Delta Sigma Omicron Records, 1948-2006

By Laura Grigg

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Meeting Minutes

Box 1

Sub-Series 1: Delta Sigma Omicron (DSO) General Membership Meeting Minutes

Folder 1: 1987-89

Folder 2: 1990-91

Folder 3: 1994

Folder 4: Agendas, 1997-98

Folder 5: 1998-99

Sub-Series 2: DSO, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Folder 6: 1951, 1954

Folder 7: 1987

Folder 8: 1989-91

Folder 9: 1992-93

Folder 10: 1992-94

Folder 11: 1993-96

Sub-Series 3: Executive Board (Alpha Chapter) Meeting Minutes

Folder 12: 1980

Folder 13: Minutes and Official Records, 1980-83

Folder 14: 1982

Folder 15: Minutes and Agendas, 1983-87

Folder 16: 1987

Folder 17: 1990-91

Series 2: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 18: National Board of Directors, 1948-71

Folder 19: Alpha Chapter, 1949-52

Folder 20: 1949-60

Folder 21: Office Correspondence, 1949-71

Folder 22: 1950-51

Folder 23: 1953-54

Folder 24: 1955-56

Folder 25: Letters Concerning Buses, 1956

Folder 26: 1962-63

Folder 27: 1967-71

Folder 28: 1968-69

Folder 29: 1970-71

Folder 30: 1971-72

Folder 31: 1972-73

Folder 32: 1973-74

Folder 33: 1976-77

Folder 34: 1976-79

Folder 35: 1980-86

Folder 36: 1980-87

Folder 37: Advisor, 1980-87

Folder 38: 1987-88

Box 2

Folder 1: 1987-88

Folder 2: 1990-91

Folder 3: 1991-92

Sub-Series 1: Treasury Correspondence

Folder 4: 1970-78

Folder 5: 1974-75

Folder 6: 1975-76

Folder 7: 1977-78

Folder 8: 1979-80

Folder 9: 1980-81

Folder 10: 1981-82

Folder 11: 1982-83

Folder 12: 1983-84

Folder 13: 1984-85

Folder 14: 1985-86

Folder 15: 1986-87

Folder 16: 1987-88

Folder 17: 1988-89

Folder 18: 1989-90

Series 3: Administrative Subject File

Box 2

Folder 19: Accessible Housing

Folder 20: Activities Survey, 1986-87

Folder 21: Alpha Chapter, 1951

Folder 22: Alumni Information, 1988

Folder 23: Ambucs Booth, 1986

Folder 24: Announcements, 1959-60, 1985

Folder 25: Architectural Barriers Committee, 1983, 1987

Folder 26: Beta Chapter, 1951-57, 1991, 1996

Folder 27: Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Membership, 1986

Folder 28: Committee on Public Awareness, 1987-88

Folder 29: Congress of Organizations of the Physically Handicapped (COPH) Bulletin, 1980

Folder 30: Constitutions and By-Laws, 1951-87

Folder 31: Constitution - Revision, 1984

Folder 32: DSO Administration, 1985-87

Folder 33: DSO Administration, 1994

Folder 34: DSO Administration, 1995-96

Folder 35: DSO Administration, 1997

Folder 36: DSO, Inc. - Committee Members

Folder 37: DSO, Inc. - Constitution and By-Laws, 1985-87

Folder 38: DSO, Inc. - Packet/Chapter Information, 1988

Folder 39: Disability Organizations, 1986-91

Folder 40: Duties and Responsibilities of Officers, 1987

Folder 41: Early DSO Group, 1951-61

Folder 42: Illio, 1982-87

Folder 43: Independent Living Center, 1985

Folder 44: Internal Business, 1950s

Folder 45: International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP), 1981-82

Folder 46: Intra Chapter Business, 1950

Folder 47: Legal File, 1950

Folder 48: Logo

Folder 49: Membership, 1986-88

Folder 50: Midwest Wheelchair Service - Proposed Prize, 1984-85

Folder 51: "The Mill," 1950-51

Box 3

Folder 1: Notes, 1975-76

Folder 2: Officers File, 1986-87

Folder 3: Official Records, 1959-69

Folder 4: Past DSO Presidents and Sigma Signs Editors, 1949-87

Folder 5: Perpetuation Committee, 1953

Folder 6: President's File, 1986

Folder 7: President's General  Information File - Brad White, 1991

Folder 8: Prospective Members Committee, 1951-54

Folder 9: Public Relations Committee - Materials, 1984

Folder 10: Quad Day, 1986-87

Folder 11: Regional Games Sponsorship Guidelines, 1987

Folder 12: Registered Organization Status and Regulations, 1975-91

Folder 13: Requests for Membership, 1950s

Folder 14: Sociological Study, 1952-53

Folder 15: Tentative Schedule, 1980-84

Folder 16: University Regulations

Folder 17: Vice President's File, 1951

Folder 18: Voting - Officers Election, 1981-87

Series 4: Awards

Box 3

Folder 19: Award Criteria

Folder 20: Harold Scharper Awards Committee

Folder 21: Certificates, 1956, 1987

Folder 22: Harold Scharper Service Award, 1958-62

Folder 23: Life Memberships, 1972-87

Folder 24: Harold Scharper Achievement Award - Nominations, 1977-79

Folder 25: Awards and Scholarships, 1985-91

Folder 26: Distinguished Teaching Award, 1995-96

Sub-Series 1: Awards Banquets

Folder 27: 1953-55

Folder 28: 1956

Folder 29: 1957

Folder 30: 1958

Folder 31: 1959

Folder 32: 1960-62

Folder 33: 1963-64

Folder 34: 1965-66

Folder 35: 1967

Folder 36: 1968

Folder 37: 1969

Folder 38: 1970

Folder 39: 1971

Folder 40: 1973

Folder 41: 1974

Folder 42: 1975

Folder 43: 1976

Folder 44: 1977

Folder 45: 1978

Folder 46: 1979

Box 4

Sub-Series 1: Awards Banquets

Folder 1: 1980

Folder 2: 1981

Folder 3: 1982

Folder 4: 1983

Folder 5: 1984

Folder 6: 1985

Folder 7: 1986

Folder 8: 1987

Folder 9: 1987

Folder 10: 1988

Folder 11: 1989

Folder 12: 1990

Folder 13: 1991

Folder 14: 1993

Folder 15: 1994

Folder 16: 1995

Folder 17: 1996

Folder 18: 1997

Folder 19: 1998

Folder 20: 1999

Folder 21: 2000

Folder 22: 2001

Folder 23: 2002

Folder 24: 2003

Box 5

Sub-Series 2: Timothy J. Nugent Silver Anniversary Award

Folder 1: Recipients, 1971-80

Folder 2: Funding, 1973-78

Folder 3: 1974-86

Folder 4: Recipients, 1981-86

Folder 5: Forms, 1983

Folder 6: Plaque, 1984

Folder 7: Account Records, 1986-87

Series 5: Special Events

Box 5

Folder 8: 30th Anniversary Celebration, 1978

Folder 9: 35th Anniversary and South African Tour Group Reunion, 1982

Folder 10: Alumni Homecoming, 1972

Folder 11: Beer Nite, 1985

Folder 12: Boat Outing - Fox Lake, 1985

Folder 13: Boat Outing - Lake Michigan, 1985

Folder 14: Christmas Skits, 1964-79

Folder 15: Fishing Trip, 1984

Folder 16: Gimp Gams / Hawaiian Party, 1984

Folder 17: Gimp Gams / Mexican Fiesta, 1985

Folder 18: Gimp Gams / Toga Party, 1986

Folder 19: Halloween Party, 1985

Folder 20: Halloween Party, 1995-96

Folder 21: National Wheelchair Games, 1980

Folder 22: Role Model Series, 1986

Folder 23: "The Side Show", 1977

Folder 24: Wheelchair Football Tournament and Dinner, 1984

Sub-Series 1: Disability Awareness Month

Folder 25: 1996

Folder 26: 1999-2000

Includes Photographs.

Folder 27: 2001

Includes Photographs.

Folder 28: 2002

Includes Photographs.

Folder 29: 2005

Sub-Series 2: Disabled Children's Christmas Party / Children's Holiday Party

Folder 30: Carols

Folder 31: 1976-79

Folder 32: 1981

Folder 33: 1982

Folder 34: 1983

Folder 35: 1984

Folder 36: 1985

Folder 37: 1986

Folder 38: 1987-89

Folder 39: 1990

Folder 40: 1991

Folder 41: 1992

Folder 42: 1993-94

Folder 43: 1995

Includes Photographs.

Folder 44: 1996

Folder 45: Guests, 1996

Folder 46: 1997

Folder 47: 1998

Includes Photographs.

Folder 48: 1999

Includes Photographs.

Folder 49: 2000

Includes Photographs.

Box 6

Sub-Series 2: Disabled Children's Christmas Party / Children's Holiday Party

Folder 1: 2001

Includes Photographs.

Folder 2: 2002

Includes Photographs.

Sub-Series 3: Picnics

Folder 3: 1961-68

Folder 4: 1976-78

Sub-Series 1: New Student Picnics

Folder 5: 1980-83

Folder 6: 1984-86

Folder 7: 1987-89

Folder 8: 1991

Folder 9: 1993

Folder 10: 1994

Folder 11: 1996

Series 6: Financial Records

Box 6

Folder 12: Finances, 1950-54

Folder 13: Financial Record Books, 1954-79

Folder 14: Tax Exempt, 1960, 1985

Folder 15: Financial Committee, 1968-73

Folder 16: Financial Reports, 1974-77, 1982

Folder 17: National Student Educational Fund, 1977

Folder 18: Revenue/Expense Analysis, 1983-84

Folder 19: Budget, 1983-87

Folder 20: Organization Fund Advisory Board (OFAB) Grant, 1984-87

Folder 21: Audit, 1986

Folder 22: Atius-Sachem Funding Request, 1988

Folder 23: Financial Summaries, 1993-96

Folder 24: Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) Grant Applications, 1994-96

Folder 25: SORF Grant Applications, 1997-98

Sub-Series 1: Donations

Folder 26: Theodore Lesley Memorial Fund, 1950-51

Folder 27: Jack Torrance, 1979

Folder 28: National Wheelchair Games, 1981, 1984

Folder 29: Acknowledgements, 1984

Folder 30: VII World Wheelchair Games - England, 1984

Folder 31: Willard Holloway Memorial Fund, 1984

Folder 32: Coca-Cola, 1984-85

Folder 33: Goal Ball, 1984-85

Folder 34: 1984-91

Folder 35: Pepsi, 1986-87

Sub-Series 2: Treasury Records

Folder 36: 1960-73

Folder 37: 1973-78

Folder 38: 1978-81

Folder 39: 1985-87

Series 7: Fundraising Activities

Box 6

Folder 40: Stationary and Pins Committee, 1950

Folder 41: Booster Letter, 1976-77

Folder 42: Sale of Wesley Queypo Prints, 1976-87

Folder 43: Fundraising, 1977-84

Folder 44: T-Shirt Sales, 1979, 1983

Folder 45: Movie Fund Raising Project, 1984

Folder 46: Sample Fund Raising Letter, 1984

Folder 47: Chambana Charity Classic 10K Run, 1985

Folder 48: Cut-A-Thon, 1985

Folder 49: T. J. Nugent Retirement Picture Sales, 1985

Folder 50: Novelty Sales, 1985-91

Folder 51: Hoop-A-Thon, 1996

Sub-Series 1: Bake Sales

Folder 51: 1982

Folder 52: 1983

Folder 53: 1984

Folder 54: 1985

Box 7

Sub-Series 1: Bake Sales

Folder 1: 1986

Folder 2: Responses, 1986

Folder 3: 1988

Sub-Series 2: Basketball Program Boosters

Folder 4: 1968-69

Folder 5: 1970-74

Folder 6: Booster Ads, 1972-73

Folder 7: 1973-74

Folder 8: 1974-75

Folder 9: Returned Boosters, 1976-77

Folder 10: 1977

Folder 11: Individual, 1977

Folder 12: Booster Ads, 1977-78

Folder 13: Booster Ads, 1977-78

Folder 14: 1978-79

Folder 15: 1979-80

Folder 16: 1980-81

Folder 17: 1981-82

Folder 18: 1982-83

Folder 19: Gizz Kids/Ms. Kids Program Booster Ads Paid, 1982-83

Folder 20: 1983-84

Folder 21: 1984-85

Folder 22: Campaign, 1984-85

Folder 23: 1985-86

Folder 24: 1986-87

Sub-Series 3: Candy Sales

Folder 25: 1978

Folder 26: 1984

Folder 27: Spring, 1985

Folder 28: Fall, 1985

Folder 29: 1987-88

Sub-Series 4: Sports Fundraising

Folder 30: Fundraising Drive, 1983

Folder 31: Sports Program Funding Proposal, 1984

Folder 32: 1984-85

Folder 33: Sports Booster Program, 1985

Folder 34: Sports Booster Program - Sample Packet, 1985

Folder 35: Booster Fundraising Packets, 1985-87

Sub-Series 5: Wheel-A-Thon

Folder 36: 1979

Folder 37: 1980

Folder 38: 1981

Folder 39: 1982

Folder 40: 1983

Folder 41: 1984

Folder 42: 1985

Box 8

Sub-Series 5: Wheel-A-Thon

Folder 1: 1986

Folder 2: 1987

Folder 3: 1991

Folder 4: 1992

Folder 5: 1996

Folder 6: 1997

Folder 7: Waivers, 1997

Folder 8: 1998

Includes Photographs.

Folder 9: 1998

Folder 10: Pledge Sheets and Liability Waivers, 1998

Folder 11: 1999

Folder 12: 2000

Folder 13: 2001

Series 8: Publications

Box 8

Folder 14: Newsletters, 1950-51

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 15: 1949-53

Folder 16: Mailing Lists, 1953-58

Folder 17: 1954-63

Folder 18: 1958

Folder 19: 1959

Folder 20: 1963-68

Folder 21: 1968-74

Folder 22: Binder, 1968-78

Folder 23: Financial - Rantoul Press, 1972-81

Folder 24: 1974-75

Folder 25: Advertising, 1974-75

Folder 26: Advertising, 1974-76

Folder 27: 1975-76

Folder 28: Advertising, 1975-76

Folder 29: 1976-77

Folder 30: Advertising, 1976-77

Folder 31: Alumni Briefs, 1976-78

Folder 32: 1977-78

Folder 33: Advertising, 1977-78

Folder 34: Printing Bids and Expenses, 1977-83

Folder 35: 1978-79

Folder 36: Advertising, 1978-80

Folder 37: Correspondence, 1978-80

Folder 38: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1978-80

Folder 39: Advertising, 1978-81

Folder 40: 1979-80

Folder 41: 1980-81

Box 9

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 1: Advertising, 1980-81

Folder 2: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1980-81

Folder 3: Mailing Procedures, 1981

Folder 4: 1981-82

Folder 5: Advertising, 1981-82

Folder 6: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1981-82

Folder 7: Requests, 1981-87

Folder 8: 1982-83

Folder 9: Advertising, 1982-83

Folder 10: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1982-83

Folder 11: Alumni Briefs, 1982-84

Folder 12: Correspondence, 1982-84

Folder 13: Graduate Information, 1983

Folder 14: 1983-84

Folder 15: Advertising, 1983-84

Folder 16: Alumni Briefs, 1983-84

Folder 17: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1983-84

Folder 18: Forms, 1983-86

Folder 19: 1984-85

Folder 20: Advertising, 1984-85

Folder 21: Alumni Briefs, 1984-85

Folder 22: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1984-85

Folder 23: Articles, 1985

Folder 24: Policies and Procedures, 1985

Folder 25: 1985-86

Folder 26: Advertising, 1985-86

Folder 27: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1985-86

Folder 28: 1986-87

Folder 29: Advertising, 1986-87

Folder 30: 1987-88

Folder 31: 1987-88

Folder 32: 1987-88

Folder 33: Advertising, 1987-88

Folder 34: Correspondence, 1987-88

Folder 35: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1987-88

Folder 36: Materials, 1987-88

Folder 37: Alumni Briefs, 1987-90

Folder 38: 1988-89

Folder 39: 1989-90

Folder 40: Advertising, 1989-90

Folder 41: Alumni Information, 1989-90

Box 10

Sub-Series 1: Sigma Signs

Folder 1: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1989-90

Folder 2: Graduate Pictures, 1989-90

Folder 3: Material for Articles, 1989-90

Folder 4: Notes/Rough Drafts, 1989-90

Folder 5: 1990-91

Folder 6: 1991-92

Folder 7: 1993-94

Folder 8: Advertising, 1993-94

Folder 9: Alumni Briefs, 1993-94

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1993-94

Folder 11: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1993-94

Folder 12: Mailings, 1993-94

Folder 13: Stories and Articles, 1993-94

Folder 14: 1994-95

Folder 15: Alumni Briefs, 1994-95

Folder 16: Story Submissions, 1994-95

Folder 17: 1995-96

Folder 18: Alumni Briefs, 1995-96

Folder 19: Sigma Signs and Media Guide - Staff Contracts, 1995-96

Folder 20: 1996-97

Folder 21: 2006

Folder 22: Mailing List

Sub-Series 2: Sigma Signs/Media Guide

Folder 23: 1993-94

Folder 24: Advertising, 1993-94

Folder 25: Biographies, 1993-94

Folder 26: Correspondence, 1993-94

Folder 27: 1994-95

Folder 28: Advertising, 1994-95

Folder 29: Biographies, 1994-95

Folder 30: Fundraising Letters and Lists, 1994-95

Folder 31: 1995-96

Folder 32: Advertising, 1995-96

Folder 33: Advertising, 1995-96

Folder 34: 1996-97

Folder 35: Advertising, 1996-97

Folder 36: Athlete Biographies, 1996-97

Folder 37: 1997-98

Box 11

Sub-Series 2: Sigma Signs/Media Guide

Folder 1: Advertising, 1997-98

Folder 2: 1998-99

Folder 3: Advertising, 1998-99

Folder 4: Alumni Article Offers, 1998-99

Folder 5: 1999-2000

Folder 6: Advertising, 1999-2000

Folder 7: Alumni Briefs, 1999-2000

Folder 8: Articles and Biographies, 1999-2000

Folder 9: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 1999-2000

Folder 10: 2000-01

Folder 11: Advertising, 2000-01

Folder 12: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 2000-01

Folder 13: 2001-02

Folder 14: Advertising, 2001-02

Folder 15: Alumni Briefs, 2001-02

Folder 16: Correspondence, 2001-02

Folder 17: Friends and Patrons (Donations), 2001-02

Folder 18: 2002-03

Folder 19: Advertising, 2002-03

Folder 20: Alumni Briefs, 2002-03

Folder 21: Donations, 2002-03

Folder 22: 2003-04

Folder 23: Donations, 2003-04

Folder 24: 2004-05

Folder 25: 2007

Sub-Series 3: The Spokesman

Folder 25: 1967-68

Folder 26: 1968-69

Folder 27: 1969-70

Folder 28: 1971-74

Folder 29: 1974-75

Folder 30: 1975-76

Folder 31: 1976-77

Folder 32: 1977-78

Folder 33: 1978-79

Folder 34: 1979-80

Folder 35: 1980-81

Folder 36: 1981-82

Folder 37: 1982-83

Folder 38: 1983-84

Folder 39: 1984-85

Folder 40: Articles to be Published, 1985

Folder 41: 1985-86

Folder 42: 1986-87

Folder 43: 1991

Sub-Series 4: Wheelchair Basketball Programs

Folder 44: 1983-84

Folder 45: 1984-85

Folder 46: 1984-85

Folder 47: 1985-86

Folder 48: Proposed Program (never printed), 1986-87

Box 12

Folder 1: DSO Meeting Minutes, 1983-87

Folder 2: DSO Architectural Barriers, Building Surveys (1 of 2), undated

Folder 3: DSO Architectural Barriers, Building Surveys (2 of 2), undated

Folder 4: DSO Architectural Barriers Notebook, 1964, 1976

Folder 5: Slides, Archery, Bowling, Cheerleading, and Football, 1964

Folder 6: Slides, Springfield Picnics (including Kerner), c. 1960s

Folder 7: Slides, Track and Field, 1966

Folder 8: Slides, Technology and Access (PURSUIT Program), c. 1995