Collection: Benton Society Scrapbook | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

Articles, correspondence, and programs relating to the Benton Society.

Dates

Creation: 1953-1955

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Organizational Sketch

Between 1891 and 1892, students at the Cape Girardeau Normal School organized a society dedicated to encouraging literary efforts, especially in the form of debate and oratory, among its members. The society was named in honor of the outstanding orator, Thomas Hart Benton, a famous Missourian who had served in the state legislature and the U.S. Congress. The Benton Society was the oldest men's fraternity on the campus. The Benton Literary Society petitioned to become a chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity in the late 1950s.

Extent

1 Scrapbooks

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Newspaper clippings, photographs, programs and ephemera pertaining to the activities of Benton, the men’s literary society and Clio, the women’s literary society, at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College.