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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)
1925-1963 (bulk)
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
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

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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized in three series: 1. Activities; 2. Administration; 3. Lists of Students. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.

Separated Materials

Approximately 10 cubic feet of publications were sent to Print Archives. Several hundred photographs, mostly of reunion activities, were also sent to Photo Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection


2004

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