Woodcock Society Records
Collection
Identifier: 1994_032-UA
Includes correspondence, constitution and by-laws, financial records, information about attempts to secure a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, announcements, membership lists and directories, list of medalists, and a history of the society by Leonora Johnston. Also includes newspaper clippings, programs, informational flyers and the Woodcock Society medal given to Bishop Charles E. Woodcock by the Woodcock Society in 1935. A small amount of additional information is available in the University Archives' U of L reference file for the Woodcock Society.
The copyright interests in the Woodcock Society Records are owned by the University of Louisville.
1 linear feet (2 manuscript boxes)
The oldest honorary society on the UofL campus, the Woodcock Society has its roots in the awarding of the Woodcock Medal. Episcopal Bishop Charles E. Woodcock established the Woodcock Medal as a memorial to his son. The first Woodcock Medal was awarded in 1910 and was given each year to one outstanding student. In 1920, the first ten recipients formed the Woodcock Society with an aim towards securing a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for the University. Since its beginning in 1920, this society’s members consist of students who demonstrate outstanding scholarship; they constitute no more than ten percent of each year's graduating class. The functions of the Woodcock Society have expanded to include offering medals to non-senior undergraduates and maintaining a loan fund for graduate students. The Woodcock Society Medal is awarded by the Honors Advisory Committee to an outstanding graduating senior whose university career demonstrates academic excellence and a record of service.
Part of the University of Louisville Archives and Special Collections Repository