Pi Gamma Mu Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Longwood University
Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Restrictions:

No restrictions on access or use for research purposes.

Summary

Extent:
6.65 Linear Feet 7 legal-sized Hollinger boxes, 1 bankers box, 1 flat box and 63 Photographic Prints 1 photograph binder
Creator:
Pi Gamma Mu
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection date from 1818 to 1970 and consist of historical memorabilia, ephemera, documents, and photographs collected by members of Pi Gamma Mu, as well as materials related specifically to the organization itself.

Biographical / historical:

Pi Gamma Mu is an international honorary interdisciplinary social science society founded in 1924. Longwood's Virginia Gamma chapter of Pi Gamma Mu was installed in 1927 and was active until the mid-1990s.

Custodial history:

The origins of the items in this collection are, for the most part, not documented. Those with proven provenance are stated in the item description.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard