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Records of Kappa Epsilon

Finding aid prepared by Carl Van Ness.

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2004


Descriptive Summary

Provenance: Kappa Epsilon. University of Florida Chapter.
Title: Records of Kappa Epsilon
Dates: circa 1940-1963
Bulk dates: 1954-1963
Abstract: Membership records, correspondence, ledgers, minutes and constitutions of the Kappa Epsilon chapter at the University of Florida.
Extent: 10 folders
Identification: Manuscript Collection 114


Biographical/Historical Note

Kappa Epsilon was organized in 1921 as a national professional society for women pharmacy students. The University of Florida chapter was organized in the fall of 1936 and received its charter in 1939. It was the first recognized women's student organization on campus. The local chapter is no longer in existence.


Scope and Content

Manuscript Collection 114 contains membership records, correspondence, ledgers, minutes and constitutions. The bulk of the material falls between the years 1954 and 1963. There is also a brief explanation of the organization of the group.


Other Descriptive Data

This collection forms part of the University Archives Small Collections.


Selected Subjects and Access Points

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
Pharmacy--Societies, etc.
Women in pharmacy


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