapter (Utah State University)--Photographs.
- Utah State Agricultural College. Sorosis Society--Photographs.
- Utah State University--Societies, etc.--Photographs.
