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Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College, 1872-2017 Fall 08 The Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College 1872 - 2017 Finding Aid Archives and Special Collections ACKNOWLEDGMENTS he original arrangement of the Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College was initially undertaken as a collective endeavor involving Professor Julio Hernandez- T Delgado, Head of Archives & Special Collections and members of the Alumni Archives Committee which included Eli Arthur Schwartz (Chairman), Anne Hoffman, Barbara Molin, and Ethel Weissmann. Committee members worked as a cohesive unit and were instrumental in preparing a detailed inventory of surviving alumni records which served as a framework for the eventual arrangement of said collection. Mr. Schwartz (Class of 1959) must be publicly acknowledged for having collaborated with Professor Hernandez-Delgado in transforming a disjointed accumulation of materials into a remarkable resource for researchers and scholars. In 2013, Professor Hernandez-Delgado, and Maria Enaboifo, Adjunct Professor, examined the Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College and afterwards realized that it needed to be revised to primarily reflect the particulars of the organization and its interaction with Hunter College and the public. Careful examination of the original alumni collection revealed that it contained a variety of materials that were not directly related to the organization. These non-alumni materials were removed from the collection with the understanding that they would be incorporated in the forthcoming Normal/Hunter College Collection. Mrs. Enaboifo and Dr. Sherby must be commended for revising the Archives of the Alumni Association of Hunter College and for effectively proof reading and editing the text of the finding aid respectively. The completely revised alumni collection better reflects the historical evolution of an organization that, in many respects, parallels the magnificent growth of Hunter College. Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado Cover photo credit: Original Hunter College Building, circa 1900 (printed postcard) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information 4 Milestones in the History of the Alumni Association 5 Presidents of the Alumni Association 10 Hunter Hall of Fame 11 Alumni Tribute for Loyal and Continued Service 11 Award for Distinguished Service to the Association and the College 11 Award for Outstanding Community Service 12 Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement 12 Scope and Content Note 13 Series Description 15 Container List 18 List of Related Alumnae/Alumni Archival Collections 65 3 GENERAL INFORMATION Accession Number: 95-08 Size: 60 cubic feet Provenance: The Alumni Association of Hunter College Location: Range 1, Sections 1-4 Restrictions: Box 101 is closed to researchers. Archivist: Prof. Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado Dr. Louise S. Sherby Associate: Mr. Eli Arthur Schwartz Adjunct: Maria Enaboifo Date: November 2014 November 2015 November 2018 4 MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF HUNTER COLLEGE 1872 Associate Alumnae of Normal College founded. First president was valedictorian of first graduating class of July 1870. 1879 Standing Committee of Loan Fund already in existence to provide temporary relief to needy students. 1888 Alumnae Legislative Committee helps secure passage of bill giving the College the right to grant degrees. 1889 Associate Alumnae incorporate under laws of New York State. 1890 Alumnae establish accredited extension classes for higher teaching licences. Precursor to College’s evening session. 1890 Kindergarten Committee of the Alumnae opens City’s second free kindergarten after President Thomas Hunter’s introduction of kindergarten training courses. 1894 Alumnae kindergarten becomes all-day community center (Normal College Alumnae Settlement House); now Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, alumni are still mandated members of its board of directors. 1895 Alumnae News, monthly publication, started; published continuously until 1962. 1895 Alumnae celebrate 25th Anniversary of founding of the College; present President Thomas Hunter with Tiffany-commissioned silver loving cup for his quarter-century of service. 1896 Alumnae Library given to College, becomes first College Library. 1899 First Annual Alumnae Breakfast at Hotel Manhattan, cost: $1.75; becomes Annual Birthday Luncheon in 1947. 1914 Alumnae lead successful campaign to change name of Normal College to Hunter College in honor of founding president. Associate Alumnae of Normal College re- incorporate as Associate Alumnae of Hunter College. 1917 Alumnae open Bureau of Occupation; more than one-third of student body registers for part-time employment. Bureau eventually becomes the Career Counseling and Placement Bureau within the College. 1917-18 Patriotic Service Committee opens Social Club for Soldiers and Sailors. Finance Committee invests most of Alumnae Reserve Fund in Liberty Bonds. 5 1919 Graduate Gift Committee sets $150,000 goal to build Alumnae Hall; reached in 1930. 1923 Alumnae move into temporary quarters, called Hunter College Alumnae Center, in rooms at Madison Square Hotel at 26th Street. 1923 First Summer for Northrop Memorial Camp, established by Alumnae and School Nature League in tribute to Hunter professor, Alice Rich Northrop (and Alumnae President, 1892-96), on her farm in Berkshire Mountains. 1924 First Alumnae chapter established in California (Pasadena). 1926 Alumnae move and establish Hunter Alumnae Hall at West 55th Street and Broadway, headquarters for 20 years. 1927 Associate Alumnae’s Loan Fund is out of Business -- ability of students to earn money through Bureau of Occupation eliminates need for borrowing. 1931 Westchester becomes the fifth alumnae chapter; eventually more than 25 are established. 1936-38 Alumnae lead successful campaign to retain Park Avenue site and rebuild, after 1936 fire in 1873 building. Oppose moving entire college to Bronx Campus. 1940 Dedication of new Park Avenue building, 70th Anniversary of the College, and inauguration of President George N. Shuster. Alumnae donate organ for new Assembly Hall. 1942-45 Hunter Alumnae Hall serves as canteen for U.S. servicemen during World War II. Patriotic Service Committee is re-established for war. 1943 Alumnae are founding constituents of the board (owners) of Roosevelt House (Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial), purchased for $50,000 from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (after negotiations with Hunter President George N. Shuster), as first collegiate interfaith center in the nation. 1946 Alumnae leave West 55th Street, and rent quarters in Roosevelt House. 1949 Alumnae establish Scholarship and Welfare Fund with initial goal of $250,000 to assist needy and deserving students. 1950 Queens Chapter established. 1954 First contested election in association’s history. Nominating Committee’s choice for President wins: 1,173 to 351. 6 1955 Associate Alumnae of Hunter College renamed Alumni Association of Hunter College, as first four-year, co-educational class graduates from Bronx Campus. 1956 African-American Hunter graduates form the Wistarians Chapter of the Alumni Association. 1960 Eleanor Roosevelt delivers principal address to 1,250 alumni at 90th Birthday Luncheon. 1961 New Haven Chapter formed. 1961 State legislature eliminates mandate for free tuition in New York State Education Law, allowing tuition to be charged at SUNY and CUNY. Alumni Association protests. 1962-76 Alumni Association plays leadership role to preserve free tuition at CUNY. 1962 Hunter Alumni Quarterly started; is published for ten years. 1964 Alumni launch Centennial Fund to raise $1 million for the College by its 100th birthday in 1970. 1967 Alumni SING produced as benefit for Centennial fund, also at 1968 Spring Reunion. 1970 Centennial Fund Goal of $1 Million achieved. Alumni Archives Committee designs memorabilia display celebrating Hunter’s Centennial in the main reading room of the public Donnell Library on West 53rd Street. 1970 National student disturbances over Vietnam War reach Hunter Campus. As a result, Alumni Board of Directors approves recommendations of report advocating alumni representation in new College Senate and on Board of Higher Education. Hunter President Jacqueline G. Wexler agrees with both recommendations. And also: 1971 Closer affiliation with College approved by Board of Directors of Alumni Association and agreed to by President Wexler. Association eliminates dues and fund raising. All graduates are now fully-accredited members of the Association. College underwrites alumni office, and receives 50,000 alumni-mailing list for computerization. 1972 Alumni produce an FDR Commemoration. President Emeritus George N. Shuster makes final visit to Hunter to take part. Prof. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. gives major address. One thousand attend afternoon and evening events at Hunter Playhouse. 1972 Alumni celebrate Centennial of the Association’s founding and establish Hunter Hall of Fame at Annual Luncheon. 7 1972 First man elected Alumni president. Alumna wins election to Alumni Board through popular vote at Annual Meeting by petition rather than through Nominating Committee. 1973 Hunter Senate (College’s central policy-making body) votes 69-22 to admit alumni with voting rights at next Charter revision. 1974 Alumni produce “A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt” on the eve of her 90th birthday. Roosevelt family and friends participate. Jane Alexander portrays Mrs. Roosevelt on stage. Over one thousand attend in Hunter’s Assembly Hall. 1975 Alumni Board of Directors votes to donate $100,000 from Graduate Gift Fund for restoration
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