05-24-2017 11:51 AM
I have this old wooden notebook that is signed by the people of the class of 1937.
From some of the fraternity symbols used I think it's from a collage but can't find any school name.
Is there a way to figure out what collage it is from using the symbols?
05-24-2017 05:04 PM
Try googling names of some of the students who signed the book, along with "1937" and the word "college" in the search also.
05-24-2017 07:54 PM
Lamba Chi Alpha is a fraternity with almost 200 chapters. Sigma Theta Tau is a nursing honor society.
Debora
05-25-2017 09:41 AM
Thanks.
I've tried that a few times and really didn't come up with anything useful.
05-25-2017 09:43 AM
Thanks.
I'll try looking them up from the 30s and see if I can find anything.
05-25-2017 09:47 AM
Another question?
If I wanted to put it up as an auction, what would be a good starting price?
The notebook itself is in pretty bad shape, but with the signatures, I figure it would be worth something to a collector, be even better if I could figure out what school.
05-25-2017 01:27 PM
Is it a notebook or a binder? You can go to familysearch.org and do a search with first + last name + residence year of 1937. (Working with male names, of course.) If you can find a couple individuals in the same place, you may be able to identify college. Also, you could cross-reference any additional Greek organizations which might narrow down a bit. But not sure identifying school will add much to value -- which, in my opinion, is negligible. I'd be happy to be wrong.
Debora
05-25-2017 06:47 PM
Hi. I've always called them notebooks, never thought about a binder.
I was on that site today looking up a few names and checking ages. Found a couple that might have been in the age range, but different states.
I did a little searching on a couple of the fraternity's to see if I can find anything that way and contacted one and waiting for a reply.
I don't know if it would add any value to it, but I think it would be neat to know where it was from?