UUM_Acc0437 Guide to the University of Utah Alumni Association records 1875-1969 University of Utah Alumni Association records University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Acc0437 University of Utah Alumni Association records 1875-1969 1925-1963 University of Utah. Alumni Association. 5.5 linear ft. 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. English 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

 Woodruff, Douglas O. Cracroft, Paul R. University of Utah--Archives University of Utah--Alumni Universites and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources Colleges and Universities Clubs and Societies Clippings Correspondence Reports Minutes Lists 1 Activities 1 Annual Banquets 1929-1946 1951 2 Annual Banquets to Emeritus Club 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 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 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 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 1-3 Reunions 1924-1926 4 Reunion programs 1892-1905 5 Song Contest 1934 2 Administration 8 Alumni Association: annual reports to committees 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 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 3 Lists of Students 10 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 1 List of Alumni of the University of Utah and the Constitution and By-Laws of the Alumni Association 1918 2 Class of 1954 3 Class of 1953 4 Class of 1952 5 Class of 1951 6 Class of 1950 7 Class of 1949 8 Class of 1948 9 Class of 1947 10 Class of 1946 11 Class of 1945 12 Class of 1943 13 Class of 1942 14 Class of 1941 15 Class of 1940 16 Class of 1939 17 Class of 1938 18 Class of 1937 19 Class of 1936 12 1 Class of 1935 2 Class of 1934 3 Class of 1933 4 Class of 1932 5 Class of 1931 6 Class of 1930 7 Class of 1929 8 Class of 1928 9 Class of 1927 12 10 Class of 1926 11 Class of 1925 12 Class of 1924 13 Class of 1923 14 Class of 1922 15 Class of 1921 16 Class of 1920 17 Class of 1919 18 Class of 1918 19 Class of 1917 20 Class of 1916 21 Class of 1915 13 1 Class of 1914 2 Class of 1913 3 Class of 1912 4 Class of 1911 5 Class of 1910 6 Class of 1909 7 Class of 1908 8 Class of 1907 9 Class of 1906 10 Class of 1905 11 Class of 1904 12 Class of 1903 13 Class of 1902 13 14 Class of 1901 15 Class of 1900 16 Class of 1899 17 Class of 1898 18 Class of 1897 19 Class of 1896 20 Class of 1895 21 Class of 1894 22 Class of 1893 14 1 Class of 1892 2 Class of 1891 3 Class of 1890 4 Class of 1889 5 Class of 1888 6 Class of 1887 7 Class of 1886 8 Class of 1884 9 Class of 1883 10 Class of 1882 11 Class of 1881 12 Class of 1880 13 Class of 1879 14 Class of 1878 15 Class of 1877 16 Class of 1876 17 Class of 1875 18 Class officers 1947-1959 19 U Men's Club membership 1940