UUM_Acc0508 Guide to the University of Utah Alumni Association records 1891-1976 University of Utah Alumni Association records University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Acc0508 University of Utah Alumni Association records 1891-1976 1927-1963 University of Utah. Alumni Association 2.75 linear ft The Alumni Association has historically carried on a supportive relationship with the student union program at the University. This collection contains office files, correspondence, meeting minutes, and publications documenting the activites of the Alumni Association. English Historical Note

The Alumni Association has historically carried on a supportive relationship with the student union program at the University of Utah which was exemplified by the financial support that the Association provided for the construction of both the first Student Union Building in 1931 and the Olpin Union in 1957.

Douglas O. Woodruff was an important figure in this historical relationship between the Alumni Association and the Student Unions. During his long career at the University (1927 to 1963), Woodruff served as the Director of the Union Building Drive, 1927; Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association, 1927-1957; Secretary of the Utah Union Building Corporation, 1928-1963; Director of the University of Utah Union, 1931-1963; Director of Food Services, 1940-1956; and Director of the University of Utah development fund, 1945 to 1957. Woodruff is also noted for implementing student building fees which raised revenue for the construction of the Student Unions, serving as Managing Editor of the "Utah Alumnus" magazine from 1927 to 1956, founding the University of Utah's Emeritus Club, and serving as President of the American Association of College Unions from 1947 through 1948.

This collection, spanning from 1891 to 1976, contains articles, biographies, brochures, budgets, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, lists, magazines, memorabilia, memoranda, minutes, pamphlets, papers, policies, reports, songs, and surveys. The material is divided into two parts. The first section, consisting of 1 linear foot, related to the Alumni Association. The second section, consisting of 1.75 linear feet, pertains to the Student Union.

This collection is 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.

This collection came from material donated to the archives by Susan Woodruff, daughter of Douglas Woodruff, in May of 2001.

This donation included publications and photographs which were transferred to Special Collections.

Initial Citation: University of Utah Alumni Association records, Acc. 508, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 508.

 Woodruff, Douglas O. University of Utah--Archives University of Utah--Alumni University of Utah--Buildings Student unions--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources Colleges and Universities Student Life Clubs and Societies Correspondence Minutes Office files 1 Alumni Association 1 Alumni Association Constitution to Class Gifts 1 Alumni Association Constitution and Alumni Lists 1890s 2 Alumni Association Officers 1940-1956 3 Alumni Association Progress Report 1946 4 Alumni Board of Control Meeting Minutes 1951-1955 5 Alumni Lists 1906-1955 6 Alumni Minutes 1906-1916 7 Alumni-Union Club Committee Meeting Minutes 1956 8 The Alumnus Number 1. Volume 1. 1921 June 7 9 Annual Business Meeting Minutes 1953-1956 10 Biography of Georgiana Webster 1949 1 Charter Certificates - Alumni Association 1937-1942 11 Chronicle 1903 1907 12 Class Funds Trust Indenture 1931-1962 13 Class Gifts 1932-1957 2 Committee on Nominations for Alumni Association Officers to Utah Alumnus 1 Committee on Nominations for Alumni Association Officers - Minutes 1952-1956 2 Correspondence 1942-1962 3 Development Fund Contributors 1948-1959 4 Diamond Anniversary Album, University of Utah 1925 5 Dr. John R. Park: In Memoriam 1919 6 Emeritus Club 1942-1976 7 Geographic Surveys of Alumni 1947 1949 1956 8 The Lantern 1892 May 9 Memorabilia 1936-1953 10 Memoranda 1955-1957 11 Miscellaneous 1923-1956 12 Resume - Douglas O. Woodruff 1963 13 Songs 1923-1953 14 Sophomore Class Constitution - University of Deseret 1891 1953

(Contains letter by George Seaman returning constitution to Alumni Association in 1953.)

 15 Story of John W. Smith 1952 16 Treasurer's Report 1953-1954 17 Twentieth Reunion Pamphlets: Classes of 1931, 1933, & 1934 1951 1953 1954 18-20 Utah Alumnus 1925-1929 1930-1936 1951-1961 2 Student Union 3 Annual Reports to Budget 1-5 Annual Reports: U of U Union 1948-1956 1958-1962 6 Architectural Charts 1957 7 Articles and Papers - Douglas O. Woodruff 1947-1963 8 Articles of Association - Utah Union Building Corporation 1928 May 25 9 Association of College Unions: 34th Annual Conference in SLC, Utah 1957 10 Bowling Alley 1959-1961 11 Brochures and Pamphlets 1924-1962 12 Budget 1953-1962 4 Correspondence to Specifications: Student Union Building 1 Correspondence 1946-1962 2 Credit Union Establishment 1952 3 Game Room Rules undated 4 Ice Rink 1952-1958 5 Job Descriptions: University Food Service 1957-1958 6 Memorabilia 1957-1965 1 Minutes and Financial Statements of the Utah Union Building Corporation 1928-1955 7 Mothers' Club 1956-1962 8 News Articles 1936-1963 9 Staff Lists 1960-1962 10 Student Affairs 1953-1954 11 Student Union Building Survey 1941 2 Specifications - Student Union Building 1953 5 Student Union to Union Building Tower Clock 1 Student Union Building - Miscellaneous Records 1948-1963 1 Student Union Building - Miscellaneous Records 1960 2 Union Board - Minutes 1954-1963 3 Union Board - Miscellaneous Records 1959-1963 2 Union Board - Miscellaneous Records 1956-1959 3 Union Building Note Register and List of Donors 1924-1931 4 Union Building Planning Committee 1947-1948 5 Union Building Tower Clock 1956 6 Union Building War Memorial Committee to War Years 1 Union Building War Memorial Committee 1946-1947 2 Union Congress--Minutes 2/22/60 1960 February 22 3 Union Constitution undated 4 Union Expansion Report 1947 5 Union Faculty Club Committee 1956 6 Union Finance Committee 1961-1962 7 Union Policies 1957-1962 8 The War Years, April 1943-July 1946 undated