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Tau Beta Pi Association Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1715

  • Staff Only

This collection includes issues of two Tau Beta Pi Publications, The Bent (1907-1985) and The Council Bulletin (1925-1985). Other highlights include the files of two past Tau Beta Pi presidents, H. M. King and P. W. Ott, as well as the historical financial records of Tau Beta Pi. Membership and chapter records of the Sigma Tau Engineering Fraternity, with whom Tau Beta Pi merged in 1974, are also included in this collection.

Dates

  • 1905-1987

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

81 Linear Feet (69 boxes [49 record, 20 flat])

Abstract

This collection includes issues of two Tau Beta Pi Publications, The Bent (1907-1985) and The Council Bulletin (1925-1985). Other highlights include the files of two past Tau Beta Pi presidents, H. M. King and P. W. Ott, as well as the historical financial records of Tau Beta Pi. Membership and chapter records of the Sigma Tau Engineering Fraternity, with whom Tau Beta Pi merged in 1974, are also included in this collection.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc. was founded at Lehigh University in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1855 by Edward H. Williams. Recognized as an educational nonprofit corporation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all fields of Engineering, Tau Beta Pi is more than an academic honor society. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and the American Society for Engineering Education as well as an affiliate of the American Association of Engineering Society. Membership has grown steadily throughout the years and was given a tremendous boost when Tau Beta Pi merged with the Sigma Tau National Engineering Fraternity in 1974. Currently, the national headquarters of Tau Beta Pi is located on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Arrangement

Collection consists of 69 boxes.

Acquisition Note

The Tau Beta Pi Association donated this collection to the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library in February of 1991.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480