Alumni Association papers, 1929-1942

 Item — Box: 1

Dates

  • Creation: 1929-1942

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 1.68 Linear Feet (2 legal Hollingers, 2 letter Hollingers)

General

  1. correspondence, outgoing, 1930-1942; 99 letters, including 2 typed originals and 97 carbon copies (1-13, chronological)
  2. correspondence, incoming, Alexander-Wilson; 113 letters, including 9? typed originals, 7 holograph, 11 carbon copies, and 2 mimeographed (14-28, alphabetical)
  3. biographical sketch of A.B. Stevenson (29)
  4. class lists, 1916 (30)
  5. minutes, 1930-1942: Executive Committee of Vanderbilt Alumni Association (Oct. 21, 1930; Apr. 6, 1938; Apr. 19, 1938; Jan. 4, 1939; Apr. 13, 1939; May 29, 1941; July 9, 194l) and Board of Directors, Alumni Association (Sept. 25, 1931) (31-33)
  6. printed material: Living Endowment (1940), "Are You Going to College?"(n.d.), "The Birth of an Idea," By-Laws for Branch Alumni Associations of Vanderbilt University, "Higher Towers," Kaufman Scholarship broadside, Living Endowment card, clippings (34)
  7. financial reports, 1930-1934 (35-38) general reports, 1929-1941 (39-4l)
  8. special reports, 1929-193?: "The Alumni Association, its History and Purposes" (1 p.), "Plans for the Vanderbilt Alumnus" (1929) (5 p.), "An Outline of the Plan for Increasing the Membership in the Alumni Association . . (1937) (4 p.), etc. (42-44)
  9. miscellaneous: Vanderbilt Club Constitution and By-Laws, tribute to Chancellor Kirkland (1937), speech (1938), account of Vanderbilt Alumni dinner (1938), Living Endowment committee instructions (45)

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
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