Alumni Association Records, 1951-1975

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Archives 44
Alumni Association
Records, 1951-1975

The Alumni Association records were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in September, 1978 (UA 78-33) in accordance with the approved records schedule. The records were processed by Patricia M. Gourd in October 1979.

Number of Containers: 4
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: 4
Approximate Number of Items: 5760

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

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.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

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.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	# of Items

Series 1: General Correspondence

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

Series 2: Awards and Grants

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

Series 3: Reunions and Homecomings

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

Series 4: Photographs

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