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Indiana University Adelphian Society minutes and by-laws, 1858-1859
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Electronic finding aid encoded by Elia Van Lith
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
Adelphian Society (Indiana
University)
TitleIndiana University Adelphian Society
minutes and by-laws, 1858-1859
Collection No.
C260
Extent
.2 cubic feet
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Adelphian Society was established at
Indiana University on November 13, 1858, under the name the Erolathian Society. The goal
of the literary society was to be a society of religious inquiry at the university, and
in their first minutes the organization outlines plans of delivering original orations,
essays, and debates on subjects related to Biblical literature. In 1859 the group
changed its name to the Adelphian Society. Collection consists of by-laws and meeting
minutes.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Advance notice is required.
Administrative History
The Erolathian Society was organized on the Bloomington campus on November 13, 1858,
with the goal of being a society of religious inquiry at the University. Indiana
University President William M. Daily served as Chairman of that first meeting and was
named an honorary member of the society the next month. In their minutes, the society
outlines plans of delivering original orations, essays, and debates on subjects related
to Biblical literature.
Meetings were held in Erolathian Hall, although the location of the Hall is never
discussed in the records. During the meeting of January 15, 1859, the Society’s name was
changed to Adelphian and the Society motto, “friendship and truth” was chosen. After the
name change, meetings are cited as occurring in Adelphian Hall, but once again no
mention is made as to the Hall’s location.
No mention is made in the minutes or University records as to when the Society
disbanded, and the last records the Archives holds of the organization date to 1859.
Arrangement
Minutes and by-laws arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
The two folder collection consists solely of by-laws and meeting minutes of the
Adelphian Society (previously the Erolathian Society). Typewritten transcripts of the
by-laws and meeting minutes are included in the collection.
The By-Laws date from the society’s first meeting on November 13, 1858, and consists of
two double-sided legal-sized handwritten sheets. The meeting minutes span from November
13, 1858 to May 5, 1859.
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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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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 1126
Usage Restrictions
Collection is in the public domain. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Indiana University Adelphian Society minutes and by-laws, Collection C260, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Elia Van Lith.
Completed in 2004.
Updated by Dina M. Kellams in 2011 in preparation for digitization.
Series:
Minutes and by-laws, 1858-1859
Meeting minutes, 1858-1859
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