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ODU University Archives
3000 Perry Library4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Telephone: 757-683-5350
libspecialcollections@odu.edu
URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections
Joseph Smith, October 2012; Kathleen Smith, September 2014
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Chi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Source of Acquisition
James R. Sweeney, Department of History
Method of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives by the donor on 7/20/2008.
Processing Information
The finding aid was created by Joseph Smith in October 2012.
Biographical or Historical Information
The Theta Xi chapter of the national history society Phi Alpha Theta was established at Old Dominion College in 1962. One of the charter members was Jack Temple Kirby who is now an historian of the twentieth-century South. Over the years the chapter won "best chapter" awards, sponsored guest lecturers, hosted panel discussions and had forums on careers for history majors.
The Theta Xi chapter also published The Old Dominion University Historical Review , which consisted of nine student papers (three in European history and six in American history) in that five of the authors were graduate students and four were undergraduates. The chapter would also meet annually with other Virginia college/university chapters of Phi Alpha Theta to discuss their scholarly research.
The Theta Xi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at Old Dominion University became inactive in the mid-2000s.
Note written by Kathleen Smith
Scope and Contents
This collections contains flyers, announcements, administrative records and awards for the Phi Alpha Theta, Theta Xi Chapter of the National History Honor Society.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Old Dominion University--Honorary Societies
- Old Dominion University. Department of History
- Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter (Old Dominion University)
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
Folder 1: Flyers, Announcements, Administrative Records1971-2001, undatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Flyers, Announcements, Administrative Records, 1971-2001, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
Folder 2: Best Chapter Awards1991-1996, undatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Best Chapter Awards, 1991-1996, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Item 1
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in History1991-1992Preferred Citation
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in History, 1991-1992, Box 1, Folder 2, Best Chapter Awards, 1991-1996, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Item 2
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in History1996Preferred Citation
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in History, 1996, Box 1, Folder 2, Best Chapter Awards, 1991-1996, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Item 3
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in HistoryundatedPreferred Citation
Best Chapter Award to Theta Xi ODU Division V Given by the International Honor Society in History, undated, Box 1, Folder 2, Best Chapter Awards, 1991-1996, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Item 1
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
Folder 3: Old Dominion University Slides1989-1992, undatedScope and Contents
Contains black and white as well as color slides of students, sites, and events at Old Dominion University. Some of the images were used for yearbook photographs.
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Old Dominion University Slides, 1989-1992, undated, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 2 folder: 1 Folder 1
Folder 1: Certificates and Charter1962-1994Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 2, Folder 1, Certificates and Charter, 1962-1994, Phi Alpha Theta. Theta Xi Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.