Alumni Office Historical Records, 1848-1955

4 records storage boxes (4 linear ft.)

Abstract:

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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Minutes, reports, correspondence, programs, scrapbooks and other materials documenting official activities of Amherst College alumni, including Alumni Council meetings, dinners and conferences and the activities of regional alumni associations. The collection also includes alumni fundraising and class agent records; obituary records from the mid-19th century, and scrapbooks documenting various Alumni Council and Alumni Fund activities.

This collection is organized into nine series:

1. Alumni Council Meetings, 1915-1945
2. Alumni Council Dinners, 1890-1940
3. Alumni Residents Log - 1870s - 1880s
4. Alumni Conferences, 1919
5. Alumni Fund, 1928-1934
6. Alumni Associations, 1864-1931
7. Obituary Records, 1848-1862
8. Class Agent Material, 1898-ca. 1955
9. Scrapbooks, 1913-1954

Information on Use

Terms of Access and Use

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the records for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Alumni Office Historical Records [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection

Additional Information

Contact Information

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Phone: (413) 542-2299
Fax: (413) 542-2692

Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus
URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives

Language

English.

Sponsor

Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Contents List

Series 1. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NOTICES,	1978-1988

Association Notices	1978	Box 21: folder 1

Association Notices	1979	Box 21: folder 2

Association Notices	1980	Box 21: folder 3

Association Notices	1981	Box 21: folder 4

Association Notices	1981 Jul-1982 Jun	Box 21: folder 5

Association Notices	1982 Jul-1983 Jun	Box 21: folder 6

Association Notices	1983 Jul-1984 Jun	Box 21: folder 7

Association Notices	1984 Jul-1985 Jun	Box 21: folder 8

Association Notices (1 of 2)	1985 Jul-1986 Jun	Box 21: folder 9

Association Notices (2 of 2)	1985 Jul-1986 Jun	Box 21: folder 10

Association Notices	1986 Jul-1987 Jun	Box 21: folder 11

Association Notices (1 of 2)	1987 Jul-1988 Jun	Box 21: folder 12

Association Notices (2 of 2)	1987 Jul-1988 Jun	Box 21: folder 13

Series 2. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDENCE,	1983-1988

Association Correspondence	1983-1984	Box 21: folder 14

Association Correspondence	1984-1985	Box 21: folder 15

Association Correspondence	1985-1986	Box 21: folder 16

Association Correspondence	1986-1987	Box 21: folder 17

Association Correspondence	1987-1988	Box 21: folder 18

"Amherst West" issues 15-24	1983 Aug-1988 Feb	Box 21: folder 19

Series 3: ON CAMPUS EVENTS,	1979-1987

Alumni Admission Workshop	1982	Box 22: folder 1

Alumni Admission Workshop	1985	Box 22: folder 2

Alumni Fund Workshop	1984	Box 22: folder 3

Alumni Fund Workshop	1985	Box 22: folder 4

Alumni Fund Workshop	1986	Box 22: folder 5

Alumni Fund Workshop	1987	Box 22: folder 6

Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast	1985	Box 22: folder 7

Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast	1986	Box 22: folder 8

Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast	1987	Box 22: folder 9

Association Officers Workshop	1983	Box 22: folder 10

"Belle of Amherst" Production	1986	Box 22: folder 11

Black Alumni Weekend	1974-1986	Box 22: folder 12

Charles Drew House Dedication	1987	Box 22: folder 13

Class Agents Weekend	1982 Oct 8-9	Box 22: folder 14

Class Agents Weekend	1983 Feb 18-19	Box 22: folder 15

Class Agents Weekend	1983 Oct 13-15	Box 22: folder 16

Class Agents Weekend	1984 Feb 10-12	Box 22: folder 17

Class Agents Weekend	1984 Mar 1-3	Box 22: folder 18

Class Agents Weekend	1984 Oct 12-14	Box 22: folder 19

Class Agents Weekend	1985 Oct 3-5	Box 22: folder 20

Class Agents Weekend	1986 Oct 10-12	Box 22: folder 21

Class Agents Weekend	1987 Oct 9-10	Box 22: folder 22

Class Officers Weekend	1982	Box 22: folder 23

Class Officers Weekend	1984	Box 22: folder 24

Development Council Annual Meeting	1987	Box 22: folder 25

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1982	Box 22: folder 26

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1983	Box 22: folder 27

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1984	Box 22: folder 28

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1985	Box 22: folder 29

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1986	Box 22: folder 30

National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming)	1987	Box 22: folder 31

Parents' Weekend Evaluations/Suggestions	1981-1987	Box 22: folder 32

Reunion	1979	Box 22: folder 33

Reunion	1980	Box 22: folder 34

Reunion	1981	Box 22: folder 35

Reunion	1982	Box 22: folder 36

Reunion	1983	Box 22: folder 37

Reunion	1984	Box 22: folder 38

Reunion	1985	Box 22: folder 39

Reunion	1987	Box 22: folder 40

Reunion Planning Weekend	1983	Box 22: folder 41

Reunion Planning Weekend	1984	Box 22: folder 42

Reunion Planning Weekend	1985	Box 22: folder 43

Reunion Planning Weekend	1986	Box 22: folder 44

Reunion Planning Weekend	1987	Box 22: folder 45

Senior Gift	1981-1987	Box 22: folder 46

Ed Serues Retirement Reception	1987	Box 22: folder 47

Series 4: REUNION MATERIALS,	1988

Class of 1938 Reunion Mass Mailings	1988	Box 22: folder 48

Class of 1953 Reunion Mass Mailings	1988	Box 22: folder 49

Class of 1958 Reunion Mailings	1988	Box 22: folder 50

Class of 1958 Reunion Gift and Correspondence	1988	Box 22: folder 51

Class of 1963 Reunion Mailings	1988	Box 22: folder 52

Class of 1963 Reunion Correspondence	1988	Box 22: folder 53

Class of 1968 Reunion	1988	Box 22: folder 54

Class of 1973 Reunion	1988	Box 22: folder 55

Class of 1978 Reunion	1988	Box 22: folder 56

Class of 1983 Reunion	1988	Box 22: folder 57

Series 5. ALUMNI FUND,	1991-1992

Alumni Fund, Classes 1915-1939	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 58

Alumni Fund, Classes 1940-1949	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 59

Alumni Fund, Classes 1950-1959	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 60

Alumni Fund Letters, 1960s Classes	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 61

Alumni Fund Letters, 1970s Classes	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 62

Alumni Fund Letters, 1980s Classes	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 63

Alumni Fund Letters, 1990s Classes	1991-1992	Box 22: folder 64

Series 6. REUNION FILES,	1980-1986

Class of 1955 Reunion Correspondence	1980	Box 23: folder 1

Class of 1958 Reunion Book	1983	Box 23: folder 2

Class of 1954 Reunion	1984	Box 23: folder 3

Class of 1955 Reunion	1985	Box 23: folder 4

Class of 1931 Reunion	1986	Box 23: folder 5

Class of 1966 Reunion	1986	Box 23: folder 6

Series 7. CLASS AGENT HANDBOOKS AND BULLETINS,	1967-1984

Information Handbook	n.d.	Box 23: folder 7

Class Agents' Handbook	n.d.	Box 23: folder 8

Class Agents' Handbook	n.d.	Box 23: folder 9

Class Agents' Bulletin	1967-1968	Box 23: folder 10

Class Agents' Bulletin	1968-1969	Box 23: folder 11

Class Agents' Bulletin	1969	Box 23: folder 12

Class Agents' Bulletin	1969-1970	Box 23: folder 13

Bulletins 1 - 10	1969-1970	Box 23: folder 14

Class Agents' Bulletin	1970-1971	Box 23: folder 15

Class Agents' Bulletin	1971-1972	Box 23: folder 16

Class Agents' Bulletin	1972-1973	Box 23: folder 17

Class Agents' Bulletin	1973-1974	Box 23: folder 18

Class Agents' Bulletin	1974-1975	Box 23: folder 19

Class Agents' Bulletin	1975-1976	Box 23: folder 20

Class Agents' Bulletin	1976-1977	Box 23: folder 21

Class Agents' Bulletin	1977-1978	Box 23: folder 22

Class Agents' Bulletin	1978-1979	Box 23: folder 23

Class Agents' Bulletin	1979-1980	Box 23: folder 24

Class Agents' Bulletin	1980-1981	Box 23: folder 25

Class Agents' Bulletin	1981-1982	Box 23: folder 26

Class Agents' Bulletin	1982-1983	Box 23: folder 27

Class Agents' Bulletin	1983-1984	Box 23: folder 28

Series 8. REUNION MATERIALS,	1980-1988

Class of 1955 Reunion Gift	1980	Box 23: folder 29

Class of 1948 Reunion Correspondence	1982	Box 23: folder 30

Class of 1954 Reunion Gift	1984	Box 23: folder 31

Class of 1955 Reunion Gift	1985	Box 23: folder 32

Classes of 1931 and 1966 Reunion Gift	1986	Box 23: folder 33

Class of 1953 Reunion Gift	1988	Box 23: folder 34

Class of 1958 Reunion Gift and Correspondence	1988	Box 23: folder 35

Class of 1973 Reunion Gift	1988	Box 23: folder 36

Search Terms

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Subjects

Amherst College. Alumni Council.
Amherst College. Alumni Office.
Amherst College--Alumni and alumnae.
Amherst College--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
Amherst College--History--Sources.

Contributors

Amherst College. Alumni Council.

Genre terms

Scrapbooks--Amherst College.

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