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University of Utah Alumni Association records, 1875-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Utah. Alumni Association.
- Title
- University of Utah Alumni Association records
- Dates
- 1875-1969 (inclusive)18751969
1925-1963 (bulk)19251963 - Quantity
- 5.5 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- Acc0437
- Summary
- The Alumni Association was organized in 1886. In 1925, a nationwide system of Alumni Clubs was initiated. This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and reports concerning alumni activities such as banquets, Founders Day, Homecoming, and reunions; correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports relating to the administration of the Alumni Association and Alumni Clubs; and lists of alumni by class.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The University of Utah Alumni Association was organized in 1886 "to promote a general interest in the cause of education and to perpetuate the friendships formed between the graduates of the University." In 1925, a nationwide system of Alumni Clubs was organized. The immediate reason for the organization of these clubs was to aid in the fundraising campaign for the original Union Building, now Kingsbury Hall.
The Alumni Association has been involved in the following activities:
1. An annual alumni banquet;
2. Class reunions;
3. The Emeritus Club for all alumni of fifty or more years standing;
4. Participation in Founders Day celebrations;
5. Participation in Homecoming;
6. Maintaining the Alumni Club organization;
7. Publishing The Utah Alumnus.
During the period covered by the bulk of these records, Douglas O. Woodruff (1927-1957) and Paul R. Cracroft (1957-1967) served as Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and reports concerning alumni activities such as banquets, Founders Day, Homecoming, and reunions; correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports relating to the administration of the Alumni Association and Alumni Clubs; and lists of alumni by class.
The collection is divided into three sections. The first contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and reports concerning activities for alumni organized by the Alumni Association. These include the Annual Banquet (1927-1951), the Annual Meeting (1927-1940), Emeritus Club banquets (1942-1969), Founders Day (1929-1969), Homecoming (1924-1964), and individual class reunions (1892-1951). A reunion folder for a particular year contains material related to each class which held a reunion in that year. Many reunion activities were centered around Founders Day celebrations; therefore, both reunion and Founders Day folders should be consulted.
The second section contains correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes of the Alumni Association Board of Control (1924-1965). These records are concerned with the organization and administration of the Alumni Association.
The third section contains lists of Alumni Association members and officers, lists of the members of various Alumni Clubs, and lists of the members of individual classes (1875-1954). Researchers should consult reunion/Emeritus Club and Founders Day folders as well as class lists to trace individual alumni. Some individual class folders also contain correspondence related to class activities, as well as biographical information about individual class members.
Many of the reunion folders also include copies of The Utah Alumnus featuring accounts of particular reunions and the election of Alumni Association officers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: University of Utah Alumni Association records, Acc. 437, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 437.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized in three series: 1. Activities; 2. Administration; 3. Lists of Students. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
ActivitiesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Annual Banquets |
1929-1946; 1951 |
2 | Annual Banquets to Emeritus Club |
|
Folder | ||
1-2 | Annual Banquets |
1927-1928 |
3-9 | Annual Meetings |
1927-1930; 1936-1941 |
10 | Athletics - Baseball |
1892-1954 |
11 | Athletics - Basketball |
1909-1950 |
12 | Athletics - Football |
1902-1950 |
13 | Athletics - Golf |
1947-1954 |
14 | Athletics - Polo |
1926-1942 |
15 | Athletics - Skiing |
1948-1954 |
16 | Athletics - Swimming |
1922-1954 |
17 | Athletics - Tennis |
1913-1954 |
18 | Athletics - Track |
1985-1954 |
19 | Athletics - Wrestling |
1923-1954 |
20-28 | Emeritus Club |
1961-1969 |
3 | Emeritus Club to Founders Day |
|
Folder | ||
1-14 | Emeritus Club |
1942; 1946-1948; 1951-1960 |
15-18 | Emeritus Club Scrapbook |
1943-1958 |
19-27 | Founders Day |
1961-1969 |
4 | Founders Day |
|
Folder | ||
1-14 | Founders Day |
1937; 1940; 1942; 1948-1951; 1953-1954; 1956-1960 |
15-16 | Founders Day oration and essay contest |
1945; 1947 |
5 | Founders Day to Reunions |
|
Folder | ||
1 | Founders Day oration and essay contest |
1944 |
2 | Freshmen Activities |
1929 |
3 | Glee Club |
1930 |
4 | High School Day |
1929-1933 |
5-18 | Homecoming |
1924; 1929-1930; 1933-1935; 1939-1940; 1956-1964 |
19 | Maestro Artists concerts |
1930-1933 |
20 | Men's Club Centennial Banquet |
1950 |
21 |
Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh - play |
1936 |
22-27 | Reunions |
1946-1951 |
6 | Reunions |
1928-1942; 1945 |
7 | Reunions to Song Contest |
|
Folder | ||
1-3 | Reunions |
1924-1926 |
4 | Reunion programs |
1892-1905 |
5 | Song Contest |
1934 |
AdministrationReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
8 | Alumni Association: annual reports to committees |
|
Folder | ||
1-2 | Alumni Association annual reports |
1926-1934; 1961 |
3-4 | Alumni Association Board of Control correspondence |
1941-1947 |
5-20 | Alumni Association Board of Control meeting minutes |
1924-1942; 1945-1950; 1956-1965 |
21 | Alumni Association Board of Control reports |
1908-1911 |
22 | Alumni Association budget |
1961-1963 |
23 | Alumni Association committee reports |
1908-1936 |
24 | Alumni Association committees |
1936-1945 |
9 | Alumni Association constitution to University/Agricultural College consolidation |
|
Folder | ||
1 | Alumni Association constitution |
1925-1945 |
2 | Alumni Association Medical Section |
1939 |
3 | Alumni Association memorabelia |
1927-1940 |
4 | Alumni Association office procedures |
1944 |
5 | Alumni Association postal matters |
1960-1963 |
6 | Alumni Association Underwriting Fund |
1945-1946 |
7 | Alumni Club organization |
1932-1936 |
8 | Alumni Development proposal |
1940-1942 |
9 | Alumni-Regents |
1945 |
10 | Alumni-University Development Fund |
1958-1965 |
11 | Associated Students of the University of Utah (A. S. U. U.) |
1935 |
12 | Class Officer controversy |
1960-1964 |
13 | Committee of 100 |
1926-1936 |
14 | Education funding study |
1937 |
15 | Endowment Fund proposal |
1932 |
16 | Honorary degrees |
1892-1959 |
17 | John R. Park Anniversary Committee meeting minutes |
1918 |
18 | Senior Supper Dance |
1960-1964 |
19 | Survey of alumni on new University President |
undated |
20 | Survey of economic status of alumni |
1936 |
21 | Union Building reports |
1932-1934 |
22 | University-Agricultural College consolidation |
1906-1907 |
Lists of StudentsReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 3
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
10 | ||
Folder | ||
1 | Alumni Association life memberships |
1949-1959 |
2-3 | Alumni Association membership |
1975-1902; 1936-1945 |
4 | Alumni Association presidents |
1955 |
5 | Alumni Association sustaining and life members |
1939-1945 |
6 | Alumni Club officers |
1958-1959 |
7 | Alumni Club-Utah-Iron County |
1948-1949 |
8 | Alumni Club-Utah-Summit County |
1925-1940 |
9 | Alumni Club-Utah-Tooele County |
1925-1940 |
10 | Alumni Club-Utah-Uintah County |
1925-1940 |
11 | Alumni Club-Utah-Utah County |
1925-1940 |
12 | Alumni Club-Utah-Wasatch County |
1925-1940 |
13 | Alumni Club-Utah-Washington County |
1925-1940 |
14 | Alumni Club-Utah-Wayne County |
1925-1940 |
15 | Alumni Club-Utah-Weber County |
1925-1948 |
16 | Alumni Club-Boise |
1950 |
17 | Alumni Club-Chicago |
1950 |
18 | Alumni Club-Colorado |
1949-1950 |
19 | Alumni Club-Los Angeles |
1949-1954 |
20 | Alumni Club-Portland |
1948 |
21 | Alumni Club-San Francisco |
1946 |
22 | Alumni Club-Virginia |
1925-1939 |
23 | Alumni Club-Washington, D. C. |
1949-1951 |
24 | Alumni Club-Washington State |
1925-1940 |
25 | Alumni Club-Wisconsin |
1935-1940 |
26 | Alumni Club-Wyoming |
1925-1939 |
27 | Alumni distribution |
1935 |
28 | Alumni killed, missing, or captured in World War II |
1946 |
29 | Beehive Club |
1940-1945 |
11 | ||
Folder | ||
1 | List of Alumni of the University of Utah and the Constitution and By-Laws of the Alumni Association |
1918 |
2 | Class of 1954 |
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3 | Class of 1953 |
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4 | Class of 1952 |
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5 | Class of 1951 |
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6 | Class of 1950 |
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7 | Class of 1949 |
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8 | Class of 1948 |
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9 | Class of 1947 |
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10 | Class of 1946 |
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11 | Class of 1945 |
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12 | Class of 1943 |
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13 | Class of 1942 |
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14 | Class of 1941 |
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15 | Class of 1940 |
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16 | Class of 1939 |
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17 | Class of 1938 |
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18 | Class of 1937 |
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19 | Class of 1936 |
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12 | ||
Folder | ||
1 | Class of 1935 |
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2 | Class of 1934 |
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3 | Class of 1933 |
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4 | Class of 1932 |
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5 | Class of 1931 |
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6 | Class of 1930 |
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7 | Class of 1929 |
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8 | Class of 1928 |
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9 | Class of 1927 |
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12 | ||
Folder | ||
10 | Class of 1926 |
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11 | Class of 1925 |
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12 | Class of 1924 |
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13 | Class of 1923 |
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14 | Class of 1922 |
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15 | Class of 1921 |
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16 | Class of 1920 |
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17 | Class of 1919 |
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18 | Class of 1918 |
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19 | Class of 1917 |
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20 | Class of 1916 |
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21 | Class of 1915 |
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13 | ||
Folder | ||
1 | Class of 1914 |
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2 | Class of 1913 |
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3 | Class of 1912 |
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4 | Class of 1911 |
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5 | Class of 1910 |
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6 | Class of 1909 |
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7 | Class of 1908 |
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8 | Class of 1907 |
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9 | Class of 1906 |
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10 | Class of 1905 |
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11 | Class of 1904 |
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12 | Class of 1903 |
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13 | Class of 1902 |
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13 | ||
Folder | ||
14 | Class of 1901 |
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15 | Class of 1900 |
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16 | Class of 1899 |
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17 | Class of 1898 |
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18 | Class of 1897 |
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19 | Class of 1896 |
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20 | Class of 1895 |
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21 | Class of 1894 |
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22 | Class of 1893 |
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14 | ||
Folder | ||
1 | Class of 1892 |
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2 | Class of 1891 |
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3 | Class of 1890 |
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4 | Class of 1889 |
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5 | Class of 1888 |
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6 | Class of 1887 |
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7 | Class of 1886 |
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8 | Class of 1884 |
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9 | Class of 1883 |
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10 | Class of 1882 |
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11 | Class of 1881 |
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12 | Class of 1880 |
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13 | Class of 1879 |
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14 | Class of 1878 |
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15 | Class of 1877 |
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16 | Class of 1876 |
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17 | Class of 1875 |
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18 | Class officers |
1947-1959 |
19 | U Men's Club membership |
1940 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Universites and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Cracroft, Paul R.
- Woodruff, Douglas O.
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Alumni
- University of Utah--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Lists
- Minutes
- Reports