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Women in Communications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA05.32

Scope and Contents

This collection contains mostly written materials, such as pages from Drift and the Collegian, about the organization and existence of on-campus clubs like the Scribblers’ Club. Many of these documents aim to document the transition of the Scribblers’ Club to Theta Sigma Phi to Women in Communication, eventually. This collection also includes two copies of “The Christmas Stocking,” a Christmastime publication written and published by the Scribblers’ Club.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Historical Note

This collection of on-campus organizations began as The College Scribblers Club, organized to obtain a national women’s journalistic fraternity charter in 1923. As Butler’s journalism department increased its curriculum, it soon met the requirements of Theta Sigma Phi, a larger journalism organization. Scribblers transitioned into the organization as the Alpha Iota chapter of Theta Sigma Phi. In time, the organization began to work closely with Sigma Delta Chi, a professional journalism fraternity on campus with male members. Eventually, these two organizations became Women in Communications and the Society of Professional Journalists on campus, respectively. At this time, both organizations came to do away with their gendered separation. Neither organization is presently on campus, though many of their projects, such as the Collegian, are still active today.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Contains materials pertaining to the organization(s) of the Scribblers’ Club, Theta Sigma Phi, and Women in Communication.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

Title
Guide to the Women in Communications Collection
Author
By Erika Kovach, September 2024
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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