26/1/804 Guide to the Membership and Subscriptions File Membership and Subscriptions File

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Guide to the Membership and Subscriptions File 1919/9999 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Membership and Subscriptions File 1919- 26/1/804 Alumni Association 0.10 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

Organized on June 5, 1873,1 the Alumni Association held decennial reunions in 18822 and 1892.3 It is a separate corporation promoting the interests of the University as an educational agency and maintaining contact with alumni of the University.4 It is managed by a Board of Directors elected by the regular members of the Association.5 The Association encourages activities of Illini Clubs, solicits alumni support for University activities and arranges class reunions and other functions. On March 11, 1965, the Board authorized a system of Associate Directors for each campus. In 1967 the word "Associate" was dropped from their titles and each is now known as a Campus Director.6

1. Franklin W. Scott, ed., The Semi-Centennial Record of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois, 1918, p. xxxv.

2. Ibid., p. xxxviii.

3. Ibid., p. xli.

4. Alumni Association Proceedings, 1873-1891, 1916-1920. RS 26/1/1, Box 1, p. 559.

5. Alumni Association Constitution, 1932, in Organizations, Elections, and Publications File, 1914- , RS 26/1/0/3 in University Archives.

6. Donald R. Dodds, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Campus Director, Urbana-Champaign.

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Topical Term: Alumni Relations
Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Membership and Subscriptions File consisting of invitations to membership in the Illinois University Alumni Association and appeals for financial support of The Alumni News including a "welcome packet" for recent graduates with promotional and informational literature (ca. 1981). A publication (ca. 1921) entitled "Do we alumni know the University of Illinois as it is today?" contains incidental information about the University and its alumni with a number of photographs.

The file includes a 1925 list of class secretaries.