Guide to the Lester Earnest Papers
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Guide to the Lester Earnest Papers
1925/1954
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Lester Earnest Papers
Dates: 1925-1954
Identification: MS-0467
Creator:
Earnest, Lester, 1906-2001
Physical Description: 0.63 linear
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Lester Earnest, born in 1906, attended San Diego State College from 1925 to 1928. In 1925 Earnest, with William Copeland,
Francis Knapp, Wright McConnell, Paul Pfaff, Ed Randel, Ralph Small, and Gerald Thomas, founded Phi Lambda Xi, a fraternal
organization for those students who did not wish to belong to any existing athletic or social fraternities. As a founding
member Earnest remained active with the fraternity for many years after graduation. Phi Lambda Xi reorganized after World
War II, and joined Sigma Chi in 1949 as the Delta Xi Chapter. Sigma Chi is still an active fraternity on campus.
After graduation from State, Earnest went on to a long and successful career with the City of San Diego. He served the city
for 23 years as the director of parks and recreation, budget director, and assistant to the city manager. Earnest and his
wife Susan, San Diego State alumni and professor of Speech pathology at State for 26 years, met on campus as students in 1925.
He passed away February 27, 2001 of complications as a result of several strokes.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Personal Papers
Photographs
Publications
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
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of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
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permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are
made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the
materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Lester Earnest Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
Susan Earnest Papers
Information about related materials is available at http://scua2.sdsu.edu/archon/?p=collections/controlcard&id=318
Scope and Contents
The Lester Earnest papers document the fraternal organization Phi Lamba Xi, of which earnest was a member during his time
at San Diego state. Highlights include the fraternity's newsletter, a group photograph, and the spring 1954 handbook of the
Delta Xi chapter of Sigma Chi. The collection consists of meeting minutes, newsletters, rosters, a handbook, a photograph
and some negatives. It dates from 1925 to 1954, and materials are filed chronologically.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Delta Xi of Sigma Chi Record Book
1954
Box 1, Folder 2
Delta Xi of Sigma Chi Record Book
1954
Box 1, Folder 3
Delta Xi of Sigma Chi Record Book
1954
Box 1, Folder 4
Delta Xi of Sigma Chi Record Book
1954
Box 1, Folder 5
Meeting Minutes
November 16, 1925 - June 11, 1929
Box 1, Folder 6
Meeting Minutes
November 16, 1925 - June 11, 1929
Box 1, Folder 7
Meeting Minutes
July 2, 1929 - January 4, 1932
Box 1, Folder 8
Meeting Minutes
June 5, 1932 - December 26, 1933
Box 2, Folder 1
Meeting Minutes
October 22, 1934 - December 1, 1936
Box 2, Folder 2
Meeting Minutes
September 21, 1944 - September 2, 1946
Box 2, Folder 5
Phi Lambda Xi Member Directory
1947
Box 2, Folder 6
Phi Lambda Xi Newsletter
December 1944 - January 1946
Box 2, Folder 7
Roster of Members
1925-1948
