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Tau Zeta Epsilon Society records

 Collection
Identifier: 6SS-TZE

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of the records of the Tau Zeta Epsilon Society, dating from 1889 to 2012. This collection includes correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, financial ledgers, and photographs. The president's books located in this collection contain memos, correspondence, programs, copies of the Iris, constitutions, and membership information. Some materials related to the Tau Zeta Epsilon Alumnae Association can also be found in this collection.

Dates

  • 1889-2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.

Conditions Governing Use

The Wellesley College Archives welcomes researchers to use materials in the public domain, to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law, and to request permission to use works whose copyright is held by Wellesley College. All materials from the Archives, regardless of copyright status, should be attributed to the Wellesley College Archives, Library and Technology Services when cited, quoted, or reproduced.

Historical Note

The Tau Zeta Epsilon Society was founded in May 1889 as the Art Society of Wellesley College to promote the study of art and provide fellowship to students, primarily focusing on painting and sculpture. In 1894, the name Tau Zeta Epsilon was adopted, along with a crest of a winged wheel, and the focus was expanded to all forms of art, including music and literature. The Society was known for presenting living representations of classic paintings, and held annual studio exhibitions of student artwork.

The first Tau Zeta Epsilon House was built in 1900, but was demolished when the Science Center was built. A new House was built in 1929. Wellesley College President Diana Chapman Walsh (Class of 1966) and First Lady of the Republic of China, May-Ling Soong Chiang (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Class of 1917), were both members of Tau Zeta Epsilon while at Wellesley.

Extent

11.3 Linear Feet (In three record cartons, three flat boxes, three oversized flat boxes, one short lid oversized box)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection contains the records of the Tau Zeta Epsilon Society dating from 1889 to 2012. This collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, financial records, flyers, and programs.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

I. Administrative records

II. Ephemera

III. Scrapbooks and albums

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials in this collection were donated by members of the Tau Zeta Epsilon Society directly to the archives and via the Alumnae Office.
Title
Tau Zeta Epsilon Society records, 1889-2012: a guide
Status
Completed
Author
File-level description by Student Assistant Sophia Pechaty, collection-level description by Natalia Gutierrez-Jones, Project Archivist. Reprocessed by Abigail Wilson, Project Archivist.
Date
March 2020, updated 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository

Contact:

781-283-3745