Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Finding aid prepared by Valerie Park This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit October 31, 2013 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Sarah Lawrence College Archives Sarah Lawrence College Archives 1 Mead Way Bronxville, NY, 10708 914-395-2480 [email protected] Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Historical Note...............................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 6 Series Description.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................9 Related Materials ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Controlled Access Headings........................................................................................................................10 Collection Inventory.................................................................................................................................... 12 Series I. Administrative Records...........................................................................................................12 Series II. Alumni Association............................................................................................................... 14 Series III. Alumni Association Board of Directors...............................................................................25 Series IV. Alumnae/i College and Reunion..........................................................................................30 Series V. Alumni Trustee......................................................................................................................50 Series VI. Class Information................................................................................................................. 50 Series VII. Directories........................................................................................................................... 66 Series VIII. Events.................................................................................................................................71 Series IX. Publications........................................................................................................................ 117 Series X. Studies and Surveys............................................................................................................ 119 Series XI. Subject Files....................................................................................................................... 122 - Page 2 - Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Summary Information Repository Sarah Lawrence College Archives Title Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records Date [inclusive] undated, 1935-2013 Extent 47.5 linear feet 93 document boxes, 1 oversize box, digital records Language English - Page 3 - Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Historical Note Alumni Relations Directors 1935-1938 Mary Jane Russell, Executive Alumnae Secretary 1938-1939 Virginia Spiker, Executive Alumnae Secretary 1939-1941 Katharine Colt Johnson, Executive Alumnae Secretary 1941-1943 Marian Knighton Bryan, Executive Alumnae Secretary 1943-1945 Jane-Marie Rickards, Executive Alumnae Secretary 1945-1946 Elizabeth Sanford, Alumnae Director 1946-1950 Jane Gillespie, Alumnae Director 1950-1953 Jane Lee Jackson, Alumnae Director 1953-1956 Jane Lee Jackson Eddy, Alumnae Director 1957-1958 Nancy O'Neill Sachtjen, Alumnae Director 1958-1961 Mary S. Wilhelmi, Alumnae Director 1961-1966 Anne Stevens Hobler, Alumnae Director 1966-1970 Sheila Johnson, Alumnae Director 1971-1973 Alice Stackpole, Alumnae Director 1970-1971 Wendy Cowie, Alumnae Director 1973-1974 Diana Calafati Coben, Alumnae Director 1974-1979 Beverley Van Dijk, Alumnae Director 1979-1980 Olga Heming, Director of Alumnae/i and Parent Services 1980-1984 Olga Heming, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 1984-1986 Leslie Lynford, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 1986-1993 Katherine Hite, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 1993-1996 Nancy DeKoven, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 1996-2000 Kenneth Cantadella, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 2000-2007 Sally Davis, Director of Alumnae/i Relations - Page 4 - Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 2007-2008 Courtney Glenn, Acting Director of Alumnae/i Relations 2008-2011 Cheryl Cipro, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 2011-2012 Cheryl Cipro, Director of Alumni Relations Alumni Association Presidents 1935-1939 Kate Young Heroy '34 1939-1941 Barbara Smith Abramson '33 1941-1943 Florence Neumann '40 1944-1947 Anne Stevens Hobler '39 1947-1950 Mary L. Griggs '38 1950-1953 Barbara Smith Abramson '35 1953-1955 Louise Mead Walker '39 1956-1959 Anne Stevens Hobler '39 1960-1965 Margaret Hoyt Schifter '53 1966-1968 Frances Trainer Salant '41 1969-1971 Barbara Bray Ketchum '43D '68 1972-1973 Gail Montgomery Platt '47 1974-1977 Katharine Thomas O'Neil '59 1977-1980 Enid Ship Silver '56 1980-1983 Marjorie Leff Miller '53 1983-1986 Mara Jayne (Klein) Miller '66 1986-1989 Leslie Solbert Fogg '69 1989-1991 Peter Wagner '77 1991-1995 Marcia P. Neely '75 1995-1999 Carol Cheney '66 1999-2003 Barbara Kolsun '71 2004-2005 Jeffrey Engel '84 2006-2009 Stephanie R. Cooper '65, '76 MFA 2010-2013 Rona Carr '74 - Page 5 - Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Scope and Contents note This collection contains the records of the Office of Alumni Relations and the Alumni Association. The majority of this material is administrative in nature. Of particular note are the following five series; Series IV. Alumni College and Reunion is one of the largest series in this collection and houses correspondence, planning materials, and mailers and brochures for almost all of the College's class reunions dating back to 1933. Series VI. Class Information complements the reunion materials because it contains class questionnaires that were conducted leading up to important reunion years. These questionnaires are an excellent source of information about the College's alumni community. Series VII. Directories include alumni directories published between 1957 and 2004 and directories of alumni categorized by career field. Series VIII. Events is also a large series. Events sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations and/or the Alumni Association are housed in this series. Events include the Faculty on the Road seminars, luncheons and dinners with the President and Dean of the College, art exhibits, films by alumni, cocktails and receptions, and lectures and panels held both on and off-campus. Finally, Series X. Studies and Surveys contains surveys completed by alumni, the largest of which took place in 1954. For this survey there are multiple folders of correspondence, preliminary and final reports, and also a folder that documents the methods of analysis. Series Description The records are arranged in eleven series: I Administrative Records II Alumni Association III Alumni Association Board IV Alumni College and Reunion V Alumni Trustee VI Class Information VIIDirectories VIIIEvents IX Publications X Studies and Surveys XI Subject Files Series I. Administrative Records This series is arranged in alphabetical order and contains administrative materials related to the business activities of the Office of Alumni Relations. This material includes correspondence of the Director, - Page 6 - Guide to Alumni Relations and Alumni Association Records RG 7.2 Assistant Directors, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, budgetary and planning materials, job descriptions and annual reports. Series II. Alumni Association This series is arranged in four sub-series: A Admission B Awards C Clubs and Committees D General Sub-series C. Clubs and Committees is further arranged in two sub-series: Sub-series 1. Clubs and Sub- series 2. Committees. Series II. Alumni Association is arranged in alphabetical order. These records document the administration and activities of the Alumni Association. Sub-series A. Admissions contains correspondence, meeting minutes, handbooks, reports, and planning materials of the Alumni Admissions Committee and the Alumni Representative to Admissions. This material chronicles the changing role alumni have had in the admission process. Sub-series B. Awards includes speech transcripts and correspondence about the Alumni Citation Awards given out during reunion weekend each summer. The citations are awarded to alumni for achievement and service and nominations are sent in by the alumni community. Sub-series C. Clubs and Committees has correspondence, mailings, and administrative papers of the various clubs and committees organized by the Alumni Association. Most clubs and committees are geographic in nature; however there are a few committees that were created to support a specific alumni cohort such as the