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Preferred Citation

Phi Alpha Theta Petition, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Alan V. Briceland, Emeritus Associate Professor of History at Virginia Commonwealth University (2017.073) and W&M alumnus

Scope and Contents

Petition from eleven history students and the Department of History at William & Mary to the national office of Phi Alpha Theta (honor society for history), seeking recognition as a chapter. Recognition was granted and the individuals were inducted.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Briceland, Alan V.
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of History
• Phi Alpha Theta