Guide to the Eta Kappa Nu Records, 1937-1956 UA.55.16.8.10
- Repository
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Title
- Eta Kappa Nu Records
- Collection Number
- UA.55.16.8.10
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1937-1956
- Abstract
- This collection contains the University of Pittsburgh's petition to create a chapter of Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor society, as well as a membership certificate and association constitution.
- Language
- English .
- Publisher
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Address
- University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Previous Citation
Eta Kappa Nu Records, 1937-1956, UA.55.16.8.10, University of Pittsburgh Archives
Preferred Citation
Eta Kappa Nu Records, 1937-1956, UA.55.16.8.10, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Steven Jacobs in February 2017.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Zachary Brodt on March 28, 2017.
Scope and Content Notes
This collection includes the petition sent by electrical engineering students to establish a chapter of Eta Kappa Nu Association at the University of Pittsburgh. The petition includes the signatures, photograph, and a biography of each petitioning member; letters of endorsement from University of Pittsburgh administration and the Eta Kappa Nu chapter at Carnegie Institute of Technology and Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter; a description of the University and School of Engineering in 1937; and photographs and descriptions of engineering laboratories and faculty. Also included are the membership certificate of petitioning member William H. Erickson and the Eta Kappa Nu governing documents from 1956.
History
Eta Kappa Nu is an electrical engineering, and since 2000 computer engineering, honor society that was founded in 1904 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2010, Eta Kappa Nu became a unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The Beta Delta Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh was officially founded in May 14, 1937, and membership is restricted to the top fourth of the junior class and top third of the senior class.
Subjects
- Eta Kappa Nu. Beta Delta Chapter
- Eta Kappa Nu
- University of Pittsburgh