Mortar Board began in 1918 as the first-ever national organization honoring senior college women. Today, it has grown into a comprehensive honor society that selects members who exemplify the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.
Acc. 1991.045 transferred from Academic Support 05/21/1991. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Portions of this collection were previously part of the Student Organizations Collection.
Acc. 2010.446 and Acc. 2011.485 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2010 and July 2011, respectively.
One folder of fliers and publications was pulled from the Student Organizations Collection, and one folder of news clilppings was pulled from the University Archives Subject File Collection, were added to this collection on 8/17/2010.
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Mortar Board Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
College Papers Collection (UA 14); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Poster Collection (UA 12); Robert E. Gatten, Jr. Papers (UA 5.019); Office of the President, Thomas A. Graves (UA 2.16), Acc. 1981.081; Carol Ballingall Papers (UA 6.003); Omicron Delta Kappa Records (UA 7.027).
One folder of fliers and publications was pulled from the Student Organizations Collection, and one folder of news clilppings was pulled from the University Archives Subject File Collection, were added to this collection on 8/17/2010.
The records of the Virginia Gamma Chapter the Mortar Board honor Society at the College of William and Mary include annual reports, correspondence, fliers and publications, as well as scrapbooks.
Contains photographs of Mortar Board members in the Sunken Garden during the 1997-1998 academic year and certificates of awards for the William and Mary chapter of Mortar Board.
Contains one scrapbook detailing events from 1990 to 2002 and contains photographs, clippings, and certificates of the society.
One scrapbook consisting almost entirely of photographs of the Mortar Board honor society from 2004 to 2005.