Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical note
Description of the Collection
Arrangement note
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0318
Creator:
Stanford Alumni Association
Title: Stanford Alumni Association records
Dates: 1893-1987 (bulk 1950-1983)
Bulk Dates: 1950-1983
Physical Description:
16 linear feet (18 boxes)
Summary: This collection Includes minutes, financial records, Executive Board minutes, memos, and other documents (1944-1971), correspondence,
questionnaires, class and conference materials, lists, articles, photographs, slides, audio tapes, and memorabilia; a substantial
portion of the collection pertains to class reunions, continuing education courses, and career day programs. Correspondents
and authors represented include Dorothy M. Ormsby, Ralph W. Hansen, Winston Norman, Archie Rice, and Charles Michael Stanton.
Included are background materials (compiled by Prof. Harry Harding) for the SAA Seminars in the People's Republic of China,
1979. Also of note are questionnaires concerning student unrest on campus, 1970, candidates for university president, 1970,
and surveys done by the Stanford Associates on student communications and alumni attitudes, 1962-1963.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were received by the Stanford University Archives via administrative transfers, 1985-2001; as well as by gift
from Philip Duffy, 1985; the estate of Dorothy Ormsby, 1985; and Barbara Finberg, 2006.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
[Identification of item], Stanford Alumni Association Records (SC0318). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
The Stanford Alumni Association was founded in June 1892 by members of Stanford's first graduating class. It was an independent
organization until September 1, 1998, when it became a division of the university.
Description of the Collection
The collection includes minutes, financial records, Executive Board minutes, memos, and other documents (1944-1971), correspondence,
questionnaires, class and conference materials, lists, articles, photographs, slides, audio tapes, and memorabilia; a substantial
portion of the collection pertains to class reunions, continuing education courses, and career day programs. Correspondents
and authors represented include Dorothy M. Ormsby, Ralph W. Hansen, Winston Norman, Archie Rice, and Charles Michael Stanton.
Included are background materials (compiled by Prof. Harry Harding) for the SAA Seminars in the People's Republic of China,
1979. Also of note are questionnaires concerning student unrest on campus, 1970, candidates for university president, 1970,
and surveys done by the Stanford Associates on student communications and alumni attitudes, 1962-1963.
Arrangement note
Materials are arranged by accession.
Access Terms
Hansen, Ralph W.
Norman, Winston.
Ormsby, Dorothy M.
Rice, Archie, 1871-
Stanford Alumni Association
Stanford University--Alumni.
Stanford University--Presidents.
Stanford University--Riots.
Stanford University. Stanford Associates.
Stanton, Charles Michael.
Continuing education.
Phonotapes.
Photoprints
Student movements--California--Stanford
Universities and colleges--Alumni