Phi Beta Kappa key belonging to Charles Edwin McCormick, class of 1952

Item — Box: 39

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 2022

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University. (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This material is available for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-25, 27-30, 32, 35-37, 39, 43, 44, 46-52, 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64, 67-128, as well as all unboxed and oversize items are stored onsite mostly in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Boxes 26, 31, 33, 34, 38, 40-42, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, and 66 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 191 Linear Feet (178 boxes plus oversize items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Phi Beta Kappa key, gold colored. This item is identified as having belonged to C.E. McCormick, class of 1952. "C.E." would be Charles Edwin McCormick. The back of the key is engraved with "C.E. McCormick Rice 1952". The tag to which this item is affixed also states "from Development Office" and the date "2004" (?), possibly indicating the donor and date donated. This item is located in a box identified with "Phi Beta Kappa Charm - C.E. McCormick '52".