The Dagger, 1875-1880
A Guide the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Randi Beem
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Beta Theta Pi. Pi Chapter (Indiana University, Bloomington campus)
TitleThe Dagger, 1875-1880
Collection No.
C591
Extent
.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
Language
Materials are in
English.
Abstract
The newsletter
The Dagger was created by
members of Indiana University’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity in the late 19th century. The newsletters offered an outlet
for the writers’ thoughts about IU faculty, president, and fellow students. This small collection consists of four
issues of
The Dagger, spanning 1875-1880.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
The Dagger was started by members of Indiana University’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity and
reviewed professors, commenting not only upon their teaching abilities but also their personalities. In an undated
letter from James A. Woodburn to President Herman B Wells, Woodburn claims
that the newspaper was started in the Old Woodburn Home. Available in single issues for 50 cents, The Dagger was only
published once a year and appears to have been a student fixture from
June 1875-June 1880. During that time, noted faculty included such well-known names as T.A. Wylie,
Daniel Kirkwood, and Elisha Ballantine. Along with citing the abilities of
different professors, the writers of the papers had no problem with discussing the merits and demerits of their fellow
students.
The Dagger’s successor,
The Scourge, was produced by the
same organization. The Archives holds only a photocopy of Volume 1, No. 1,
circa 1880, and it is housed in the Archives reference files. Consult Archives staff for details.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into a single series of issues, arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists entirely of three issues of
The Dagger, spanning
1875-1880. The publication included four sections: Editorial, University, Faculty,
and Miscellany, which was written by the women of
The Dagger.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Related Material
JPEGs of the front pages of each issue can be found in the
University Archives Photographs Database.
Image numbers are: P0021109, P0047663, P0047664, and P0047666.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 6074
Usage Restrictions
Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item], The Dagger, Collection C591, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Some items were received from Karl W. Fischer, Assistant Historian for Beta Theta Pi, in 1958.
Processing InformationProcessed by Randi Beem.
Completed in 2015.
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