<I>The Hand Book of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1936
name: label: Published by
content: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: Elder Watson Diggs, American, 1883 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: The Aldine Publishing Company
notes: label: Description
content: One (1) small wove paper booklet, The Hand Book of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1936. This volume II, 1936 revised edition, published by the fraternity, features a foreword by Grand Historian, Ben H. Mosby, and an image of the First Grand Polemarch, Elder W. Diggs. The Hand Book contains details on Kappa Alpha Psi, such as its philosophy, membership, emblems, founders, and songs. On the front cover of the booklet is the title [THE HAND BOOK / OF / KAPPA ALPHA PSI / FRATERNITY] and the red coat of arms/emblem of the fraternity. On the reverse of the booklet, at the bottom right of the back cover, is a black circular logo for The Aldine Publishing Company of Xenia, Ohio. The center of the logo features the image of a dolphin wrapped around an anchor, and the bold black acronym for Aldus Manutius, “AL / DVS”. There are no other markings throughout the booklet.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.171.10
objectType: label: Type
content: booklets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 5 7/16 × 4 1/8 × 3/8 in. (13.8 × 10.4 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 5 7/16 × 8 × 3/8 in. (13.8 × 20.3 × 1 cm)