Alumni Association Records

Alumni Association Records, 1951-1975

Overview of the Collection

Title: Alumni Association Records
Dates: 1951-1975 (inclusive)
19511975
Quantity: approximate 5760 items, ( 4 linear feet), ( 4 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 44
Summary: Includes correspondence and photographs.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: The Collection is open for research use.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Washington State University Alumni Association, established in 1898, oversees alumni Scholarship and Development Fund donations, plans and hosts reunions and homecoming activities, produces newsletters and bulletins, and arranges other alumni activities. An important responsibility of the association is that of funding and awarding scholarships. Included among these scholarships are the Ernest O. Holland Memorial Fund and the E.O. Holland Scholarship and Research Fund which were founded upon Dr. Holland's death in 1950. These funds and many of the other alumni donations add to the general scholarship fund through the Alumni Merit Scholarship Award or the Alumni Opportunity Awards.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Alumni Association are arranged in four series: General Correspondence; Awards and Grants; Reunions and Homecomings; and Photographs. The first series, General Correspondence, contains correspondence concerning public relations, donations, the Alumni corporation's bylaws and charter, bulletins, newspaper clippings, and photographs. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1960 to 1973. The second series, Awards and Grants, contains correspondence concerning the Alumni Opportunity Award, travel grants, grants-in-aid, E.O. Holland Awards, and scholarship acceptances. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1959 to 1974.

The third series, Reunions and Homecomings, contains correspondence concerning alumni events, attendance, and seating arrangements for reunions and homecomings, photographs, bulletins, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other papers. This series, which dates from 1953 to 1975, is arranged in five subseries. The first subseries concerns reunions and is arranged chronologically by the reunion class year. Folders which were originally labeled as containing both reunion and homecoming material have been placed in the Reunion subseries. The second subseries concerns Golden Grads and is arranged chronologically by class year. The third subseries, Homecomings, is also arranged chronologically, but by the year the event was held. The fourth subseries contains Fifth Quarter Party correspondence and has been arranged chronologically by the class year. Football reunions have been arranged chronologically by team year.

With noted exceptions, the original order has been maintained in these three series. The fourth series, Photographs, has been arranged alphabetically by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Alumni Association records were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in September, 1978 (UA 8-33) in accordance with the approved records schedule.

Processing Note

The records were processed by Patricia M. Gourd in October 1979.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: General Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Camp Easter Seal 13 items	1972
1	2	Campus Sit-in 43 items	1970
1	3	Campus Unrest and Resolution 7 items	1970
1	4	Centennial Committee and Minutes 10 items	1960-1961
1	5	Conduct Code 1 item	1960
1	6	Cougar Foundation 29 items	1968-1972
1	7	Fund Appeal 26 items	1969
1	8	Fund Report 4 items	n.d.
1	9	Giving WSU 26 items	1971
1	10	Golf Course 28 items	1964-1970
1	11	Greater WSU Fund 22 items	1968-1970
1	12	Inter-Institutional Narcotics Division 13 items	1970-1971
1	13	Murrow Dedication 1 item	1972
1	14	Palouse Recreation Areas Committee 1 item	1969
1	15	Stadium Campaign 44 items	1971
1	16	Stadium Pledges 85 items	1971-1973
1	17	Stadium Project 115 items	1971-1972
1	18	Student Survey on Alumni Center 1 item	1973
1	19	WSU "The Hill? 85 items	1963-1970
1	20	Workshop 6 items	1970-1971

2: Awards and Grants Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	21	Accreditation Report 8 items	1961-1969
1	22-23	Alumni Honors Awards 51 items	1967-1970
1	24	Alumni Merit Scholarship Award 43 items	1973-1974
1	25-33	Alumni Opportunity Awards 805 items	1959-1971
1	34	Alumni Student Loan Fund 5 items	1962
1	35	Community Educational Opportunity Award. 11 items	n.d.
1	36	E.O. Holland Awards 29 items	1965
2	37	Graduate Student Travel Grants 65 items	1967
2	38-39	Grants-in-aid 155 items	1967
2	40-43	Scholarship Award Letters 205 items	1960-1967
2	44	Scholarships and Student Aid Committee Winners 1 item	1967

3: Reunions and Homecomings Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Reunion Class of:
Box	Folder
2	45-46	1934 27 items	Held 1959, 1969
2	47	1935 37 items	Held 1960
2	48	1936 23 items	Held 1966
2	49	1937 27 items	Held 1962
2	50	1938 18 items	Held 1963
2	51	1939 18 items	Held 1964
2	52-54	1940 136 items	Held 1955, 1965, 1975
2	55	1941 120 items	Held 1966
2	56	1942 105 items	Held 1967
2	57	1943 75 items	Held 1968
2	58	1944 127 items	Held 1969
2	59	1945 85 items	Held 1970
2	60	1946 75 items	Held 1971
2	61	1947 45 items	Held 1972
2	62	1948 21 items	Held 1973
2	63-64	1949 65 items	Held 1959, 1969
2	65	1952 21 items	Held 1967
2	66	1955 60 items	Held 1970
		Golden Grads Class of:
Box	Folder
3	67-76	1915-1923; Held consecutively from 1965-1973 915 items
		Homecomings:
Box	Folder
3	77-90	Held annually from 1953-1966 640 items
		Fifth Quarter Party:
Box	Folder
3	91-94	Held annually from 1967 to 1970 29 items
		Football Team Reunions:
Box	Folder
3	95	1915 7 items	Held 1934
3	96	1942 33 items	Held 1970

4: Photographs Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	97	Alumni Association 80 items	1955-1962
3	98	Alumni Dinner Photographs 7 items	1963
3	99	Alumni Pictures 20 items	n.d.
3	100	George Barclay Photographs, correspondence: 8 items	March 15, 1967-May 15, 1967
3	101	Baseball Photography 1 item	n.d.
3	102	First Football Team, 1894 5 items
3	103	Future Alumni 2 items	n.d.
3	104-105	Golden Grads Class of 223 items	1913; 1915
3	106	Golden Grads and Reunions 185 items	n.d.
3	107	Golden Grads Photographs and Negatives 65 items
3	108	Golf Clippings, Photographs and Negatives 20 items
3	109	Homecoming 3 items	1965
3	110	Homecoming and 1937 Class Reunion 22 items	n.d.
3	111	Homecoming and Golden Grads 11 items	n.d.
3	112	Old Photographs and Negatives 65 items	n.d.
3	113	Pow Wows 4 items	1964-1965
3	114	Pow Wow Duplicate Photographs 27 items	n.d.
3	115	Pow Wow Pictures 65 items	n.d.
3	116	Public Relations Photographs 6 items	n.d.
3	117-119	Reunion Class of: 1934; 1939; 1941 150 items
3	120	Unused Photographs and Negatives 110 items	n.d.
3	121	William Thompson Cartoons 3 items	n.d.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.--Washington (State)--History
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Research--Archives

Corporate Names

Washington State University--Alumni and alumnae--History--Archives
Washington State University--Funds and scholarships--History--Archives
Washington State University. Alumni Association--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. Alumni Association--Photographs
Washington State University. Alumni Association--Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Alumni Association. (creator)

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