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Stanford Alumni Association Records
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford Alumni Association records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0318
Physical Description:
23.25 Linear Feet
(50 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1892-2011
Date (bulk): 1950-1983
Summary: This collection
Includes minutes, financial records, Executive Board minutes, memos, and other documents
(1944-1971), correspondence, questionnaires, class and conference materials, lists,
articles, photographs, slides, audio tapes, and memorabilia; a substantial portion of the
collection pertains to class reunions, continuing education courses, and career day
programs. Correspondents and authors represented include Dorothy M. Ormsby, Ralph W. Hansen,
Winston Norman, Archie Rice, and Charles Michael Stanton. Included are background materials
(compiled by Prof. Harry Harding) for the SAA Seminars in the People's Republic of China,
1979. Also of note are questionnaires concerning student unrest on campus, 1970, candidates
for university president, 1970, and surveys done by the Stanford Associates on student
communications and alumni attitudes, 1962-1963.
Language of Material:
English .
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The records were received by the Stanford University Archives via administrative transfers,
1985-2018; as well as by gift from Philip Duffy, 1985; the estate of Dorothy Ormsby, 1985;
and Barbara Finberg, 2006.
Materials are arranged by accession.
The Stanford Alumni Association was founded in June 1892 by members of Stanford's first
graduating class. It was an independent organization until September 1, 1998, when it became
a division of the university.
[Identification of item], Stanford Alumni Association Records (SC0318). Department of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
The collection includes minutes, financial records, Executive Board minutes, memos, and
other documents (1944-1971), correspondence, questionnaires, class and conference materials,
lists, articles, photographs, slides, audio tapes, and memorabilia; a substantial portion of
the collection pertains to class reunions, continuing education courses, and career day
programs. Correspondents and authors represented include Dorothy M. Ormsby, Ralph W. Hansen,
Winston Norman, Archie Rice, and Charles Michael Stanton. Included are background materials
(compiled by Prof. Harry Harding) for the SAA Seminars in the People's Republic of China,
1979. Also of note are questionnaires concerning student unrest on campus, 1970, candidates
for university president, 1970, and surveys done by the Stanford Associates on student
communications and alumni attitudes, 1962-1963.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Student movements -- California -- Stanford
Photoprints.
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
Phonotapes.
Continuing education.