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Margery Elizabeth Thompson Papers

An inventory of her papers at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Erin Gravley
Date: 2018



Biography

Margery Elizabeth “Libby” Thompson was a student who graduated from Syracuse University in 1936. She was a member of Gamma Phi Beta and Pan-Hellenic, as well as serving as Secretary of the Hendricks Chapel Board and as the Social Editor of the Daily Orange.


Scope and Content Note

The Margery Elizabeth Thompson Papers include various invitations and programs from her time as a student at Syracuse University, ostensibly excerpted from a scrapbook. Much of the material is related to Greek life and to her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

The University Archives also has a collection on Gamma Phi Beta.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Thompson, Margery Elizabeth.
Gamma Phi Beta.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Greek letter societies.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Dance cards.
Invitations.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Margery Elizabeth Thompson Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Dick Case donated these papers to the University Archives in 1997.

Processing Information

Materials were rehoused in archival folders and box.


Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.


Table of Contents

Papers


Inventory