Sources of the History of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sources of the History of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity The object of this publication is to give a list of citations to material for all the paragraphs or topics which should be set out in writing a history of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity from its foundation in America in December, 1869, to the establishment of the Fraternity's magazine in October, 1885, when the printed history of the Fraternity begins. It also directs a seeker for information to an authoritative account of any event of the Fraternity's American history up to October, 1885. Citations are to the Kappa Sigma Quarterly (magazine), The Caduceus of Kappa Sigma (magazine), The Star and Crescent of Kappa Sigma (periodical), the first and second editions of the Kappa Sigma Book, Early Letters and Papers Of Kappa Sigma, Kappa Sigma Records. The first edition of the Kappa Sigma Book, Early Letters and Papers of Kappa Sigma and the Kappa Sigma Records, the last being four volumes in mss., are compilations of Boutwell Dunlap. The second edition of the Kappa Sigma Book was compiled by Finis King Farr. In order to preserve for historical record the origin of statements, it is mentioned that the compiler, Boutwell Dunlap, is the author or collector of all citations that are not followed by a star The authorship of other citations is sometimes stated in the article cited. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.