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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega (AKA TTO) Chapter records (1965-2020) are comprised of organizational records, conference programs, digitized copies of the chapter's scrapbooks, and copies of
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The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega (AKA TTO) Chapter records (1965-2020) are comprised of organizational records, conference programs, digitized copies of the chapter's scrapbooks, and copies of
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Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
These records are organized into four series:
Series I. Chapter records, 1965-2005;
Series II.
Series III. Alpha Kappa Alpha Theta Theta Omega oral history interviews, 2019-2020;
Series IV. Alpha Kappa Alpha Theta Theta Omega scrapbooks, 2002-2019.
Biographical / Historical Note
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated (AKA), is one of the oldest Black sororities in the United States, and was founded on January 15, 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. AKA is an international service organization that comprises nearly 300,000 members in over 1,000 graduate and undergraduate chapters worldwide.
Theta Theta Omega originally started in 1962 when six members of AKA sought to create a graduate chapter in Las Vegas, Nevada. AKA recruited members by posting notices throughout the Clark County School District and Nellis Air Force Base. The group was called “Le Debonaires” and functioned as a club for one year comprised of twelve members. Le Debonaires changed its name to Alpha Kappa Alpha Women after one year and continued the process of chartering a chapter. In May of 1965, the necessary requirements were completed and approved and Theta Theta Omega (TTO) was chartered as a chapter of AKA. TTO implements programs of service that enhances the social, economic, and educational well-being of the Las Vegas community. As of 2020, TTO has 131 active members and a student chapter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Sources:
“Chapter History,” Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., Theta Theta Omega Chapter, 2020, https://akatto.com/chapter-history/
“About,” Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2020, https://aka1908.com/about
Preferred Citation
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records, 1965-2020, MS-010104. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2019 by Minerva Stewart; accession number 2020-009. In 2023, materials were donated by Grace Mills and Keysa Rogers; accession number 2023-064. Part of the 2023-064 accession includes a donation of digital surrogates.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Tammi Kim in 2020. Collection materials were rehoused and a finding aid created in ArchivesSpace. In 2023, Tammi Kim processed the 2023 addition and updated the finding aid.
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Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in the history of African American women and womens organizations in Las Vegas. Eight digital files containing inventories of the 2019 donation as well as system-generated files were deleted.