Scope and Content Note
Organized in to three series: 1. Meeting Minutes, 1884-1889; 2. Financial Records,
1882-1889; and 3. Trust Agreement and related documents, 1889-1891. Series are
arranged chronologically.
Materials relate to the organization and activities of the society. The trust
agreement pertains to the society's dissolution in 1889 and the transfer of
its library to the college. All records are in both paper and microfilm formats.
Historical Note
The Adelphian Literary Society, which began about 1882, was likely the first
literary society at the Corvallis College and State Agricultural College. Unlike
many later societies, it was open to both men and women. It disbanded in 1889
and transferred its library to the college.
Related Materials
Records of other literary societies include the Amicitia
(RG 38), Feronian (RG 42), Sorosis
(RG 46), Websterian (RG 47), Athenian (RG 61),
Hesperian (RG 65), Jeffersonian (RG 67), and Zetagathean (RG 68). Several photographs
of various literary societies are location in Harriet's Photograph Collection. Additional
materials can be found in MC - Literary Societies.
Shelf Locations:
4/2/9/51 [legal document box]
microfilm cabinet