ma47 Alumni Office Historical Records, 1848-1955 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Daria D'Arienzo, Jean Zilewicz, Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Sarang Gopalakrishnan. 2003-06-24 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma47 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Alumni Office Historical Records, 1848-1955 Finding Aid Processed: 1991 Jan-Aug By: Daria D'Arienzo, Head of Archives and Special Collections Finding Aid: 1992 Jan Listed by: Jean W. Zilewicz, Archives Associate Revised: 2002 By: Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Amherst College. Alumni Office. Alumni Office Historical Records 1848-1955 4 records storage boxes (4 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections 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. English. 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.

Organization of the Collection

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

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

Requests for permission to publish material from the records should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

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

Search Terms Amherst College. Alumni Council. Amherst College. Alumni Office. Amherst College--Alumni and alumnae. Amherst College--Alumni and alumnae--Biography. Amherst College--History--Sources. Scrapbooks--Amherst College. Amherst College. Alumni Council. Additional Information Series 1. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NOTICES, 1978-1988 21 1 Association Notices 1978 21 2 Association Notices 1979 21 3 Association Notices 1980 21 4 Association Notices 1981 21 5 Association Notices 1981 Jul-1982 Jun 21 6 Association Notices 1982 Jul-1983 Jun 21 7 Association Notices 1983 Jul-1984 Jun 21 8 Association Notices 1984 Jul-1985 Jun 21 9 Association Notices (1 of 2) 1985 Jul-1986 Jun 21 10 Association Notices (2 of 2) 1985 Jul-1986 Jun 21 11 Association Notices 1986 Jul-1987 Jun 21 12 Association Notices (1 of 2) 1987 Jul-1988 Jun 21 13 Association Notices (2 of 2) 1987 Jul-1988 Jun Series 2. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDENCE, 1983-1988 21 14 Association Correspondence 1983-1984 21 15 Association Correspondence 1984-1985 21 16 Association Correspondence 1985-1986 21 17 Association Correspondence 1986-1987 21 18 Association Correspondence 1987-1988 21 19 "Amherst West" issues 15-24 1983 Aug-1988 Feb Series 3: ON CAMPUS EVENTS, 1979-1987 22 1 Alumni Admission Workshop 1982 22 2 Alumni Admission Workshop 1985 22 3 Alumni Fund Workshop 1984 22 4 Alumni Fund Workshop 1985 22 5 Alumni Fund Workshop 1986 22 6 Alumni Fund Workshop 1987 22 7 Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast 1985 22 8 Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast 1986 22 9 Amherst/Williams Football Game Telecast 1987 22 10 Association Officers Workshop 1983 22 11 "Belle of Amherst" Production 1986 22 12 Black Alumni Weekend 1974-1986 22 13 Charles Drew House Dedication 1987 22 14 Class Agents Weekend 1982 Oct 8-9 22 15 Class Agents Weekend 1983 Feb 18-19 22 16 Class Agents Weekend 1983 Oct 13-15 22 17 Class Agents Weekend 1984 Feb 10-12 22 18 Class Agents Weekend 1984 Mar 1-3 22 19 Class Agents Weekend 1984 Oct 12-14 22 20 Class Agents Weekend 1985 Oct 3-5 22 21 Class Agents Weekend 1986 Oct 10-12 22 22 Class Agents Weekend 1987 Oct 9-10 22 23 Class Officers Weekend 1982 22 24 Class Officers Weekend 1984 22 25 Development Council Annual Meeting 1987 22 26 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1982 22 27 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1983 22 28 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1984 22 29 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1985 22 30 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1986 22 31 National Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) 1987 22 32 Parents' Weekend Evaluations/Suggestions 1981-1987 22 33 Reunion 1979 22 34 Reunion 1980 22 35 Reunion 1981 22 36 Reunion 1982 22 37 Reunion 1983 22 38 Reunion 1984 22 39 Reunion 1985 22 40 Reunion 1987 22 41 Reunion Planning Weekend 1983 22 42 Reunion Planning Weekend 1984 22 43 Reunion Planning Weekend 1985 22 44 Reunion Planning Weekend 1986 22 45 Reunion Planning Weekend 1987 22 46 Senior Gift 1981-1987 22 47 Ed Serues Retirement Reception 1987 Series 4: REUNION MATERIALS, 1988 22 48 Class of 1938 Reunion Mass Mailings 1988 22 49 Class of 1953 Reunion Mass Mailings 1988 22 50 Class of 1958 Reunion Mailings 1988 22 51 Class of 1958 Reunion Gift and Correspondence 1988 22 52 Class of 1963 Reunion Mailings 1988 22 53 Class of 1963 Reunion Correspondence 1988 22 54 Class of 1968 Reunion 1988 22 55 Class of 1973 Reunion 1988 22 56 Class of 1978 Reunion 1988 22 57 Class of 1983 Reunion 1988 Series 5. ALUMNI FUND, 1991-1992 22 58 Alumni Fund, Classes 1915-1939 1991-1992 22 59 Alumni Fund, Classes 1940-1949 1991-1992 22 60 Alumni Fund, Classes 1950-1959 1991-1992 22 61 Alumni Fund Letters, 1960s Classes 1991-1992 22 62 Alumni Fund Letters, 1970s Classes 1991-1992 22 63 Alumni Fund Letters, 1980s Classes 1991-1992 22 64 Alumni Fund Letters, 1990s Classes 1991-1992 Series 6. REUNION FILES, 1980-1986 23 1 Class of 1955 Reunion Correspondence 1980 23 2 Class of 1958 Reunion Book 1983 23 3 Class of 1954 Reunion 1984 23 4 Class of 1955 Reunion 1985 23 5 Class of 1931 Reunion 1986 23 6 Class of 1966 Reunion 1986 Series 7. CLASS AGENT HANDBOOKS AND BULLETINS, 1967-1984 23 7 Information Handbook n.d. 23 8 Class Agents' Handbook n.d. 23 9 Class Agents' Handbook n.d. 23 10 Class Agents' Bulletin 1967-1968 23 11 Class Agents' Bulletin 1968-1969 23 12 Class Agents' Bulletin 1969 23 13 Class Agents' Bulletin 1969-1970 23 14 Bulletins 1 - 10 1969-1970 23 15 Class Agents' Bulletin 1970-1971 23 16 Class Agents' Bulletin 1971-1972 23 17 Class Agents' Bulletin 1972-1973 23 18 Class Agents' Bulletin 1973-1974 23 19 Class Agents' Bulletin 1974-1975 23 20 Class Agents' Bulletin 1975-1976 23 21 Class Agents' Bulletin 1976-1977 23 22 Class Agents' Bulletin 1977-1978 23 23 Class Agents' Bulletin 1978-1979 23 24 Class Agents' Bulletin 1979-1980 23 25 Class Agents' Bulletin 1980-1981 23 26 Class Agents' Bulletin 1981-1982 23 27 Class Agents' Bulletin 1982-1983 23 28 Class Agents' Bulletin 1983-1984 Series 8. REUNION MATERIALS, 1980-1988 23 29 Class of 1955 Reunion Gift 1980 23 30 Class of 1948 Reunion Correspondence 1982 23 31 Class of 1954 Reunion Gift 1984 23 32 Class of 1955 Reunion Gift 1985 23 33 Classes of 1931 and 1966 Reunion Gift 1986 23 34 Class of 1953 Reunion Gift 1988 23 35 Class of 1958 Reunion Gift and Correspondence 1988 23 36 Class of 1973 Reunion Gift 1988