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Record Group: 10 C Record Sub-Group: 10 Records Title: UMC; Graduate School and Office of Research; Records of Professional Societies and Honoraries Dates: 1948-1989 Volume: 1/3 cubic foot, 0.41 linear foot Scope and Content Note This Sub-Group contains the records of The Gamma Alpha Association, a fraternal order founded for biological and physical science graduate students. Included in the Sub-Group are minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and financial records. Series Descriptions: Series 1 - C:10/14/1 (A00-16) This Series contains the records of the Gamma Alpha Association, the University of Missouri-Columbia Chapter of the Gamma Alpha Scientific Society, a fraternal organization geared towards a cooperative living environment for male graduate students in the biological and physical sciences (1948-1989). The Gamma Alpha Graduate Scientific Society was dissolved in 1972 and the Gamma Alpha Association Insured Loan Fund was formed to distribute scholarships and loans. This Series contains membership lists, correspondence and newsletters, insurance and real estate records, audits and other financial reports, and the bylaws of the Gamma Alpha Scientific Society of Chicago. Topics in this Series include the purchase, upkeep and subsequent sale of the house and controversial disbursement of Gamma Alpha Association funds. (1/3 c.f., B3A, C1, 5) Note to Researcher: A short history about the Gamma Alpha Association can be found in University Archives Record Group 22, Sub-Group 9, Series 4 Search our Holdings