Oratorical Association of the Missouri State Normal School—Third District Records

Collection — Box: 3161, Ledger: 004-005

Identifier: 2008.015.027

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Volume one contains constitution, by laws, meeting minutes, plans for contests, lists of debate participants and judges, and topics covered. Volume two contains financial reports of receipts from debates and ticket sales, and disbursements for various expenses, (e.g. travel, printing, etc.)

Dates

Creation: 1906-1912, 1910-1913

Rights Statement

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

Biographical / Historical

In 1906, the Oratorical Association of the Missouri State Normal School—Third District (also called the Inter-Society Oratorical Association) was organized. The preamble of its constitution stated that they were an association for the “mutual improvement in elocution, composition, and debate; and for enlarging our scope of general intelligence.” The Inter-Society Oratorical Association was composed of twenty members, five individuals chosen by the president from each of the four literary societies: the Benton, Sorosis, Webster, and Clio. Men and women both participated together in the events of this organization. They had inter-society debates, inter-school debates, oratorical contests, and declamatory contests with medals, trophies, music, and entertainment.

Extent

2 Ledgers

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of the Inter-Society Oratorical Association, an organization composed five students from each of the four literary societies on campus.

Provenance

University Archives

Record Groups

- UA. University Archives

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Oratorical Association of the Missouri State Normal School—Third District Records 1906-1912, 1910-1913
Status: Completed
Author: Esther H. Bohnert
Date: July 2008
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English