Franklin Lindley Couch, Class of 1917, Yale College, memorabilia
Collection
Call Number: RU 864
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of memorabilia, photographs, artifacts, and an engraving documenting Franklin Lindley Couch's (Yale 1917) extracurricular activities while a student at Yale. Included are materials documenting the Yale Courant staff, Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Calcium Light Night, and the Yale Field Artillery in World War I.
Dates
- circa 1911-1917
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials were a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Couch, 2001.
Arrangement
Arrange by topic.
Extent
2.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The materials consist of memorabilia, photographs, artifacts, and an engraving documenting Franklin Lindley Couch's (Yale 1917) extracurricular activities while a student at Yale. Included are materials documenting the Yale Courant staff, Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Calcium Light Night, and the Yale Field Artillery in World War I.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 45 (YRG 45), Yale objects and memorabilia.
- Artifacts (object genre)
- Beta Theta Pi. Phi Chi Chapter (Yale University)
- Connecticut Artillery. 10th Field Artillery. Batteries A, B, C, D (Yale Batteries)
- Couch, Franklin Lindley
- Greek letter societies
- Photographs
- Soldiers -- Education, Non-military -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Education and the war
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
- Yale University -- Societies, etc.
- Yale University -- Students
- Title
- Guide to the Franklin Lindley Couch, Class of 1917, Yale College, Memorabilia
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- June 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511