STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RECORDS, (UA-801), 1851-2011

Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Information

Arrangement of the Collection

Restrictions

Subject and Genre Headings

Administrative Information

Container List

Series 1: Administration 1873-1997, Undated

Series 2: Fund-Raising 1907-2006, Undated

Series 3: Subject Files 1851-2005, Undated

Series 4: Class Notes and Communication 1859-2011, Undated

Series 5: Buildings and Construction 1921-1996, Undated

Series 6: Benevolent Association 1926-1979, Undated

Series 7: Theatre Alumni Association 1932-1974, Undated

Series 8: Deceased Alumni Files 1969-2010, Undated

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RECORDS, (UA-801), 1851-2011


Descriptive Summary
Title:	State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association Records
Date:	1851-2011
Physical Characteristics:	67.68 cubic ft.
Abstract:	The State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association Records document the day-to-day operations of the Alumni Association from the 1850s to the early 21st Century.
Storage:	The materials are located onsite in the department.
Language:	The materials in the collection are in English.
Repository:	M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany, SUNY

Biographical Sketch

The State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association was founded in 1849 under the name of "The Association of Graduates of the New York Normal School." Its original intent was to keep track of the addresses and professions of graduates, and to organize support for the school in its dealings with New York State government. Under Corresponding Secretary William Phelps the Association started an educational placement bureau to help graduates. The Association met biannually and would attempt to meet for "jubilees" and reunions. The Association was dormant during the Civil War and not revived till 1872. The following year in 1873 the Association adopted a new constitution. In 1890, concurrent with the renaming of the school, the Association voted to update the name to "Association of Graduates of the New York State Normal School and the New York State Normal College." The organization financed and provided information for the first two histories of the school published in 1884 and 1895.

In 1883 the Association took up its first fund-raising effort when the group raised $5,000 to pay for an "Alumni Memorial Window" for the school’s new Willett Street building. In 1894 the Association raised funds for a "Soldiers Memorial Tablet" to honor the school's Civil War dead, and, after the 1906 fire that destroyed the Willett Street Building, the Memorial Window and tablet, the organization engaged in a new campaign for a replacement Soldier’s Memorial Tablet. Subsequently the Association raised funds for tablets to honor school World War I and World War II dead. Instead of replacing the Alumni Memorial Window, the Association chose to raise $10,000 to fund a graduate scholarship in education. The fund-raising took over 40 years as the first Albert N. Husted Scholarship was not awarded until 1948. In the meantime, during the 1910s and 1920s many individuals and classes established Alumni Association small loan funds for students.

In addition to the main Alumni Association, graduates established regional branches in such places as New York City, Long Island, Rochester, Eastern and Western New York, Florida, California, and Washington, D.C. These chapters frequently held their own events and sponsored activities for alumni in their respective geographic location.

In 1921 the Association started a Dormitory Committee/Residence Hall Building Fund with the goal of raising funds to purchase land and build dormitories with alumni money—Pierce Hall for women opened in 1935 and Sayles Hall for men opened in 1941. Fund-raising and the purchase of property was carried out through the newly formed Benevolent Association which was incorporated in New York in 1926. In 1967 the State of New York purchased those dormitories and funds from the purchase were put into alumni funded scholarships. The Alumni Association based its operations out of the Benevolent Association office from 1929 until 1962 when it became part of University Administration.

There were other substantial fund-raising endeavors carried out by the Alumni Association. In 1964 alumni organized to build the symbol of the University's Uptown Campus, the musical Carillon. In 1972 the Alumni Association began a drive to build Alumni House, also on the new Uptown Campus. The organization also raised money at various times for scholarship funds. In 1972 the Alumni Association established the Annual Fund as the main fund-raising effort. In 1982 this was transferred to the University at Albany Fund, Inc., created out of a merger between the Benevolent Association, the University Foundation and Annual Fund of the Alumni Association to serve as one unified University fund-raising operation.

The Alumni Association updated its name again in 1964 to the University at Albany Alumni Association and was incorporated, under Education law 501(c)(3), as a non-profit education corporation.

The collection also documents other initiatives for alumni undertaken by the organization. There are publications written for and about alumni, featuring class notes and updates. As in earlier periods, the Alumni Association continued to plan Alumni Day and class reunions. During the 1970s and 1980s the Alumni office offered travel packages ranging from weekend excursions to view foliage in the Adirondacks to multi-week adventures in destinations in Europe and Asia. In recent years as the Alumni community grew so did Association responsibilities. The organization provides alumni with important business and personal connections as well as plans events, such as the Big Purple Growl and Homecoming. The Big Purple Growl is a midyear home basketball game that is accompanied by other events, including a feast, and heavily attended by alumni.

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Scope and Content Information

The State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association Records document the day-to-day operations and special event planning of the organization. The Alumni Association is a semi-independent, incorporated entity on campus that coordinates alumni outreach and supports the University community through fund-raising and advocacy.

The collection includes meeting minutes and agendas, financial records, correspondence, photographs, publications, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. While the bulk of materials dates from the 1960s through the 1980s, there also are notable 19th and early 20th Century records, including materials from reunions, correspondence, records of the building of the first residence halls, publications, and administrative files.

Please note that two series contain records of semi-independent organizations directly related to alumni and the Alumni Association; the Benevolent Association (Series 6) and the Theatre Alumni Association (Series 7). See each series description for additional information and history of these groups.

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Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:

Series 1 - Administration, 1873-1997, Undated

Series 2 - Fund-Raising, 1907-2006, Undated

Series 3 - Subject Files, 1851-2005, Undated

Series 4 - Class Notes and Communication, 1859-2011, Undated

Series 5 - Buildings and Construction, 1921-1996, Undated

Series 6 - Benevolent Association, 1926-1979, Undated

Series 7 - Theatre Alumni Association, 1932-1974, Undated

Series 8 - Deceased Alumni Files, 1969-2010, Undated

Series 1-7 are arranged chronologically and Series 8 is arranged alphabetically.

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Restrictions

Access

Access to this record group is unrestricted with the exception of a small number of folders in Series 3: Subject Files noted on the finding aid below.

Copyright

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

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Subject Headings

Corporate Bodies

State University of New York at Albany

State University of New York at Albany. Alumni Association

State University of New York at Albany. Benevolent Association

State University of New York at Albany. Theatre Alumni Association

State University of New York at Albany. Theatre Dept.

Subjects

Class reunions

Dormitories

Fund raising

Scholarships

State University of New York at Albany--History

Telephone fund raising

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--United States

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--United States--Periodicals

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--United States--Societies, etc.--Administration

Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--United States--Societies, etc.--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genres and Forms

Agendas (administrative records)

Appointment books

Attendance lists

Audits

Calendars

Clippings

Correspondence

Files by subject

Financial records

Form letters

Invitations

Ledgers (account books)

Memorandum

Minutes

Newsletters

Page proofs

Photographs

Quarterlies (publications)

Reports

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Albany Alumni Association, 1851-2011. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Alumni Association Records).

Acquisition Information

The State University of New York at Albany Alumni Association transferred its files to M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives in a series of acquisitions. The Alumni Association still retains recent files for its own use.

Finding Aid Information

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Container List


Series 1: Administration, 1873-1997, Undated 5.32 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		This series contains materials pertaining to the Board of Directors and the administration of the Alumni Association, including founding documents, such as the charter and constitution. The earliest Board of Directors meeting minutes are bound volumes. By the end of the 1970s the minutes are loose notes belonging to specific individuals. The minutes may also include such supplemental materials as correspondence, agendas and financial papers. The annual report was available for the Annual Meeting, which was open to all Alumni Association members. Financial records for the Alumni Association are found in this series in ledgers, financial statements and Treasurer’s reports. Loose items from bound volumes have been removed and stored in separate, appropriately labeled folders.
Box	Folder
1	1	Secretary's Book, 1873-1917
	2	Alumni Day Programs of Menus included in Secretary's Book, 1873-1917
	3	Correspondence included in Secretary's Book, 1873-1917
	4	News Clippings included in Secretary's Book, 1873-1917
	5	Vouchers included in Secretary's Book, 1873-1917
	6	Treasurer's Reports, 1876-1881
	7	Treasurer's Book, 1898-1910
	8	New York State Normal College Alumni Association Limited Charter, 1907
Oversized
1		Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
Box	Folder
1	9	Beneficiary Aid Fund included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	10	Clippings included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	11	Correspondence, Speeches and Press Releases included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	12	Half-Century Club Materials included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	13	Husted Fellowship Fund Materials included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	14	Programs included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	15	Residence Hall Materials included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	16	Risley Memorial Award included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	17	Treasurer's Reports included in Secretary's Book, 1917-1940
	18	Eastern New York Branch of Alumni Association-Minutes and Supplemental Materials, 1919-1930
Oversized
1		Minutes of the Graduate Council of the Alumni Association, 1919-1953
Box	Folder
1	19	Minutes, Reports and Correspondence included in the Graduate Council of the Alumni Association Ledger, 1919-1953
	20	Annual Meeting, 1927
	21	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1927-1939
	22	Inclusions from Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1927-1939
	23-24	Eastern New York Branch of Alumni Association-Minutes and Supplemental Materials, 1929-1970
	25	Constitution, 1920s
	26	Correspondence included in Receipts and Disbursement Ledger, 1931-1933
	27	Reports included in Receipts and Disbursements Ledger, 1933-1940
	28	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1939-1942
	29	Inclusions from Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1927-1939
Oversized
2		Receipts and Disbursements, 1931-1933
		Receipts and Disbursements, 1933-1940
Oversized	Folder
4	1	Cash Receipts and Disbursements, 1935-1936
	2	Cash Receipts and Disbursements, 1935-1936
Box	Folder
1	30	Secretary's Book/Alumni Day, 1940-1948
	31	Clippings included in Secretary's Book, 1940-1948
Oversized
2		Treasurer's General Account, 1940-1955
Box	Folder
1	32-33	Cash Operating Account, 1942-1966
	34	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1943-1945
	35	Inclusions from Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1943-1945
	36	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1945-1957
	37	Inclusions from Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1945-1957
	38	Executive Board Meeting, 1949
	39	Secretary's Book, 1949-1954
	40	Budget, 1949 1953-1959
Oversized
1		Secretary's Book, 1954-1956
Box	Folder
1	41	Reports and Summaries included in Secretary's Book, 1954-1956
	42	Alumni Day and Quarterly Report to Executive Secretary, 1955-1958
Oversized
3		Treasurer's General Account, 1955-1959
Box	Folder
1	43	Graduate Council Minutes, 1957
	44	Ledger-Alumni Association, 1959-1960
	45	Miriam Rider Correspondence with Alumni Day and Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1959-1965
	46	Progress Report of Study Committee, 1960
	47	Board of Director's Special Meeting, 1961
	48	Balance Sheets, 1961-1970
	49	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1962-1963
Box	Folder
2	1	Annual Meeting Minutes and Annual Report, 1962-1965
	2	Statement of Funds, 1962-1968
	3	Annual Report, 1963-1964
	4	Financial Statements, 1964
	5	Report to the Executive Committee of the Association by the Alumni Council Planning Committee for Project Carillon, 1964
	6	Financial Statements, 1964-1965
	7	Incorporation Documents, 1964-1965
	8	Constitutional and By-Laws Revisions, 1965 Undated
	9	Financial Statements, 1965
	10	Board of Director's Handbook, 1966
	11	Financial Statements, 1966
	12	Treasurer's Report, 1966
	13	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1966-1967
	14	Annual Meeting Minutes and Alumni Office Annual Report, 1966-1969
	15	Annual Meeting Minutes, June 10, 1967
	16	Adjusting Journal Entries-Peat, Marwick Mitchell, 1967
	17	Financial Statements, 1967
	18	Statement of Objective and Goals, 1967
	19	Alumni Office Annual Report, 1967-1968
	20	Ledger Sheets, 1967-1968
	21	Treasurer's Reports, 1967-1970
	22	Financial Records, including Tax Returns and Correspondence, 1967-1974
	23	Financial Statements, 1968
	24	Alumni Office Annual Report, 1968-1969
	25	Financial Statements, 1969
	26	Financial Statements, 1970
	27	Board of Director's Members, ca. 1970
	28	Treasurer's Report, 1970-1971
	29	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1970-1971
	30	Financial Statements, 1970-1973
	31	Annual Report of the Alumni Association, 1970-1976
	32	Alumni Council Meeting Minutes, 1963-1964 1968 1970-1974 1978-1979 Undated
	33	Financial Statements, 1971
	34-35	Financial Records Binder, 1971-1972
	36	Treasurer's Report, 1971-1972
	37	Financial Statements, 1972
	38	Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1972-1973
	39-40	Financial Ledger, 1972-1973
	41	Treasurer's Report, 1972-1973
	42	Robert Fairbanks-Treasurer of Alumni Association, 1972-1973
	43	Annual Alumni Association Meeting, 1973
	44	Financial Statements, 1973
	45	Treasurer's Report, 1973-1974
	46	Annual Alumni Association Meeting, 1974
	47	Board of Directors Memo, 1974
	48	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1974
	49	Financial Statement, 1974
	50	Treasurer's Report, 1974-1975
	51	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1975
	52	Financial Statement, 1975
	53	Annual Report to Executive Secretary, 1975-1976
	54	Report of Executive Committee, 1975-1976
	55	Treasurer's Report, 1975-1976
Box	Folder
3	1	Board of Directors Ballots, 1975 1977-1980 1985-1986
	2	Financial Statements, 1976
	3	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1976-1977
	4	Treasurer's Report, 1976-1977
	5	Annual Report of the Alumni Association, 1976-1980
	6	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1977
	7	Financial Statement, 1977
	8	Treasurer's Report, 1977-1978
	9	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes-Sue Emborsky's file, 1977-1979
	10	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1978
	11	Financial Statement, 1978
	12	Revision of Alumni Association By-Laws, 1978
	13	Treasurer's Report, 1978-1979
	14	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, March 31, 1979
	15	Gary L. Jones, Director of Alumni Affairs, June 23, 1979
	16	Gary L. Jones, Board of Directors Meeting, September 15, 1979
	17	Gary L. Jones, Board of Directors Meeting, December 1, 1979
	18	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1979
	19	Financial Statement, 1979
	20	Treasurer's Report, 1979-1980
	21	Sample Packet, Board of Directors Meeting, June 21, 1980
	22	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, September 6, 1980
	23	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, December 6, 1980
	24	Sorrell Chesin, Correspondence about Board of Director's Meeting Minutes, 1980
	25	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1980
	26	Financial Statement, 1980
	27	Treasurer's Report, 1980-1981
	28	Annual Meeting Minutes and Report to President of Alumni Association, 1980-1989
	29	Marsha J. McCarthy '67, Board of Directors Meeting, March 28, 1981
	30	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, September 19, 1981
Box	Folder
4	1	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, December 5, 1981
	2-3	Sorrell Chesin, Correspondence with Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memos, 1981
	4	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1981
	5	Financial Statement, 1981
	6	Treasurer's Report, 1981-1982
	7	Financial Statements, 1981-1982
	8	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, March 27, 1982
	9-10	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, June 12, 1982
	11	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, October 23, 1982
	12	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, December 4, 1982
	13	Sorrell Chesin, Correspondence with Board of Directors Meeting Minutes and Memos, 1982
	14	Financial Statements, 1982-1983
	15	Treasurer's Report, 1982-1983
	16-17	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, May 13, 1983
	18	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, August 27, 1983
	19	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, November 19, 1983
	20	Financial Statements, 1983-1984
	21	Treasurer's Report, 1983-1984
	22	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, February 25, 1984
	23	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, May 11, 1984
	24	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, August 25, 1984
	25	Financial Statements, 1984-1985
	26	Treasurer's Report, 1984-1985
	27	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, March 9, 1985
	28	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, June 7, 1985
	29	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, September 24, 1985
	30	Financial Statements, 1985-1986
	31	Treasurer's Report, 1985-1986
	32	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, January 11, 1986
	33	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, March 15, 1986
	34	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, June 6, 1986
	35	Ann G. Begam, Board of Directors Meeting, September 20, 1986
	36	Financial Statements, 1986-1987
	37	Treasurer's Report, 1986-1987
	38	Ann G. Begam, Board of Directors Meeting, January 24, 1987
	39	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, June 5, 1987
	40	Lorna W. Reamer, Board of Directors Meeting, March 24, 1987
	41	Linda J. Murray, Board of Directors Meeting, September 12, 1987
	42	Linda J. Murray, Board of Directors Meeting, December 5, 1987
Box	Folder
5	1	Rules and Regulations, 1987
	2	Financial Statements, 1987-1988
	3	Treasurer's Report, 1987-1988
	4	Carol Livingston, Interim Director, Board of Directors Meeting, March 19, 1988
	5	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, June 3, 1988
	6	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, September 17, 1988
	7	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, November 19, 1988
	8	Financial Statements, 1988-1989
	9	Treasurer's Report, 1988-1989
	10	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, March 18, 1989
	11	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, June 2, 1989 (1 of 2)
Box	Folder
6	1	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, June 2, 1989 (2 of 2)
	2	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, September 9, 1989
	3	Board of Directors Meeting, November 18, 1989
	4	Treasurer's Report, 1989-1990
	5	Board of Directors Meeting, March 24, 1990
	6	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, June 8, 1990
	7-8	Leadership Summit, Otesaga hotel, September 14-15, 1990
Box	Folder
7	1	Board Retreat, Otesaga Hotel, September 14-16, 1990
	2	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, November 17, 1990
	3	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, November 16, 1991
Box	Folder
8	1	Carol Livingston, Board of Directors Meeting, June 12, 1992
	2	FIT, Board of Directors Meeting, March 22, 1997
	3	Constitution and By-Laws of the Graduate Council of the New York State College for Teachers Alumni Association, Undated


Series 2: Fund-Raising, 1907-2006, Undated 3.22 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		Series 2 contains records related to Alumni Association fund-raising activities. Please note that the bulk of the series is from the years 1963-1983 with the further majority of this within the decade of the 1970s.
		The earliest fund-raising records are from the first half of the 20th Century and address student loan funds and the Husted Fellowship. Materials document who is eligible for loans, minutes and activities of the beneficiary aid committee, and contributions to the Husted Fellowship.
		Later records from the 1960s document Project Carillon, the fund-raising effort by the Alumni Association to build the Carillon tower which has become a symbol of the University's Uptown Campus. This includes Project Carillon ledgers, lists of pledges, records, events, and general information. The remainder of the series is from the 1970s and 1980s and is composed of correspondence, attendance sheets, donor lists, and balance sheets relating to the Annual Fund in general and the Phonothon specifically.
		Lists of dues payers and balance sheets relating to income from association dues are scattered throughout, as are estate bequests and matching grants. Bequests include information of solicitation of retired alumni, a letter from an alumna suggesting such an action, and several examples of wills or notices of probates showing the results. The matching grants include pamphlets from both the Alumni Association and participating companies such as General Electric. There are also lists and records of the alumni who qualified and participated in those programs.
		Reports such as “A Study of Attitudes and Funding Potentialities of the State University of New York At Albany" and "Visions of Progress" a report conducted by the Alumni Association in 1976 on its own efforts may also be found in this series.
Oversized
3		Albert H. Husted Fellowship Fund Treasurer's Book, 1907-1910 1913 Undated
Box	Folder
1	1	McClelland Student Loan Fund, ca. 1917 Undated
	2	Beneficiary Aid Fund, 1922 1924-1935 1937-1938 1940-1960
	3	Alumni Fund Manual and Guidelines, 1963 1973 Undated
	4	Project Carillon, 1963-1966
	5	Project Carillon, ca. 1964-1966
Oversized	Folder
4	3	Project Carillon Ledger Records and Solicitations, ca. 1964-1966
Box	Folder
1	6	Reports for Carillon, Alumni, and Special Letter Fund, 1964-1968
	7	Project Carillon Ledger, 1965-1967
	8	Project Carillon Records, 1965-1967 1969 1970 1972-1978 Undated
	9	Project Carillon Pamphlets, June 18, 1966
	10	Alumni Carillon- Donors, Events, and Description, 1966
	11	Project Carillon Books, 1966-1967
	12	Project Carillon, 1966 1969 1970
	13	Dues, 1967 1969 1970
	14	Alumni Fund Pamphlets, 1969 1970
	15	Alumni Association Fund-Raising Letter, Addresses, 1970
	16	General Fund-Raising, 1970 1971 Undated
	17	Annual Fund-Budgets, Transactions, and Expenditures, 1970-1971 1973-1983
	18	Annual Fund, Members, 1970 1971 1975 Undated
	19	Dues, 1972 Undated
	20	"A Study of Attitudes and Funding Potentialities of the State University of New York State at Albany"-E. LeeMcLean, 1972
	21	Dues, 1972 Undated
	22	Annual Fund, 1972-1973 Undated
	23	Annual Fund, 1972-1973 Undated
	24	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1972-1973 Undated
	25	Class Fund Financial Procedural Manual, 1972-1973 Undated
	26	Fund-Raising, Annual Fund Year 1, Reception, 1972-1973 Undated
	27	Leadership and Volunteers, 1972-1973 Undated
	28	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1972-1974 Undated
	29	Annual Fund and Alton Bader: Up for Classes, 1972 1974
	30	Dues, 1972 1974 Undated
	31	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1973
	32	Dues, Membership, Assets, 1973 Undated
	33	Annual Fund and Class Programs, 1973 Undated
	34	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1973 Undated
	35	Annual Fund, Planning, and Reception-with photo, 1973 Undated
	36	Mailing, 1973 Undated
	37	Annual Fund, 1973 Undated
	38	Annual Fund, Regional Programs, and Phonothon, 1973 Undated
	39	Phonothon, 1973 Undated
	40	Regional Programs and Lists, 1973 Undated
	41	Regional Programs, Capital District, 1973 Undated
	42	Annual Fund and Special Gifts, 1973-1975 Undated
	43	Class REP Letters, 1973-1974
	44	Dr. Burke, Arvid J.-Gifts, 1973-1974
	45	Phonothon, 1973 1974
	46	Phonothon, 1973-1975 Undated
	47	Annual Fund, Fund Reports and Special Gifts, 1973-1975 1977
Box	Folder
2	1	Annual Fund, Memos and Funds, 1973-1976 Undated
	2	Annual Fund-Dues, 1973-1977 Undated
	3	Annual Fund-Vendors, Contractors, 1973 1976-1977 Undated
	4	Annual Fund-Agendas, January 24, 1924 1978
	5	Annual Fund-Planning, December 15, 1974
	6	Annual Fund-Class Letters, 1974
	7	Annual Fund-Reports, News, and Fund-Raising, 1974
	8	Annual Fund-Correspondence, 1974 Undated
	9	Annual Fund and Private Fund-Raising-Includes Correspondence, 1974 Undated
	10	Phonothon Phone Bills, 1974-1975
	11-12	Correspondence, 1974-1983
	13	Annual Fund and Roy McErney, 1974 1975 1976 Undated
	14	Investment Procedures, September 1975
	15	Annual Fund-News and Phonothon, 1975
	16	Phonothon, 1975
	17	Annual Fund-Correspondence, 1975 Undated
	18	Annual Fund-Phonothon, Pamphlet, and "New Directions", 1975
	19	Annual Fund-"New Directions", 1975 Undated
	20	Dues, 1975 Undated
	21	Phonothon, 1975 Undated
	22	Phonothon Sign up and Progress, 1975 Undated
	23	Annual Fund, 1975 January 1976
	24	Annual Fund-Publications, 1975 1976
	25	Annual Fund, 1975 1976 Undated
	26	Annual Fund-General Electric Matching Gifts, 1975-1976 Undated
	27	Dues-Solicitations, 1975-1976 1978 1980 Undated
	28	Annual Fund-Private Fund-Raising, 1975-1977
	29	Phonothon and Annual Fund, 1975-1977 Undated
	30	Alumni Fund-Pamphlets, 1975-1979 1982 1985 1987 Undated
	31	Estate Bequests, 1975 1978
	32	Annual Fund-"Visions of Progress" Report, 1976
	33	Carillon Club Calendar-Pictures, 1976
	34	Project Carillon, 1976
	35	Annual Fund-Memos and Reports, 1976 Undated
	36	Annual Fund-Outreach, 1976 Undated
	37	Dues, 1976 Undated
	38	Phonothon-Photographs, 1976 Undated
	39	Annual Fund-Club Gifts, 1976 Undated
	40	Library Benefits, 1976-1979
	41	Annual Fund-Proposal, September 23, 1977 1978
	42	Alumni Fund and Phonothon, 1977
Box	Folder
3	1	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1977 Undated
	2	Annual Fund Letters, 1977 Undated
	3-4	Annual Fund and Phonothon, 1977-1978 Undated
	5	Dues and Annual Fund, 1977-1978 Undated
Oversized	Folder
4	4	Phonothon Letter Mockups, ca. 1977-1978 Undated
Box	Folder
3	6	Phonothon, 1977-1979 Undated
	7	Report on Visit with Leberman, Robert W., January 5-6, 1978
	8	Authority for Cash Accounts, March 11, 1978
	9	Annual Fund, Corporate Resolution for President Michael A. Lampert, March 1978
	10	Annual Fund-Gifts and Pledges, 1978
	11	Annual Fund Mailing Guide, 1978
	12	Annual Fund Programs, 1978
	13	Annual Fund-Information Packet, 1978 Undated
	14	Annual Fund Letter Mockups, 1978 Undated
	15	Annual Fund Phonothon, 1978 Undated
	16	Dues-Mailings, 1978 Undated
	17	Annual Fund, 1978-1979
	18	Phonothon, 1978-1979 Undated
Box	Folder
4	1	Annual Fund-Dues, 1978-1980 Undated
	2	Annual Fund, 1978-1980 Undated
	3	Annual Fund-Dues, 1979 Undated
	4	Annual Fund-Expenditures and Reports, 1979 Undated
	5	Annual Fund-Reports, 1979 Undated
	6	Annual Fund-Minutes, September 5, 1980
	7	Annual Fund-Outreach, 1980
	8	Membership Application, 1980-1981
	9	Annual Fund-Correspondence, 1980-1981 1983 Undated
	10	Annual Fund, Category Narratives, August 24, 1981
	11	Annual Fund-Outreach and Pamphlet, 1982 Undated
	12	Annual Fund Resolution, May 12, 1983
	13	Darcy Arsenburg, Telethon Photographs, 1983
	14	Outreach and Pamphlet, 1983 1987
	15	Annual Fund-Outreach, 1984
	16	Planned Giving, 1984 1994 Undated
	17	Annual Fund-Outreach, 1985
	18	Annual Fund-Outreach and Pamphlets, 1986
	19	Membership Campaign, Phone-a-thon Materials, 2006
	20	Annual Fund-Board Institutes Changes in Membership Fees, Undated
Box	Folder
5	1	Annual Fund-Estimated Expenses, Undated
	2	Annual Fund-Gift Lists, Undated
	3	Annual Fund, Phonothon-Photographs, Undated
	4	Annual Fund-Photographs, Undated
	5	Annual Fund-Transparency, Undated
	6	McClelland Student Loan Fund, Undated
	7	Offices and Board Members, Undated
	8	Regional Programs: Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, Binghamton, Undated
	9	Regional Programs-Lists of Potential Donors, Undated
	10	Regional Programs-Washington D.C., Undated
Oversized	Folder
4	5	Transparencies Used for Fund-Raising, Undated
Box	Folder
5	11	University Development Program, Undated


Series 3: Subject Files, 1851-2005, Undated 10.21 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		This series document various events and subsidiary organizations of the Alumni Association. It is the largest series and records from the 1970-1980s comprise the bulk of the material. Two of the major annual events represented in this series are the Alumni Day/Weekend and Homecoming. There are materials documenting Alumni Day/Weekend for the majority of years between 1919 and 1996. The earlier years may only contain a program, while later year may contain correspondence, RSVPs, planning notes and photographs. Other events and symposiums are also included in the series. There are photographs, correspondence, and planning materials of clubs, committees and local branches. Correspondence and day files of Alumni Association staff, awards and scholarships processed by the Alumni Association, student directories and tributes to University Presidents comprise a substantial portion of the series. The Alumni Association offered group travel specials, discounts on insurance and commemorative memorabilia. Please note that some of the photographs are oversized.
Box	Folder
1	1	Association of Graduates Biennial Meeting, 1851-1853
	2	Dean Anna Pierce, Sunday School Teaching Leaflets, 1882 Undated
	3	Dean Anna Pierce, "Making Friends" Alumni Essay, Correspondence and News Clippings, 1885-1949 Undated
	4	Marilla A. Conklin, Class Notes from Methods in Elocution, 1898
	5	Mary E. Kennedy, Lesson Plans, Angular Perspectives, Type Forms and Sketches, ca. 1900
	6-7	Mary E. Kennedy, Lesson Plans, Drawing, ca. 1900
	8	Mary E. Kennedy, Lesson Plans, Drawing Notes, ca. 1900
	9	Mary E. Kennedy, Lesson Plans, La Literature, ca. 1900
	10	Mary E. Kennedy, Lesson Plans, School Economy, School Government and Child Development, ca. 1900
	11	Class of 1917 mounted Yearbook Pages, 1917
	12	Ethel M. Houck Correspondence about NYSCT Song Book with John Worley Co., 1917
	13	World War I Era Photograph, ca. 1917-1918
	14	Alumni Day, 1919
	15	Dean Anna Pierce Correspondence and Clippings, 1919-1921
	16	Dean Anna Pierce, Dean of Women Annual Report, Correspondence and News Clippings, 1924-1934
	17	Class of 1922 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1922
	18	Men's Basketball Team Photograph, 1922
	19	Alumni Day, 1923
	20	Harlan H. Homer and Anna Pierce Correspondence, 1923-1924
	21	Class of 1927 Mounted Yearbook Pages and Photographs, 1927
	22	Class of 1932 Photographs, 1928-1932
	23	Alumni Day, 1929
	24	Graduate Council Tenth Birthday Party, 1929
	25	Women's Horseback Riding Class, 1920s
	26	Alumni Day, 1930
	27	Quarter Century Club, Report of Secretary-Treasurer, 1930-1966
	28	Quarter Century Club, Report of Secretary-Treasurer Inclusions, 1930-1966
	29	Alumni Day, 1931
	30	Alumni Day, 1932
	31	Class of 1932 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1932
	32	Alumni Day, 1933
	33	Graduate Council Letters and Minutes, 1933-1954
	34	Alumni Day, 1934
	35	Alumni Day, 1935
	36	Alumni Day, 1936
	37	1944 Alumni Day, 100th Anniversary Material and Preparations, 1936-1944 Undated
	38	Alumni Day, 1937
	39	Class of 1937 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1937
	40	Female Varsity Hockey Team Photograph, 1937
	41	Alumni Day, 1938
	42	Alumni Day, 1939
	43	Alumni Day, 1940
	44	AEØ Photographs, 1940-1947
	45	Alumni Day, 1941
	46	Alumni Day, 1942
	47-48	Class of 1942 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1942
	49	Alumni Day, 1943
	50	Alumni Day Suspended due to War, 1945
	51	Newspaper Clipping, "Veteran Endorsed for Treaty for Troy School Post" (Edward H. Hannan) MA 1932, September 1946
	52	Adna W. Risley Memorial Award Committee, RESTRICTED, 1946-1973
	53	Alumni Day, 1946
	54	Alumni Day, 1947
	55	Class of 1947 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1947
	56	Photograph Printed Negatives, 1947
	57	Alumni Day, 1948
	58	Alumni Day, 1949
	59	Bibliography of Materials Discussing College and Normal School History, 1949
	60	Alumni Membership Form, 1940s
	61	Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1940s
Oversized
5		Numbered Photographs of School, Faculty and Students, ca. 1940s-1960s
Box	Folder
1	62	Alumni Day, 1950
	63	Correspondence between D. Alvin Eurich and Arvid Burke, 1950
	64	Membership Form, ca. 1950
	65	Alumni Day, 1951
	66	Alumni Day, 1952
	67	Class of 1952 Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1952
	68	Report on the Memorial Plaque, 1952
	69	General Correspondence of Alumni Association Officers, 1952 1954-1958 Undated
	70	Alumni Day, 1953
	71	Mounted Yearbook Page, 1953
	72	Photograph of Medal given to Bertha E. Brimmer, June 12, 1954
	73	Alumni Day, 1954
	74	Alumni Day, 1955
	75	Alumni Day, 1956
	76	Alumni Day, 1957
Box	Folder
2	1	Mounted Yearbook Pages and Photograph, 1957
	2	Alumni Day, 1958
	3	Unidentified Photograph of Students and Alumni, 1958
	4	Alumni Day, 1959
	5	Photograph of Homecoming Committee, ca. 1950s
	6	Alumni Day, 1960
	7	Report to Alumni on the State of the College, 1960
	8	Memos and Correspondence, 1960-1964
	9	Alumni Day, 1961
	10	Alumni Day, 1962
	11	Mounted Yearbook Pages, 1962
	12	Photograph of Students, 1962
	13	Class Councilors and Board Lists, 1962-1978
	14	Photograph of Dean Jack Derringer and Henry Jaked, December 7, 1963
	15	Alumni Day, 1963
	16	Photograph of the Half-Century Club, 1963
	17	Distinguished Alumni Award, 1963 1969 1976-1978 Undated
	18	Alumni Branch Handbook, 1964
	19	Alumni Day, 1964
	20	Alumni Directory and Unidentified Photograph, 1964
Reel
1		Carillon with Voice, Alumni Day, 1964
Box	Folder
2	21	Class of 1914-1919 Officers, 1964 Undated
	22	Correspondence, 1964-1966
	23	Alumni Day, 1965
	24	Alumni Association Goals and Planning, 1965-1983
	25	Ben V. Smith Award, 1965 1968-1970 1973 1976 Undated
	26	Alumni Day, 1966
	27	Alumni Manual, 1966
	28	Homecoming, 1966
	29	Alumni Publication Samples, 1966-1967
	30	James A. Warden Fund, 1966-1984 Undated
	31	Fannie Hall Delameter '23, 1966 1970 1978
	32	Waverly Place, 1966 1972-1973 Undated
	33	Athlete Hall of Fame, 1966-1967 1970-1971 1974-1975 1978-1980 Undated
	34	Alumni Association Handbook, 1967
	35	Alumni Council Meeting Photograph, 1967
	36	Alumni Day, 1967
	37	Homecoming, 1967
	38	Martin Luther King Scholarship, 1967-1968 Undated
	39	Alumni Day, 1968
	40	Elizabeth Ann Huggins Ballard, 1968
	41	Homecoming, 1968
	42	Unidentified Student Photograph, 1968
	43	125th Anniversary, 1968-1969
	44	Joan D. Van Slyke Fund, 1968-1969
	45-46	Alumni Survey, 1968-1970 Undated
	47	Van-Derzee-Pierce Scholarship, 1968-1969 1974 Undated
	48	Athletic Council, 1968 1970 1973-1975
	49	Alumni Awards Banquet, 1969
	50-52	Alumni Day, 1969
	53	Homecoming, 1969
	54	News Clippings, 1969-1971
	55	Alumni Association Committees, 1969-1971
Box	Folder
3	1	Edith Wallace Fund, 1969-1973 1981-1982 Undated
	2	Mildred Schmid, 1969 1983 Undated
	3	Alumni Membership Form, ca. 1960s
	4	Ada Craig Walker Award - RESTRICTED, 1970 1977-1985 Undated
	5	Alumni Day, 1970
	6	Homecoming, 1970
	7	Alumni Geographical Distribution, 1970-1972 Undated
	8	Basketball Scholarship Fund Committee, 1970-1975 Undated
	9	History of Alumni Association, 1970 1983 1985 1988 Undated
	10	Alumni Day, 1971
	11	Awards Committee, 1971
	12	Class Affairs Committee, 1971
	13	Financial Planning Committee, 1971
	14	Homecoming, 1971
	15	Photograph of Unidentified Woman, 1971
	16	Photograph of Upstairs Interior of Alumni House, 1971
	17	Alumni Membership Dues, 1971-1972 1974-1975
	18	Confederation of Alumni Association of the State University of New York, Executive Committee Minutes, 1971-1972
	19-20	Confederation of Alumni Association of the State University of New York, Constitution, Report and Notes, 1971-1973
	21-24	Alumni Travel Programs, 1971-1980 1984 Undated
	25	Insurance Programs, 1971-1972 1974-1975 1978 1981 Undated
	26-27	Alumni Day, 1972
	28	Alumni Day Photographs, 1972
	29	Brief History of Alumni Association and Benevolent Association, 1972
	30	Homecoming, 1972
	31	Student Photo Contest, 1972
	32	American Alumni Council, 1972-1974
	33	Alumni Association Brochure, 1972 1974
	34	Alumni Day, 1973
	35	Class of 1923 Photograph and Letter, 1973
	36	Guidelines for Mailings to and Solicitation of Alumni, 1973
	37	Homecoming, 1973
	38	Alumni Association Guide, 1973-1974
	39	Council for Financial Aid to Higher Education, CASE, Survey of Volunteer Support, 1973-1974
Box	Folder
4	1	Confederation of Alumni Association of the State University of New York, Correspondence, Minutes and Reports, 1973-1975
	2	Correspondence, Nold-Miller Printing Co., 1973-1975
	3	Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Correspondence and Reports, 1973-1975 1977 1980 Undated
	4	Photographs of Gary Jones, 1973 1976 Undated
	5	Retired Senior Volunteer Program, R.S.V.P., 1973 1975 Undated
	6-7	Alumni Day, 1974
	8-9	Correspondence, 1974
	10	Eastern Economic Conference Inaugural Convention, 1974
	11	Homecoming, 1974
	12	Presidential Search, 1974
	13	Senior Citizens Day, Programs, Slides and Correspondence, 1974-1975
	14	Gary Jones, Day Files and Correspondence, 1974-1977
	15	Ronald R. Schafer Alumni Director, Photographs, Correspondence and News Clippings, 1974-1975 1978 Undated
	16	All Alumni Banquet, 1975
	17-19	Alumni Weekend, 1975
	20	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1975
	21	Canary Island Trip Photograph, 1975
	22	Chalk Talk Athletics Luncheon, 1975
	23	Confederation of Alumni Associations, 1975
	24	Council on Advancement and Support Education Award, 1975
	25	Homecoming and Community University Day, 1975
	26	Homecoming and Community University Day Photographs and Negatives, 1975
	27	Inauguration of Emmet B. Fields, 1975
	28	National Retired Teacher Association, 1975
	29	Personnel Advisory Committee, 1975
	30	Spring Rendezvous, 1975
	31	SUNY Albany and the Budget Fact Sheet and Draft on Case Statement, 1975
	32	Alumni Geographic Distribution, ca. 1975
	33	Bicentennial Highlights, 1975-1976
	34	Basketball Booster Club, 1975-1977
	35	Career and Life Planning Task Force, 1975-1976 1978-1979 Undated
	36	Encyclopedia Britannica, 1975-1976 1979 Undated
	37	Council for Advancement and Support of Education, CASE, Correspondence and Memos, 1975-1976 1980 Undated
	38	Alumni Association Holiday Cards, 1975-1976 1983-1984 Undated
	39	Alumni Membership Forms, 1975 1978-1986 Undated
Box	Folder
5	1	Alumni Bicentennial Series, 1976
	2	Alumni for Environmental Studies, Correspondence, 1976
	3	Alumni Functions and Staff Photographs, 1976
	4-6	Alumni Day, 1976
	7	Anniversary Club and Carillion Club Appreciation Dinner Photograph and Negatives, 1976
	8	Chalk Talk Athletics Luncheon, 1976
	9	Fulbright Scholars Conference, Correspondence, Roster, Notes and Photographs, 1976
	10	Homecoming and Community University Day, 1976
	11	Official State University of New York at Albany Plate, 1976
	12	Senior Citizens Day, Photographs and Programs, 1976
	13	Computing Center, Correspondence, Notes and Reports, 1976-1980
	14-16	Alumni Weekend, 1977
	17	Alumni Weekend and Class of 1937 40th Anniversary Photographs, 1977
	18	"A Great Place to Be" Pamphlet, 1977
	19	Homecoming, Community University Day and Parents Day, 1977
	20	The Laurie Program and Clip, 1977
	21	Legislature's Congratulations to SUNY Albany Football Team, 1977
	22	Gary Jones, Day Files and Correspondence, 1977-1978
	23	Albany vs. Southern Connecticut Game Program, 1978
	24	Alumni Association Member Life Insurance, 1978
	25-26	Alumni Weekend, 1978
	27	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1978
	28-29	Gary Jones, Day Files, 1978
	30-31	Marsha J. McCarthy Correspondence, 1978
Box	Folder
6	1	Potter Club Moves, 1978
	2	President Vincent O'Leary Inauguration, 1978
	3	Salvation Army Capital Campaign, 1978
	4	Career Planning and Placement Brochures, 1978 Undated
	5	N.A.T.O., 1978 Undated
	6	Finance Committee, 1978-1979
	7-8	Gary Jones, Day Files, 1978-1979
	9	Sorrell Chesin Correspondence and Memos RESTRICTED, 1978-1979
	10	Edna Schaffer MacAffer PSI Gamma Award, 1978-1979 1981 1983-1985 1987 Undated
	11	"At A Glance, Some Distinguished Alumni", 1978-1979 1984 Undated
	12-13	Alumni Directory, 1978-1982 Undated
	14	Glen Bumpus Award, 1978 1980 1982 1997 Undated
	15	Alumni Calendar, 1979
	16-17	Alumni Weekend, 1979
	18	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1979
	19	Alumni Weekend, Reunion Banquet, 1979
	20	American Vacuum Society Symposium, 1979
	21	Apollo Conference, 1979
	22	Comp-U-Card of America, 1979
	23	Homecoming, 1979
	24	Marsha J. McCarthy Correspondence, 1979
	25	Christopher DeComber Scholarship Fund, ca. 1979 Undated
	26	Photograph of Unidentified Students in Front of Fountain, 1970s
	27	President's Club Members, 1970s
	28	Alumni Weekend, 1980
	29	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1980
	30	Gary Jones, Day Files, 1980
	31	Herb Walther Memorial Scholarship, 1980
	32	The Laurie, 1980
	33	President Vincent O'Leary Photograph, 1980
	34	Sauers Recognition Dinner, 1980
	35	Edna Craig Award RESTRICTED, 1980-1982 Undated
	36	Class of 1972 Scholarship, 1980-1983
	37	Invitations to Receptions and Symposiums, 1980 1983-1984
	38	Alumni Office Staff Photograph, 1981
	39	Alumni Weekend, 1981
	40	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1981
	41	Milne Faculty Reunion, 1981
	42	Correspondence, 1981 1994
Cassette
1		Discussion with SUNY-A Alumni Group at David Burke's House, Classes of 1925-1937, October 12, 1982
Cassette
2		Arthur Collins, Professor of English, SUNYA, Background on Perry D. Westbrook, November 5, 1982
Box	Folder
6	43	Alumni Weekend, 1982
	44	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1982
	45	Alumni Weekend Photograph Slides, 1982
	46	Chorus Scholae Lahti, Finnish Choir and Photographs, 1982
	47	President Vincent O'Leary Photograph, 1982
	48	University Mace, 1982
	49	Nations Capital Alumni Brach Photograph and Unidentified Photographs, 1982 Undated
	50	Alumni Handbook, ca. 1982
	51	Class of 1927 Photograph, ca. 1982
	52	Appreciation Dinner, 1982-1983
	53	Hospitality Program, 1982-1984 1986
Cassette
3		SUNY-A Oral History, Dr. Roger Bancroft, Class of 1934, April 18, 1983
Box	Folder
6	54	Alumni Weekend, 1983
	55	Capital District Club and Carmina Borana Concert PAC Photograph, 1983
	56	Gold Coast Chapter Photograph, 1983
	57	Homecoming, 1983
	58	SUNY Alumni Legislative Day Photograph, 1983
	59	Reunion Handbook, 1983
Cassette
4		Interviews with Evan R. Collins, March 14, 1984
Box	Folder
7	1	Alumni Weekend, 1984
	2	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1984
	3	Carillion Photographs, 1984
	4	Homecoming, 1984
	5	Homecoming Photographs and Proofs, 1984
	6	President of Alumni Association and Unidentified Individuals Photographs, 1984
	7	Purple and Gold Induction Ceremony, 1984
	8	Space Coast Class of 1939 Mini Reunion, 1984
	9	Student/ Alumni Networking Photographs, 1984
	10	University Chorale Concert Invitations, 1984
	11-12	1985 Alumni Directory, 1984-1989
	13	Alumni Weekend, 1985
	14	Alumni Weekend Photographs, 1985
	15	Class of 1972 Scholarship, 1985
	16	Confederation Citation, 1985
	17	Homecoming, 1985
	18	Homecoming Photographs and Proofs, 1985
	19	Mary W. Norton Scholarship Fund, 1985
	20	Millionth Graduate Celebration, 1985
	21	Seven Alumni Artists Exhibition, 1985
	22	Wine and Cheese Tasting Seminar, 1985
	23	Alumni Weekend, 1986
	24-25	Alumni Weekend Photographs, Proofs and Negatives, 1986
	26	Alumni Weekend, 1987
	27	Christmas at Alumni House Photographs, 1987
	28	Distinguished Service Medal, 1987
	29	Homecoming, 1987
	30	Homecoming Photographs, 1987
	31	Minerva Rededications Ceremony, 1987
	32	Bertha Brimmer Wedding Gown Donation, 1987
Flat-File
1		Van Alstyne Posters, 1988 2003
Box	Folder
7	33	Lithgow Murals, Milne Library, 1989 Undated
	34	Photograph of Young Alumni, New York City, 1980s
	35	Honors Convocation, 1990
	36	New York City Boat Cruise, 1990
	37-38	Vincent O'Leary Tribute, 1990
	39	Vincent O'Leary Tribute Photographs, 1990
	40	Florida Space Coast Reunion Lunches, 1990-1996
	41	President H. Patrick Swygert Photographs, ca. 1990-1995
	42	Class of 1936 Reunion Memorabilia, 1991
	43	Alumni Directory, 1991 1996
	44	Alumni Weekend, 1991
	45	Homecoming Photographs and Program, 1991
	46	President H. Patrick Swygert Inauguration, 1991
	47	Alumni Office Staff Photographs, ca. 1991
	48	Gold Coast Chapter Photograph, 1992
	49	Homecoming, 1992
	50	Correspondence, 1992 1995
Oversized
6		Alumni Day Weekend Brochure Transparencies, 1993
Box	Folder
7	51	Unidentified Photograph, 1993
	52	Carol Livingston Farewell Luncheon, 1994
	53	Gold Coast Chapter Reunion Photographs, 1994
	54	Metro New York Chapter Sesquicentennial Guggenheim Event Photographs, 1994
	55	Sesquicentennial Alumni Weekend, 1994
	56	Sesquicentennial Alumni Weekend Photographs, Proofs and Negatives, 1994
	57	Alumni Weekend, 1995
	58	President Karen R. Hitchcock Inauguration, 1995
	59	President's Recognition Dinner, 1995
	60	Alumni Weekend Photographs and Negatives, 1996
	61	Culinary Institute Buss Trip, 1997
	62	"The Devil's Advocate" Event Photographs, 1997
	63	Alumni Camp Committee, 1998
	64	Alumni Honor Roll, 1998
	65	CD CIA Trip to Vanderbilt, 1998
	66	Honors Convocation, 1998
	67	Homecoming Photograph Proofs, 1998
	68	Purple and Gold Application, 1998
Artifact-Box
1		Alumni Association Sesquicentennial Wine Glasses, 1999
			Donated by Henry Madej, Class of 1967
Box	Folder
7	69	Homecoming/Family Weekend, 1999
	70	Party for a Plate Photographs, 1999
	71	Homecoming, 2000
	72	Daniel J. Hogarty Jr. Photograph, 2001
	73	Gala Award Recipients Photographs, 2001
	74	Big Purple Growl, 2004-2005
Cassette
5-6		Alma Mater, Undated
Box	Folder
7	75	Alumni Association Outline of Functions and Activities, Undated
Cassette
7-8		Alumni Class of '34, Undated
Box	Folder
7	76	Alumni Day Response Card, Undated
	77	Alumni in Front of Coliseum in Rome, Undated
Box	Folder
8	1	Annette De Lysei Photograph, Undated
	2	Award Recipients Photographs, Undated
Oversized
7		Banners for Alumni Association, Undated
Oversized
6		Banners for Alumni Association Regional Branches - Western New York and W. Central Florida, Undated
Artifact-Box
2		Bertha Brimmer Medal, Undated
Box	Folder
8	3	Capital District Photographs, Undated
Reel
2		Carillon Alone, Undated
Artifact-Box
3		Carillon Mug, Undated
Box	Folder
8	4	Carillion Photographs, Undated
	5	Class Photographs, Undated
Reel
3		Demonstration, Selections for University of NY on Maas Rowe Symphonic Carillon of 100 Bells and 61 Harp Bells, Undated
Box	Folder
8	6	Half Century Club, Photograph and Newspaper Clippings, Undated
	7	Hawley Windows, Library Photographs, Undated
	8	Historical Note Cards, Contains transcripts of Alumni Meeting Minutes, Undated
	9	History of the State Teachers College Alumni Association by Margaret Brown, Undated
	10	Late 19th Century Photographs, Undated
	11	Mauritz Johnson at Curriculum Conference Photograph, Undated
	12	Memento Photographs, Undated
	13	Metro New York Chapter, Happy Hour "Name that Joint" Photographs and Negatives, Undated
	14	Metro New York Chapter Photographs, Undated
Video-Tape
1		Miss Gertrude Schermerhorn, Undated VHS Tape
Box	Folder
8	15	National Capital Chapter Photographs, Undated
Reel
4		Oldies, Undated
Box	Folder
8	16	Oneonta Chapter Photographs, Undated
	17	Photograph of Jackson, Undated
	18	Photograph of Johnson, Undated
	19	Unidentified Alumni and Student Photographs, Undated
	20	Unidentified Mounted Yearbook Pages, Undated
	21	Watercolor Prints Mailer, Undated
	22	West Central Florida Chapter Photographs, Undated


Series 4: Class Notes and Communication, 1859-2011, Undated 4.52 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		This series contains correspondence as well as pamphlets and other materials distributed to alumni, predominantly for reunions and other key events. The earliest materials are from 19th Century jubilees and reunions of all classes on Alumni Day. Later alumni held reunions only for specific classes or campus organizations, such as the Potter Club or Pep Band, and this is reflected in the more targeted correspondence. Please see Series 1 and Series 3 for more materials related to Alumni Day, and Series 1 for communication to members of the Eastern Branch of the Alumni Association. The correspondence was retained with the group's meeting minutes and is therefore located in Administration.
		There also are two publications, The Echo and the Alumni Quarterly, with contributions by, relevant to or about alumni. Introduced in 1892 as a monthly publication, The Echo was a newspaper/literary magazine featuring short stories and poems by current students or alumni as well news updates about the college, faculty, current students and alumni. Beginning in 1919, the Alumni Quarterly appeared four times a year, once each season. Although it still featured written contributions and news about faculty and current students, the emphasis shifted to news about and for alumni. The publication sought to bring together graduates of "old Normal" (State Normal School), the Normal College and the State College for Teachers. The issues included articles about events like Homecoming, contact information for key alumni contacts such as the leadership of the Alumni Association and branch associaitons and news about alumni jobs, births, marriages and deaths. Although alumni always served on the editorial board, by 1933 the publication specifically states that it is published by the Alumni Association. The Echo continued as a literary magazine and some later issues are included in this series. The Alumni Association replaced the Alumni Quarterly with The Carillon, another quarterly alumni publication in Fall 1967 as a tribute to the Carillon tower built with alumni funds on the University's new Uptown Campus.
Box	Folder
1	1	Association of Graduates, Sixth Biennial Meeting, 1859
	2	Alumni Reunion, 1867
	3	Alumni Reunion, 1883
	4	Alumni Reunion, 1885
	5	Search for Missing Alumni Mailing Addresses, ca. 1889
	6	The Echo, Vol. 1, No. 7, February 1893
	7	The Echo, Vol. 2, No. 4 (4 copies), November 1893
	8	The Echo, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1893
	9	Semi-Centennial Anniversary, 1893-1894
	10	Normal College Echo, Vol. 2, No. 7, February 1894
	11	Semi-Centennial Jubilee and Alumni Association Short History, 1894
	12	Alumni Reunion, 1900
	13	The Echo, Vol. 11, No. 5 (4 copies), January 1903
	14	The Echo, Vol. 14, No. 5, January 1906
	15	The Echo, Vol. 16, No. 9, May 1908
	16	The Echo, Vol. 17, No. 1, October 1908
	17	Class of 1858, 1908
	18	The Echo, Vol. XVII, No. 7, April 1909
	19	The Echo, Vol. XVII, No. 8, May 1909
	20	The Echo, Vol. 17, No. 9, June 1909
	21	The Echo, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, October 1909
	22	The Echo, Vol. XVIII, No. 4-5, January-February 1910
	23	The Echo, Vol. XVIII, No. 6, March 1910
	24	The Echo, Vol. XVIII, No. 7, April 1910
	25	The Echo, Vol. XVIII, No. 8, May 1910
	26	The Echo, Vol. XIX, No. 2, October 1910
	27	The Echo, Vol. XIX, No. 3, November 1910
	28	The Echo, Vol. XIX, No. 4, December 1910
	29	The Echo, Pg. 241-242, February 1911
	30	The Echo, Vol. 20, No. 8, June 1911
	31	The Echo, Pg. 69-72, October 1911
	32	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 3 (Also includes Dollhouse program), November 1911
	33	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 4, December 1911
	34	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 5, January 1912
	35	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 6, February 1912
	36	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 7, March 1912
	37	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 8, April 1912
	38	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 9, May 1912
	39	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 10, June 1912
	40	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 2, October 1912
	41	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 3, November 1912
	42	The Echo, Vol. XXII, No. 9, May 1913
	43	The Echo, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, September 1913
	44	The Echo, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, November 1913
	45	The Echo, Vol. XXIII, No. 4, December 1913
	46	The Echo, Vol. XXIII, No. 5, January 1914
	47	The Echo, Vol. XXV, No. 6, February 1916
	48	The Echo, Vol. XXV, No. 7, March 1916
	49	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, November 1917
	50	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 3, December 1917
	51	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 4, January 1918
	52	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 6, February 1918
	53	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 7, March 1918
	54	The Echo, Vol. XXIX, No. 8, April 1918
	55	Alumni Quarterly, 1919
	56	Letters from Alumni Association President Mary E. Cameron, 1919-1920
	57	Alumni Quarterly Brochure, ca. 1919
	58	Alumni Quarterly, 1920
	59	World War I Memorial Correspondence, 1920
	60	Alumni Quarterly, 1921
	61	Proofs of Alumni Quarterly, 1921
	62	New York City Branch, 1921 1980
	63	Alumni Quarterly, 1922
	64	Alumni Reunions, 1922-1924
	65	Alumni Quarterly, 1923
	66	Alumni Quarterly, 1924
	67	Alumni Quarterly, 1925
Box	Folder
2	1	Alumni Quarterly, 1926
	2	Alumni Quarterly, 1927
	3	Alumni Quarterly, 1928
	4	The Echo, 1928-1929
	5	The Echo, Vol. XI, No.2, January 1929
	6	The Echo, Vol. XI, No.3, April 1929
	7	The Echo, Vol. XI, No.4, June 1929
	8	Alumni Quarterly, 1929
	9	Alumni Quarterly, 1930
	10	Alumni Quarterly, 1931
	11	Alumni Quarterly, 1932
	12	Alumni Quarterly, 1933
	13	Alumni Quarterly, 1934
	14	Special Committee on Membership Mailer, 1934
	15	Alumni Quarterly, 1935
	16	Alumni Quarterly, 1936
	17	Alumni Quarterly, 1937
	18	Alumni Quarterly, 1938
	19	Alumni Quarterly, 1939
	20	Alumni Quarterly, 1940
	21	Alumni Quarterly, 1941
	22	Alumni Quarterly, 1942
	23	Alumni Quarterly, 1943
	24	Alumni Quarterly, February 1944
	25	Alumni Quarterly, July 1944
	26	Alumni Quarterly, October 1944
	27	Alumni Quarterly, January 1945
	28	Alumni Quarterly, April 1945
	29	Alumni Quarterly, Summer 1945
	30	Alumni Quarterly, Fall 1945
	31	Letter Regarding Cancellation of Alumni Day Due to World War, ca. 1945
	32	Alumni Quarterly, January 1946
	33	Alumni Quarterly, April 1946
	34	Alumni Quarterly, July 1946
	35	Alumni Quarterly, October 1946
	36	Alumni Membership Blank Application, ca. 1946
	37	Alumni Quarterly, January 1947
	38	Alumni Quarterly, April 1947
	39	Alumni Quarterly, July 1947
	40	Alumni Quarterly, October 1947
	41	Alumni Quarterly, January 1948
	42	Alumni Quarterly, April 1948
	43	Alumni Quarterly, July 1948
	44	Alumni Quarterly, October 1948
	45	Alumni Quarterly, January 1949
	46	Alumni Quarterly, April 1949
	47	Alumni Quarterly, July 1949
	48	Alumni Quarterly, October 1949
	49	Alumni Quarterly, January 1950
	50	Alumni Quarterly, April 1950
	51	Alumni Quarterly, July 1950
	52	Alumni Quarterly, October 1950
	53	Alumni Quarterly, January 1951
	54	Alumni Quarterly, April 1951
	55	Alumni Quarterly, July 1951
	56	Alumni Quarterly, October 1951
	57	Alumni Quarterly, January 1952
	58	Alumni Quarterly, April 1952
	59	Alumni Quarterly, July 1952
	60	Alumni Quarterly, October 1952
	61	Alumni Quarterly, January 1953
	62	Alumni Quarterly, April 1953
	63	Alumni Quarterly, July 1953
	64	Alumni Quarterly, October 1953
	65	Alumni Quarterly, January 1954
	66	Alumni Quarterly, April 1954
	67	Alumni Quarterly, July 1954
	68	Alumni Quarterly, October 1954
	69	Alumni Quarterly, January 1955
	70	Alumni Quarterly, April 1955
	71	Alumni Quarterly, July 1955
	72	Alumni Quarterly, October 1955
	73	Alumni Quarterly, January 1956
	74	Alumni Quarterly, April 1956
	75	Alumni Quarterly, July 1956
	76	Alumni Quarterly, October 1956
	77	Alumni Quarterly, January 1957
	78	Alumni Quarterly, April 1957
	79	Alumni Quarterly, July 1957
	80	Alumni Quarterly, October 1957
	81	Alumni Quarterly, January 1958
Box	Folder
3	1	Alumni Quarterly, April 1958
	2	Alumni Quarterly, July 1958
	3	Alumni Quarterly, October 1958
	4	Alumni Quarterly, January 1959
	5	Alumni Quarterly, April 1959
	6	Alumni Quarterly, July 1959
	7	Alumni Quarterly, October 1959
	8	Alumni Quarterly, January 1960
	9	Alumni Quarterly, April 1960
	10	Alumni Quarterly, July 1960
	11	Alumni Quarterly, October 1960
	12	Alumni Quarterly, January 1961
	13	Alumni Quarterly, April 1961
	14	Alumni Quarterly, July 1961
	15	Alumni Quarterly, October 1961
	16	Alumni Quarterly, January 1962
	17	Alumni Quarterly, April 1962
	18	Alumni Quarterly, July 1962
	19	Alumni Quarterly, October 1962
	20	Alumni Quarterly, January 1963
	21	Alumni Quarterly, April 1963
	22	Alumni Quarterly, Summer 1963
	23	Alumni Quarterly, Fall 1963
	24	Long Island Branch, Fall 1963 1973-1975 1977-1980 1983-1985
	25	Alumni Quarterly, Winter 1964
	26	Alumni Quarterly, Spring 1964
	27	Alumni Quarterly, Summer 1964
	28	Alumni Quarterly, Fall 1964
	29	Alumni Quarterly, Winter 1965
	30	Alumni Quarterly, Spring 1965
	31	Alumni Quarterly, Summer 1965
	32	Alumni Quarterly, Fall 1965
	33	Class of 1945 Newsletters and Reunions, 1965-2011
	34	General Correspondence, 1965 1970-1973
	35	Alumni Quarterly, Winter 1966
	36	Alumni Quarterly, Spring 1966
	37	Alumni Quarterly, Summer 1966
	38	Alumni Quarterly, Fall 1966
	39	Class of 1936 Newsletters and Reunions, 1966-1985
	40	Alumni Quarterly, Spring 1967
Oversized
8		The Carillon, 1968-1986
Box	Folder
3	41	Class of 1927 Newsletters and Reunions, 1968-1996
	42	Class of 1944 Newsletters and Reunions, 1969-2011
	43	Class of 1947 Newsletters and Reunions, 1969-2011
	44	Class of 1949 Newsletters and Reunions, 1969-2011
	45	Class of 1960 Newsletters and Reunions, ca. 1969-1994
	46	Class of 1968 Newsletters and Reunions, 1970-1976 1983 1993 2003
	47	Class of 1940 Newsletters and Reunions, 1970-2011
	48	Class of 1965 Newsletters, 1971-1972 1974-1976
	49	Class of 1951 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1972 1974 1976
	50	Class of 1970 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1972 1975
	51	Class of 1932 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1973 1975-1976 1992 2002
	52	Class of 1961 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1973 1976
	53	Class of 1952 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1972 1976 1978 1992
	54	Class of 1963 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1973 1993
	55	Class of 1926 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1974 1976
	56	Class of 1924 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1974 1976 1978
	57	Chi Sigma Theta, 1971-1974 1976 1978-1979
	58	Class of 1954 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971-1994 Undated
	59	Class of 1962 Newsletters, 1971-2011
	60	Class of 1929 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1973-1974 1976 1979
	61	Class of 1921 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1973 1976
	62	Class of 1939 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1974-1975 1978-1979 1993
	63	Class of 1969 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1974-ca. 1975
	64	Nation's Capital Branch, 1971 1974-1976 1978-1979 1983-1986
	65	Class of 1955 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1975-1976
	66	Class of 1941 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1976
	67	Class of 1946 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1976
	68	Class of 1966 Newsletters and Reunions, 1971 1976
	69	Campus Center Map, May 12, 1972
	70	Class of 1912 and 1913 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972
	71	Class of 1922 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1973
	72	Tax Card Mailings, 1972-1973
	73	Class of 1937 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1974 1976 1992
	74	Class of 1972 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1975 1978
	75	Class of 1935 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1976 1985 1992-1993
	76	Class of 1967 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1992
	77	Class of 1950 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972-1996
	78	Rochester Chapter, 1972 1974 1985
	79	Class of 1928 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972 1976 1993
	80	Class of 1956 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972 1976
	81	Class of 1957 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972 1977
	82	Class of 1942 Newsletters and Reunions, 1972 1992 2002 2011
	83	Carillon Special Issue, 1973
	84	Class of 1923 Newsletters and Reunions, 1973
	85	Graduate School of Public Affairs, 1973-1974
Box	Folder
4	1	General Correspondence, 1973-1978
	2	Class of 1948 Newsletters and Reunions, 1973-2011
	3	Class of 1953 Newsletters and Reunions, 1973 1993
	4	Class of 1943 Newsletters and Reunions, ca. 1973 1978 1992-1993 2011
	5	Class of 1933 Newsletters and Reunions, ca. 1973 1992-1993
	6	Class of 1959 Newsletters and Reunions, 1974
	7	Class of 1964 Newsletters and Reunions, 1974
	8	Theta Xi Omega, 1974-1975 1978
	9	Potter Club Alumni, 1974-1976 1978
	10	Class of 1930 Newsletters and Reunions, 1974-1975 1979 1992
	11	Alpha Pi Alpha, 1974-1976
	12	Class of 1973 Newsletters and Reunions, 1974-1976
	13	Kappa Delta, 1974 1976
	14	Western New York Branch, 1974-1979 1983-1985
	15	Class of 1934 Newsletters and Reunions, 1974 1976 1978-1979
	16	Psi Gamma, 1974 1976 1979 Undated
	17	Development at Albany Speech, October 2, 1975
	18	Albany Almanac, 1975 1978-1979 1982
	19	Class of 1925 Newsletters and Reunions, 1975
	20	Emergency Class Letter to Classes of 1969-1973 Regarding State Budget, 1975
	21	Faculty Reunion, 1975
	22	Half Century Club, 1975
	23	Myskania, 1975
	24	Class of 1974 Newsletters and Reunions, 1975-1976 1979
	25	Class of 1916 Newsletters and Reunions, 1976
	26	Class of 1919 Newsletters and Reunions, 1976
	27	Delta Sigma Pi, 1976 1978 Undated
	28	Class of 1975 Newsletters and Reunions, 1976 1979
	29	Stewardship Report, 1977-1999 Undated
	30	Homecoming, 1978
Box	Folder
5	1	School of Library and Information Science, 1978
	2	General Correspondence, 1978-1982 Undated
	3	Class of 1976 Newsletters and Reunions, 1978 1991
	4	Class of 1977 Newsletters and Reunions, 1978 ca. 1992
	5	Phi Delta, 1980
	6	Pep Band, 1980 Undated
	7	Capital District Branch, 1980 1982-1985 2003
	8	2nd circle Club, 1982 1985
	9	Half Century Club, 1982 19865
	10	Mohawk Valley Branch, 19832-1984
	11	College House, 1983-1985 Undated
	12	Carillon All Star, 1984
	13	"We're On Our Way to You" Marketing Materials, 1984
	14	Adirondack Alumni Club, 1985
	15	Binghamton Area, 1985
	16	Boston Alumni Club, 1985
	17	Gold Coast Alumni Club, 1985
	18	Greater Syracuse Area Alumni Club, 1985
	19	"Keep in Touch" Mailer, 1985
	20	Poughkeepsie Area Alumni Club, 1985
	21	West Central Florida Alumni Club, 1985
	22	Class of 1986 Pledge Program, ca. 1986
	23	Class of 1936 Newsletters and Reunions, 1986-1997
Oversized
9		The Carillon, 1987-1991
Box	Folder
5	24	Class of 1981 Newsletters and Reunions, 1991
	25	Class of 1931 Newsletters and Reunions, ca. 1991
	26	Class of 1987 Newsletters and Reunions, ca. 1992
	27	Class of 1938 Newsletters and Reunions, 1993
	28	Class of 1958 Newsletters and Reunions, 1993
	29	Class of 1978 Newsletters and Reunions, 1993
	30	Class of 1983 Newsletters and Reunions, 1993
	31	Class Notes Pages from the Carillon, 1996
	32	Class of 1936 Newsletters and Reunions, 2001 Undated
	33	Middle Earth Reunion, 2010
	34	Alumni Mailing Notes, Undated
	35	Classes 1978-1985, Young Alumni, Undated
	36	Freshman Focus '88, Undated
	37	List of Missing Alumni Quarterlies, Undated
	38	Locating Alumni Cards, Undated


Series 5: Buildings and Construction, 1921-1996, Undated 2.38 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		This series consists of Alumni Association records related to building dormitories for students and the Alumni House Conference Center. Beginning in 1921 the Alumni Association created a Dormitory Committee/Residence Hall Building Fund with the goal of raising funds to purchase land and build dormitories, especially for women. In 1921 the College's only residential building was Syddum Hall, housing 29 female students. The great majority of students commuted from home, lived in boarding houses throughout the City of Albany, fraternity or sorority houses or at the YWCA. In 1935 Pierce Hall opened to house female students and in 1941, Sayles Hall opened for men.
		Many files in this series document this decades-long endeavor to build more college dormitories and include committee minutes, reports, correspondence, lists of pledges by classes, newsclippings and outreach materials designed to secure financial commitment from alumni, students and the community in the funding drive. Professor John Sayles, future College president, and Dr. Erastus Corning, a member of the college board of trustees, served successive terms as chairs of the Dormitory Committee in the 1920s. The City of Albany and its citizens also pledged its support and dollars.
		Of interest to researchers will be the pamphlets and other outreach materials created to encourage fund-raising among the various constituencies. An editorial in the Alumni Quarterly written by a member of the Class of 1920 compares the "meager equipment" and "impossible housing conditions" of State to Vassar College. Pamphlets for district chairmen of the fund-raising campaign liken it to a machine that must be embolden and put into motion. A newsclipping from 1922 notes how members of the Eta Phi sorority will walk home from college that year and instead pledge the money earmarked for their train fares home to the dormitory fund.
		Please see Series 6, Benevolent Association, for additional files related to the acquisition of land for residence halls and operation of the dormitories. The Benevolent Association, incorporated in 1926, managed the campus residence halls until 1967.
		The series also contains records which document the construction of Alumni House, begun in 1974, and its subsequent use as a conference center on campus and gathering point for alumni. Like the dormitory effort, the Alumni Association formed an Alumni House Building Committee in 1972 and the series contains files on the Committee, correspondence, construction plans, photographs, and event materials.
Box	Folder
1	1	Syddum Hall Information: Correspondence between Anna E. Pierce and Miss Van Lier, 1921-1922
	2	Residence Hall Building Fund, 1921-1923 Undated
	3	Resolution, Trustee Approval of Dormitory Facilities, ca. 1921
	4	Outline of Report of the Residence Hall Committee to Date, August 4, 1922
	5	Historical Outline of Dormitory Drive, ca. 1922
	6	Residence Hall Campaign Committee Scrapbook, ca. 1922
	7	Residence Hall Committee Correspondence, 1922-1923 1925 Undated
Oversized
10		Day Book, Residence Hall Fund, Alumni Association, 1922-1925
Box	Folder
1	8	Residence Hall Committee Minutes, 1922-1928
	9	Residence Hall Campaign Committee, 1924-1925
	10	Report of Residence Hall Funds, 1925
	11	Pierce, Anna E. - Plans for a Residence Hall, 1925
Oversized
10		Residence Hall Fund New Campaign, 1925-1930
Box	Folder
1	12-13	Residence Hall Fund: Pledges by Classes, 1926
Oversized
10		Residence Hall Fund, Also Special Gifts (Furnishing Roome, etc.) in Back of Journal, 1930-1940
Box	Folder
1	14	History and News of Residence Halls, 1934-1966
	15	Pierce Hall, September 1934-November 1936
	16	State and Alumni Residence Halls, Announcements of Rooming and Boarding, 1936-1952
	17	Residence Halls, Holding Corporation Minutes, October 1936-April 1954
	18	Residence Halls Holding Corporation Correspondence, December 1937-March 1942 Undated
	19	Residence Halls Financial Statements, 1937-1948
Oversized
3		Residence Hall Fund, 1940-1949
Box	Folder
1	21	Residence Halls Building Fund Journal, 1941-1959
	22	Sayles Hall, April 1941-January 1942
	23	The Ceremony of the Dedication of Sayles Hall- Program, donated by Mrs. Edward Greene, Class of 1946, 1941
	24	Invitation to the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Men's Residence Hall, donated by Mrs. Edward Greene, Class of 1946, 1941
Oversized
10		Alumni Residence Hall, Pierce Hall, Book of Hospitality, 1943-1958
Box	Folder
1	25	Van Derzee Hall, 1956
	26	Uptown Construction, October 11, 1963
	27	Carillon Tower Under Construction Photograph, 1966
	28	Uptown Campus Construction Photograph, 1966
	29	Aerial View of the Entire Uptown Campus- Photograph, 1960s
	30	Alumni House Conference Center Prospectus, December 11, 1972
	31	Alumni House Conference Center Profile, 1972-1975
	32	Building Committee, 1973
	33-34	Richard G. Jaques Associates Architects-including Layout Plans, 1973-1976
	35-36	Alumni House Building Committee, 1973-1978
	37	Conference Center, 1973-1984
	38	Invitation to Ground Breaking Ceremony, Alumni House, May 18, 1974
	39	Alumni House Conference Center Construction Program Booklet, 1974 Undated
	40	Alumni House - Lease for Land, 1974
	41-42	Alumni House, Solar Collector, 1974-1983 Undated
	43	Alumni House Construction Photographs, August 1975
	44	Article on Campus Architecture, 1975
Box	Folder
2	1	Building Committee for Alumni House, 1975 Undated
	2	Alumni House Contractor - Reimheer & Schmidt, Inc., 1975-1976
	3	Alumni House Equipment, 1975-1980 Undated
	4	Alumni House Trees, 1976-1979
	5	Alumni House Furnishings, 1976-1982
	6	Alumni House Kitchen, 1976-1991
	7-8	Alumni House Completed Events, 1977
	9-10	Alumni House Conference Center, 1977-1986
	11	Agenda for New York State, 1978
	12-14	Alumni House Complete Events (including Helios Conference), 1978
	15	Alumni House Publicity, 1978-1979
	16	Alumni House Maintenance, 1978 1983 1996
	17	Alumni House Blueprints, August 2, 1979
	18	Alumni House 3rd Anniversary -"Director's Corner", 1979
	19	Alumni House Donors Plague, August 21, 1981
	20	Alumni House Photographs, 1982 Undated
	21	Alumni House Elevator Fund, 1988-1990
	22	Alumni House Paintings, August 22, 1991
	23	Alumni House Conference Center Construction Program, Undated
	24	Alumni House Dedication, Undated
	25-26	Alumni House Development, including Memos, Undated
	27	Uptown Campus Photographs, including Carillon, Undated
	28	Willett Street Building, Undated


Series 6: Benevolent Association, 1926-1979, Undated .4 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		The Benevolent Association of the New York State College for Teachers was incorporated in 1926 and its Board of Directors first met in Albany in August 1927. While the organization's constitution stresses that its main purpose is to "heighten and enrich the physical, mental, social and moral life of the students," the Benevolent Association was closely connected to the Alumni Association and an outgrowth of the original Dormitory/Residence Hall Building Committee. The Benevolent Association acquired property for dormitories and operated the College (and later University) resident halls until 1967 when they were sold to the State of New York. The Alumni Association also helped nominate the Benevolent Association Board which carried out the policies and recommendations of the Alumni Association. Both groups held their annual meetings at approximately same time.
		In addition to management of the residence halls, the Benevolent Association administered and bequeathed scholarship funds and supported key University projects. In 1982 the Benevolent Association merged with the University Foundation and Annual Fund of the Alumni Association to become the University at Albany Fund, Inc., the central fund-raising arm of the University.
Box	Folder
1	1	Certificate of Incorporation, 1926
	2	Constitution and By-Laws, 1927 Undated
	3	Board of Director's Meetings, 1927 1962 1965
	4	Treasurer's Report, June 1937-August 1944
	5	Income Statement, 1961-1962
	6	Personnel Registration, February 12, 1962
	7	Auditor's Reports, August 1963-January 1976
	8-10	Scholarships, March 1964-July 1977
	11-12	Charitable Organization Annual Report, September 1964-March 1977
	13	Report and Alumni Day Pamphlet, 1965-1966
	14	Committee Members, 1966
	15	Annual Report, 1966 1968
	16	Proposal for the Admission and Special Treatment of Underprivileged Students, 1968 Undated
	17	Income Tax Returns, 1970-1974
	18	History, 1972 Undated
	19	Minutes, June 28, 1979


Series 7: Theatre Alumni Association, 1932-1974, Undated 1.03 cubic ft.
		Arranged chronologically.
		The Theatre Alumni Association of the New York State College for Teachers formed in 1932 to bring alumni together through dramatics and debating. Initially, members were required to have been part of the advanced dramatics class in college, must have taken part in sufficient plays to satisfy the membership committee or have participated in at least two intercollegiate debates. However there are no subsequent records of this group and in June 1954 alumni of State College proposed an organization of former dramatics student to allow alumni greater opportunity for continued participation in the College's theatre activities. The Theatre Alumni Association officially requested affiliation with the Alumni Association of the State University of New York at Albany in 1963. The Theatre Alumni Association dissolved in 1974 with the goal of forming a new organization that brought together faculty, alumni and students in the Theatre Department.
		The records in this series contain the 1932 organization's constitution, the 1954 organization's list of objectives, a revised 1963 constitution and by-laws, executive committee minutes and reports, a scrapbook with clippings about College theatre performances, correspondence, newsletters and membership lists. The group held an annual meeting and party and there are many files detailing events held and awards created to honor Agnes Futterer, member of the Class of 1916 and professor of speech and drama at the College from 1917-1959. In 1957 the first Agnes E. Futterer Award was given on Alumni Day to a graduating student making valuable contributions in dramatics.
Box	Folder
1	1	Constitution, May 28, 1932
	2	Proposed Organization of Theatre Alumni Association, June 12, 1954
	3	Correspondence, General, 1955-1968
	4	Annual Meetings, 1955-1969
	5	Membership Lists, 1955-1970
	6	Futterer Drama Award, 1955-1973
	7	Committee Memberships, 1956-1963
	8	Executive Committee Minutes, 1957-1971
	9	Treasurer's report, 1957-1971
	10	General Notes, 1958-1970
	11	Futterer, Agnes E., 1959
Oversized
11		Scrapbook, 1959-1973
Box	Folder
1	12	Futterer Recordings-Correspondence, 1960-1970
	13	"Ghosts", Souvenir Program, 1961-1962
	14	TAA-TLER Newsletter, 1961-1974
	15	By-Laws and Letter, June 15-18, 1963
	16	Futterer Recordings-Brochures, 1963-1965 Undated
Box	Folder
2	1	Futterer Recordings Sales Report, 1963-1971
	2	Futterer Recordings, Notes and Invoices, 1963 1967 Undated
	3	Futterer Lectureships, 1964-1973
	4	Futterer Recordings, Clippings, 1964-1966 1968 1970 Undated
	5	Donahue Books Donated to University Libraries, 1966-1967 Undated
	6	Futterer Portrait, 1966-1970
	7	Correspondence, General, 1969-1974 Undated
	8	Futterer Memorial Lounge Dedication, May 18, 1974
	7	"Through the Years"-Playbill, Undated


Series 8: Deceased Alumni Files, 1969-2010, Undated 41 cubic ft.
		Arranged alphabetically.
		This collection includes thousands of files previously maintained by the Alumni Association about individual graduates from the 20th Century. The contents of the files vary and range from simply housing an obituary to holding newsclippings, correspondence and other materials detailing a graduate's professional life. This often includes a ca. 1969 all alumni survey, class notes submissions and questionnaires targeted to specific graduating classes or campus organizations. At present time there is no master list of files, but they may be accessed by archives staff. Please contact the department with any questions.
		For information about 19th Century graudates of the New York State Normal School and the New York State Normal College, please refer to the 1894 Historical Sketch of the State Normal College at Albany, NY held by University Archives, which contains hadnwritten annotations and updates through 1918.

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