A Reminiscence of Emily Peace Meader, Initiate at 1st Initiation

The author of this essay describes Emily Peace Meader's, Alpha, Colby College, life and her time at Colby College, and recounts an episode in which a young Meader wrote a short play for a group of children to perform, only to have their parents forbid the production. The script of the play is included at the end of the essay. Meader was a cousin of Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College and the second initiate of Alpha Chapter.

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Additional on Lizzie Note

This note contains information on the founders of Sigma Kappa and Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College.

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Address by Miss Louise Coburn Speech Handwritten 2, February 17, 1875

This speech was given by Louise H. Coburn, Alpha, Colby College, to candidates just before their initiation ceremony at the first initiation of Sigma Kappa. This copy is handwritten.

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Date: Feb 17th, 1875

Address by Miss Louise Coburn Speech, February 17, 1875

This speech was given by Louise H. Coburn, Alpha, Colby College, to candidates just before their initiation ceremony at the first initiation of Sigma Kappa. This copy is typed.

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Date: Feb 17th, 1875

Address by Ruby Carver Emerson to Boston Alumnae Chapter Speech 1, November 9, 1957

This speech by Ruby Carver Emerson, Alpha, Colby College, discusses the early history of Sigma Kappa during Founders' Day to the Boston Alumnae Chapter. Included as a final page is a letter from Emerson to Maude Abbott Hawkes, Delta, Boston University.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Nov 9th, 1957

Address by Ruby Carver Emerson to Boston Alumnae Chapter Speech 2, November 9, 1957

This speech by Ruby Carver Emerson, Alpha, Colby College, discusses the early history of Sigma Kappa during Founders' Day to the Boston Alumnae Chapter. Included as a final page is a letter from Emerson to Maude Hawkes, Delta, Boston University.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Nov 9th, 1957

Bertha L. Soule to Grace M. Smith Letter

Bertha L. Soule, Alpha, Colby College, writes to Grace Coburn Smith, Alpha, Colby College, regarding her memories of Sigma Kappa.

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Emily P. Meader to Mary Low Carver Letter

Emily P. Meader, Alpha, Colby College, writes to Mary Low Carver, Alpha, Colby College, telling Carver how much she has meant to her and the other Sigma Kappa members over the years, even those who never met her in person, as she was "the first Colby woman". Meader also talks about her song writing.

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Emily Peace Meader and Lizzie Hoag Information Sheet, January 20, 1972

This information sheet details the familial relation between Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College, and Emily Peace Meader, Alpha, Colby College.

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Date: Jan 20th, 1972

Emily Peace Meader Essay

Members of the Waterville, Maine Alumnae Chapter describe the life and character of Emily Peace Meader, Alpha, Colby College, noting her accomplishments as a musician and her commitment to Colby College and Sigma Kappa Sorority. Meader was a cousin of Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College and the second initiate of Alpha Chapter.

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Emily Peace Meader Holy Bible

This copy of the Holy Bible is an International Teachers' Edition and belonged to Emily Peace Meader, Alpha, Colby College. Handmade fabric flowers are enclosed within the covers.

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Emma E. Kinne to Ida Pierce Letter 2, April 10, 1923

Emma E. Kinne, Epsilon, Syracuse University, writes to Ida Fuller Pierce, Alpha, Colby College, regarding work on the History of Sigma Kappa.

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Date: Apr 10th, 1923

Emma E. Kinne to Louise H. Coburn Letter, May 16, 1923

Emma E. Kinne, Epsilon, Syracuse University, writes to Louise H. Coburn, Alpha, Colby College, regarding the History of Sigma Kappa and asks for clarity on certain facts.

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Date: May 16th, 1923

Florence A. Ayer to Lillian M. Perkins Letter, January 25, 1972

Florence Plaisted Ayer, Alpha, Colby College, writes to Lillian M. Perkins, Omicron, Tufts University, regarding Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College.

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Date: Jan 25th, 1972

Founders Note

This note contains information on the founders of Sigma Kappa from the first issue of the Sigma Kappa Triangle.

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Founding of Sigma Kappa Script 1

This script features the founding of Sigma Kappa.

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Founding of Sigma Kappa Script 2

This script features the founding of Sigma Kappa.

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Founding of Sigma Kappa Script 3

This script features the founding of Sigma Kappa.

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Grace M. Smith to Lorah S. Monroe Letter 2

Grace Coburn Smith, Alpha, Colby College, writes to Lorah S. Monroe, Eta, Illinois Wesleyan University, regarding the burial site of Elizabeth G. Hoag, Alpha, Colby College.

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History of Sigma Kappa

Eliza Alexander Burkholder, Eta, Illinois Wesleyan University, provides an overview of the founding of Sigma Kappa and the early history of Alpha Chapter, Colby College.

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