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Kappa Lambda (ΚΛ) form to be observed at the initiation of a member elect and address to be delivered
Collection
Identifier: MSS 458
Scope and Contents
This document records the form to be observed at the initiation of a new member of the Kappa Lambda (ΚΛ) Society and an address to be delivered at that time. An additional document explains that the name ΚΛ — Κ for κρυσταλλοζ, meaning “crystal” and Λ “the more effectually to conceal the objects of the society and to lead astray the uninitiated in their conjectures.” Also included in this file is a dealer’s description for this document, which attributes it to Dr. Edward Cutbush, Surgeon...
Dates:
circa 1821
