Collection number: UA 14/8/3
Size: 2 boxes
(0.66 cu.ft.)
About Epsilon Sigma Phi - Nu Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Phi, founded on January 10-11, 1927 in Bozeman, Montana, is an honorary fraternity dedicated to fostering standards of excellence in the Extension System and to developing the Extension profession and the professional. The Nu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, founded on December 7, 1927 at the University of New Hampshire, was the 13th chapter organized in the country. Its charter members were Ann Beggs, John C. Kendall, Ford S. Prince, Earl P. Robinson, Mary L. Sanborn, Henry B. Stevens, Howard Wells and W. Ross Wilson. To qualify for membership, a person needed a minimum of ten years of satisfactory service as an Extension worker with a Land-Grant College or the USDA. (In 1974, members voted to lower this requirement to five years. There was also some questioning at that time about the need for the organization. ) Goals of the organization included honoring members, providing the opportunity for networking, fellowship, and collaborative efforts, promoting scholarship, offering professional improvement opportunities and addressing staff concerns as they related to job benefits and status. Sometime in the early 1990s, Nu chapter voted to dissolve.
About the Epsilon Sigma Phi - Nu Chapter records
The earliest records of the Epsilon Sigma Phi were lost in a fire on February 20, 1940. These records include member lists, minutes, constitution and bylaws, activities reports and histories of Epsilon Sigma Phi and the Nu Chapter.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Epsilon Sigma Phi - Nu Chapter, 1940-1991, UA 14/8/3, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
These records were transferred to the archives from the UNH Cooperative Extension office in 1994.
Collection Arrangement
Chronological
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | undated | Articles of Organization |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | undated | Biographical Sketch |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | undated | Member Biographies |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | undated | Pendant Order Forms |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | undated | Sheet Music and Lyrics |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | 1914-1944 | Staff Member Lists |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Nov. 8, 1947 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | March 1948 | Breakfast meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | 1948-1950 | Scholarship loans |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | 1948-1966 | Correspondence |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | 1950 | Report on Committee on Professional Improvement |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | 1950-1954 | Constitution and Bylaws |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Dec. 18, 1951 | Annual Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Dec. 20, 1952 | Annual Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | 1952-1965 | Distinguished Service Ruby |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | 1953 | Learn By Doing pageant |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | June 14, 1953 | Outing report |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Nov. 8, 1953 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | 1953-1954 | Chapter Programs and Activities Committee Report |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | 1953-1954 | Financial statement |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Oct. 31, 1955 | Inventory |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | 1954-1955 | Financial statement |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Nov. 14, 1954 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Oct. 31, 1955 | Inventory |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Nov. 13, 1955 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Nov. 11, 1956 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Nov. 10, 1957 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 28 | nov. 8, 1959 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 29 | Nov. 13, 1960 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 1, Folder 30 | 1961 | Roster of Officers and Committees |
| Box 1, Folder 31 | 1963-1964 | Financial Statement |
| Box 1, Folder 32 | Nov. 10, 1963 | Grand Council Meeting |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | 1963-1965 | Member Deaths |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | 1964 | Activities Report |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | Sept. 10, 1964 | Inventory |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | Nov. 8, 1964 | Annual Meeting Agenda |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | 1964-1965 | Treasurer’s Records |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1965 | Officer’s List |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | 1965 | Proposals |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | 1964 | Treasurer’s Report |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | 1970, 1977 | Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, 1970; Constitution and Bylaws, 1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | 1973 | Ammendments: Articles of Organization of New Hampshire Nu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | 1973 | Nu Chapter: Annual Banquet and Recognition Program |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | 1977-1980 | Correspondence from Hank Corrow |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | 1980 | Correspondence from National Board |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | 1980 | List: Paid members of ESP |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | Jan. 12, 1981 | Annual meeting minutes |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | 1979 | The People and the Profession |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | 2001 | Epsilon Sigma Phi and Nu Chapter Activities, 1927-1991, compiled by Ruth Stimson |
