Alumni and Development Office Records

Collection

Identifier: 0385

Staff Only

Content Description

Contains local Auburn University Alumni Club files dated from 1945 to 1987; newspaper clippings dated from 1966 to 1974 concerning the state and local affairs in Alabama; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings of alumni serving in the Second World War dated from 1941 to 1945, and newspaper clippings and other material dated 1961 to 1979 concerning Auburn University. Also consists of photographs, film slides, video tapes, publications, fundraising materials, event programs, and ephemeral materials developed or acquired by the Office of Alumni and Development from 1872 to the present. Includes college history materials collected by Kay Lavvorn. Photocopies of research on desegregation at Auburn University and Minority Spotlight research. Photographs of the Black Student Union and other AU Organizations.

Dates

1860 to present

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of the collection require permission of the originating deparmtent or permission of the archivist to access.

Biographical / Historical

The Auburn Alumni Association formally adopted a constitution in 1882 but was active several years prior to this. The association elected its first president in 1896 when Charles C. Thach took up the post. In 1912, Alumni President Thomas Bragg advocated a more formal organization for the association and started organizing alumni clubs throughout the country. That year also saw the publication of the first issue of the alumni magazine, The Auburn Alumni Quarterly, later renamed the Alumnews, and finally Auburn Magazine in 1990. The association funded the construction of buildings, such as the 1916 Alumni Gymnasium, endowed professorship chairs, and awarded scholarships. The Alumni Association later changed its name to “Alumni and Development” as it began concentrating more heavily on fundraising and strengthening the network of Auburn University alumni. The Alumni Association and Office of Development are two separate entities with the Alumni Association reaching out to Auburn University graduates and the Office of Development working solely on raising money and processing donations.

Extent

97.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.