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Record Group: 3 C Record Sub-Group: 17 Records Title: UMC; College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agricultural Honor Society; MU Chapter Records Dates: 1916-1993 Volume: 2 and 1/3 cubic feet, 2.92 linear feet Scope and Content Note (A74-29; A75-34; A94-83) This Sub-Group contains records of the Agricultural Honor Society, Gamma Sigma Delta. Included in this Sub-Group are the constitution and by-laws of the organization, history, handbook, Officers’ duties, officers’ correspondence (1945-1990), business meeting minutes (1960-1990), committee meeting minutes, treasurer's correspondence (1955-1969, 1979, 1983), treasurer's reports (1958-1988), and budget proposals (1962-1976). Also included in this Sub-Group are records that pertain to membership within the organization. Portions of these records are restricted due to the inclusion of student GPAs. Other files in the Sub-Group contain records about award nominees and recipients, with some biographical data included. Files concerning banquets, a series of International Newsletters, the Brody Lecture, a tutoring program, and the Biennial Conclave conclude this Record Sub-Group. Historical Note: The University of Missouri Chapter of Delta Theta Sigma, an honorary agricultural fraternity, was installed on November 23, 1908. When Ohio State University refused to give up its chapter house and become strictly an honorary fraternity, the remaining membership changed their name to Gamma Sigma Delta and became a separate fraternity. On June 3, 1916, this fraternity merged with The Agricultural Honor Society of America (from the University of Minnesota) to become The Honor Society of Agriculture Gamma Sigma Delta. Objectives of the Missouri Chapter were: (1) to encourage high standards of scholarship and leadership in all branches of agricultural science and education; (2) to encourage a high degree of excellence in the practice of agricultural pursuits, and (3) to render service that would benefit all branches of agriculture. Membership was established from selection of top-level Junior and Senior undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and alumni. An annual Spring banquet was initiated in 1909. A Fall initiation banquet was added in 1956. Several awards were established down through the history of the Society. The Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture was established in 1958, which resulted in a long list of well-known recipients from around the state of Missouri. The Superior Teaching Award in the Colleges of Agriculture, Home Economics, Veterinary Medicine, and School of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife was established in 1961. A Superior Teaching Award for Teachers outside the College of Agriculture was established in 1970. 1975 brought the addition of several more awards: Distinguished Award in Administration, Distinguished Award in Research, and Distinguished Award in Extension. There were also scholarship awards, and Junior and Senior Faculty Awards of Merit. Other activities of the Society included sponsoring a lecture series, and a tutoring program that spanned the years of 1967-1976. Source Note: The Fraternity of Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture, Missouri Chapter, Seventy-five Years in Review by Homer J. L'Hote. Series Descriptions: This Sub-Group is divided into seven separate record series. Arrangement within each series is chronological. Series One contains documents pertaining to the organization of the honorary society, such as the constitution and by-laws, handbooks and officers’ duties. Series Two contains correspondence files of the President and Secretary, along with files of business meeting minutes, committee meeting minutes, and annual reports. Series Three contains treasurer's correspondence files, treasurer's reports and proposed budgets. Series Four consists of records established by the new members committee, initiation reports and ceremonies, and membership lists. Series Five contains records concerning award nominees and recipients, photos of award recipients, and files about Gamma Sigma Delta's annual banquets. Series Six contains issues of the Society's international annual publication, The Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter. Series Seven, holds files regarding the Brody Memorial Lecture, the Society's tutoring program, and the Biennial Conclave. Series Outline: Series One - Organic Instruments Series Two - Officers’ Correspondence Series Three - Fiscal Records Series Four - Membership Series Five - Awards Series Six - International Newsletter Series Seven - Miscellaneous Activities Inventory Series One - Organic Instruments Box 1 FF 1 - Constitution and By-laws, 1916-1989 FF 2 - Constitution and By-laws, n.d. FF 3 - Handbooks, 1982-1989 FF 4 - Officers’ Duties and Installation, ca. 1980 FF 5 - History, 1908-1983 Series Two - Officers’ Correspondence Box 1 (cont'd) FF 1 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1945-1958 FF 2 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1958-1960 FF 3 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1969-1961 FF 4 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1961-1963 FF 5 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1963-1968 FF 6 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1968-1970 FF 7 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1970-1971 FF 8 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1971-1974 FF 9 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1974-1979 FF 10 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1979-1984 FF 11 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1984-1986 FF 12 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1986-1987 FF 13 - Officers’ Correspondence, 1987-1990 FF 14 - Business Meeting Minutes, 1960-1979 FF 15 - Business Meeting Minutes, 1979-1990 FF 16 - Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1957-1987 FF 17 - Executive Board Meetings Minutes, 1960-1988 FF 18 - Miscellaneous Committee Meeting Minutes, 1961-1985 FF 19 - Annual Reports, 1966-1987 Series Three - Fiscal Records Box 1 (cont'd) FF 1 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1955-1958 FF 2 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1958-1959 FF 3 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1959-1960 FF 4 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1960-1961 FF 5 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1961-1963 FF 6 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1963-1965 FF 7 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1965-1966 FF 8 - Treasurer's Correspondence, 1966-1969 AY, 1979, 1983 FF 9 - Treasurer's Report, 1958-1966 FF 10 - Treasurer's Report, 1966-1988 FF 11 - Proposed Budgets, 1962-1976 Series Four - Membership Box 1 (cont'd) FF 1 - New Members Committee, 1961-1963 [RESTRICTED] FF 2 - New Members Committee, 1964 [RESTRICTED] FF 3 - New Members Committee, 1965 [RESTRICTED] FF 4 - New Members Committee, Spring 1966 [RESTRICTED] FF 5 - New Members Committee, Fall 1966 [RESTRICTED] FF 6 - New Members Committee, 1967 [RESTRICTED] FF 7 - New Members Committee, Spring 1968 [RESTRICTED] FF 8 - New Members Committee, Fall 1968 [RESTRICTED] FF 9 - New Members Committee, Spring 1969 [RESTRICTED] FF 10 - New Members Committee, Fall 1969 [RESTRICTED] FF 11 - New Members Committee, Spring 1970 [RESTRICTED] FF 12 - New Members Committee, Fall 1970 [RESTRICTED] FF 13 - New Members Committee, Spring 1971 [RESTRICTED] FF 14 - New Members Committee, Fall 1971 [RESTRICTED] Series Four - Membership, (cont'd) Box 2 FF 15 - New Members Committee, 1972 [RESTRICTED] FF 16 - New Members Committee, 1973 [RESTRICTED] FF 17 - New Members Committee, 1974, 1979-1980, 1982-1984, 1988-1989 [RESTRICTED] FF 18 - Initiation Reports, 1960, 1966 FF 19 - Initiation Reports, 1967 FF 20 - Initiation Reports, 1967 FF 21 - Initiation Reports, Spring 1968 FF 22 - Initiation Reports, Fall 1968 FF 23 - Initiation Reports, 1969 FF 24 - Initiation Reports, Spring 1970 FF 25 - Initiation Reports, Fall 1970 FF 26 - Initiation Reports, 1971 FF 27 - Initiation Reports, Spring 1972 FF 28 - Initiation Reports, 1973-1987 FF 29 - Initiation Ceremony, ca. 1960 FF 30 - Membership Lists, 1930-1969 FF 31 - Membership Lists, 1980 FF 32 - Membership Lists, 1985 FF 33 - Membership Lists, 1986 FF 34 - Membership Lists, n.d. Series Five - Awards Box 2 (cont'd) FF 1 - Awards Committee, 1954-1989 FF 2 - Copies of Certificates, 1957, 1960 FF 3 - Awards, 1955, 1958, 1961-1962, 1964-1966 FF 4 - Awards, 1967 FF 5 - Awards, 1968 FF 6 - Awards, 1969 FF 7 - Awards, 1969 FF 8 - Awards, 1970, 1972 FF 9 - Awards, 1973 FF 10 - Awards, 1978 FF 11 - Awards, 1981-1982, 1985-1986, 1989 FF 12 - Photos of Award Recipients, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1978, ca. 1980 FF 13 - Photos of Award Recipients, n.d. FF 14 - Banquets, 1946, 1958, 1965-1975 FF 15 - Banquets, 1981-1982, 1984-1986, 1989-1990 FF 16 - Banquet Programs, 1916, 1932-1935, 1937-1938, 1940-1941, 1951-1958, 1960- 1964, 1966-1990, 1993 FF 17 - Awards Brochures, 1956, 1958-1964, 1966-1971 FF 18 - Awards Brochures, 1972-1991, 1993-1994 FF 19 - Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarship, 1978-1979, 1984-1986 Series Six - International Newsletter Box 3 FF 1 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1951-1959 FF 2 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1960-1967 FF 3 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1968-1973 FF 4 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1974-1979 FF 5 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1980-1984 FF 6 - Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, 1985, 1987, 1992-1993 Series Seven - Miscellaneous Activities Box 3 (cont'd) FF 1 - Brody Lecture, 1958-1982 FF 2 - Tutoring, 1967-1968, 1975-1976 FF 3 - Biennial Conclave, 1956-1958, 1966-1968 FF 4 - Biennial Conclave, 1970-1978 FF 5 - Biennial Conclave, 1980-1984 Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. 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