Title
Petition of the John W. Foster Law Club of Indiana University for a Charter from Phi Delta Phi
Files
Download Full Text (4.5 MB)
Download Portrait of the Foster Law Club which appears in the petition. (2.1 MB)
Download Pages taken from the 1900 Arbutus Yearbook showing the first members of the Indiana University Law School’s Phi Delta Phi Fraternity. Cornelius Smith, who is believed to be the owner of this original petition, is seated third from the left. (5.0 MB)
Description
Written in 1899, this is the petition of the John W. Foster Law Club of Indiana University to the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity for a charter membership into the organization. The following year marked the establishment of Phi Delta Phi at Indiana University.
Publication Date
1899
Publisher
Telephone Job Rooms
City
Bloomington
Keywords
John W. Foster Law Club, Indiana University Law, Phi Delta Phi, Petition, Charter Membership, Cornelius Marcellus Smith
Disciplines
Law | Legal Education | Legal History | Legal Profession
Recommended Citation
Club, John W. Foster Law, "Petition of the John W. Foster Law Club of Indiana University for a Charter from Phi Delta Phi" (1899). Historic Documents. 2.
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/histdocs/2
Comments
Although it unknown how the library obtained this petition, it is believed that it belonged to alumnus, Cornelius Marcellus Smith, as his name is inscribed on the flyleaf of the document. Smith was a junior in the law school at the time the petition was created and graduated in 1901. According to the 1901 Arbutus Yearbook, he was also a member of the Glee Club and on the editorial staff of the Daily Student.