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Football vs. University of Toledo, 5 November 1987

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Office of Alumni Relations records include materials from the 1920s to 2010 that document the activities and operations of the Office of Alumni Records at Eastern Michigan University.

The Office of Alumni Relations records includes 7 series of records including: Administration and History, Board of Directors, Correspondence, Events, Publications, Realia, and Visual Materials. The Administration and History series includes documents relater to Awards, Bylaws, Regional Chapters, Conferences, Directories, Emeritus Club (E-Club), and Membership to name the more complete subseries. The Board of Directors series includes Reports, Surveys, Nominations and more complete series of Minutes and Treasurer's Reports. These records date back to the 1920s when the effort to raise funds to build a student center helped to mobilize alumni. The outcome of these efforts were the construction of McKenny Union which served as the Student Union until the mid-2000s. The Correspondence series is organized by type of correspondence, General, Outgoing, Incoming, Letters and Newsletters. The Events series is focused on documenting the programs and recurring events sponsored by and organized by the Alumni Office. In particular Homecoming, Regional Events and Local events. The Publications series includes informaiton on the various iterations of the Alumni Newsletter including Connection, Eastern Today, E-Edge Newsletter, and other non-recurring publications.

The last two series in the collection are Realia and Visual Materials. These include internally documented events and items created to promote these events. Examples of this includes Banners, Buttons, Pins, Photographs, Posters, and Scrapbooks. Dates have been attached to items when possible.

This is an extensive collection of an organization that documents an office that grew to meet the changing needs, size and demographic of the alumni of the University.

Dates

  • Creation: 5 November 1987

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Researchers are asked to request materials at least 24 hours prior to use through the University Archives.

Extent

From the Collection: 104.2 Linear Feet (87 record center boxes, 7 archive boxes, 3 half archive boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 print box, 33 objects, 3 oversized tubes, and 3 oversize folders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Michigan University Archives Repository

Contact:
Bruce T. Halle Library, Room 310
955 West Circle Drive
Ypsilanti Michigan 48197
734-487-2673