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Swarthmore Alumni Association records

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG6.R1
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
5.6 linear ft. (13 document boxes and 1 oversized box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore College Archives, Swarthmore Alumni Association records, RG6/R001, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1882-1990 (inclusive)
Creator:
Swarthmore College. Alumni Association
Abstract:
The Swarthmore Alumni Association, founded in 1882 and still active, engages Swarthmore graduates in activities that support current students, alumni, and Swarthmore College. The Swarthmore Alumni Association records, 1882-1990, include meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, brochures, mailings, and directories for a variety of organizations of Swarthmore College Alumni, both in the Philadelphia area and elsewhere.

The Swarthmore Alumni Association, founded in 1882, engages Swarthmore graduates in activities that support current students, alumni, and Swarthmore College. The organization is governed by the Alumni Council and receives support from the Swarthmore College Alumni Office. The Alumni Association and the Alumni Office coordinate events such as Alumni Weekend, national and international gatherings, and alumni travel. The Swarthmore Alumni Association has ties to regional alumni organizations, as well. Regional organizations represented in this collection include the Swarthmore Women's Club of New York, the New York Swarthmore College Association, the Swarthmore Club of New York, the Swarthmore Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, the Swarthmore Club of Philadelphia, and the Western Swarthmore Club. It is still active.

This collection contains a variety of bound volumes, manuscripts, and printed items from the Swarthmore Alumni Association and related regional alumni groups. Included are meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, brochures, mailings, and directories for a variety of organizations of Swarthmore College Alumni, both in the Philadelphia area and elsewhere. The documents focus on the organizations' efforts to aid current students and to provide interactive opportunities for alumni and parents to stay involved in the College and in the alumni community. These records span the years from 1882, when the Swarthmore Alumni Association was founded, until 1990.

The collection is organized into thirteen series, based on document type or subgroup (often geographically based). Note that the documents of this collection come from a spectrum of associations and organizations, and these series do not necessarily represent a categorization strictly by organization.

  1. Minutes, By-Laws, and Charters
  2. Financial Records
  3. Directories
  4. Programs
  5. Publications
  6. Miscellaneous
  7. New York Alumni Associations
  8. Philadelphia Alumni Associations
  9. Western Alumni Associations
  10. Washington, D.C. Alumni Associations
  11. Mid-West Alumni Associations
  12. Northern New Jersey Alumni Associations
  13. Other Alumnae Groups

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2017
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Charter of the Swarthmore Alumni Association (manuscript), 1882.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Charter of the Swarthmore Alumni Association (printed), 1885.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Constitution (draft), undated.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Report of the Incorporating Committee, 1882.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. The Swarthmore Alumni Hand Book (printed), 1929.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Charter and Bylaws of the Alumni Association of Swarthmore College (printed), 1895.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Representation on the Board of Managers (manuscript), 1877.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Young Alumni Handbook, 1990.
Box 1
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Association Minutes (bound volume), 1876-1905.
Box 2
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Association Minutes (bound volume), 1906-1931.
Box 2
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Association Minutes, 1932-1939.
Box 3
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. "The Everlasting": The First Meeting (manuscript), 1892.
Box 3
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. "The Everlasting" (bound volume), 1892-1942.
Box 3
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Minutes (bound volume), 1882-1937.
Box 4
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Executive Committee Reports (bound volume), 1876-1885.
Box 4
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Constitution and Class List (bound volume), 1873-1942.
Box 4
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Student Activities and Records of Affiliated Groups, 1928-1930.
Box 5
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1875-1896.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1897-1909.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1909-1920.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1913-1941.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1902-1912.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Committee on Teacher's Training Dept., Fundraising (manuscripts), 1909-1911.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Checkbook, 1922-1941.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million", Phoenixes (printed), 1917.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million", General Information and Appeals, 1917.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million", Fundraising by Classes, 1917.
Box 6
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1920-1935.
Box 7
Physical Description

1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Treasurer Accounts, 1935-1941.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women A-B, 1917.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women C-F, 1917.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women G-H, 1917.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women I-O, 1917.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women P-S, 1917.
Box 7
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Women T-Z, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men A-B, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men C-E, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men F-H, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men I-M, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men N-R, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men S, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men T-V, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Men W-Z, 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Campaign for "Jubilee Million," Misc., 1917.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Addresses (Classes 1873-1892), circa 1895.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Class List, 1883.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Registers: Presidents of the Alumni Association (manuscript), 1875-1942.
Box 8
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Address book of alumni, 1902.
Box 14
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1 volume

Archival Resource Key. Register of classes 1873-1921 (started in 1909).
Box 14
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1 volume

Archival Resource Key. General Programs, 1890-1950.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. General Programs, 1950-1989.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. The Garnet Letter, 1937-1951.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Designs for Alumni Commemorative Goods (photograph and sketch), 1941-1955.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Designs for Alumni commemorative plates (photographs), circa 1950.
Box 14
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. First Alumni Association Reunion, Address by Herman Hoopes (draft), 1876.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Council, 1963, 1979-1980.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Council history, 1981.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore College Centennial Celebration, 1981-1982.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Misc. Invitation, 1879.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Women's Club of New York, Minutes (bound volume), 1946-1950.
Box 9
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Women's Club of New York, Minutes (bound volume), 1915-1934.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. New York Swarthmore College Association, 1903-1906.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Club of New York, 1956-1968.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Resolutions adopted by the Swarthmore Club of new York on the death of Joseph Fitch '79, 1917.
Box 14
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Records, 1970-1979.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, Minutes including those of the Executive Committee, 1924-1943.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, Minutes, 1950-1954.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Contributorship of Philadelphia (manuscript), circa 1885.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, Constitution (manuscript), circa 1885.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, Programs, 1928-1939.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Club of Philadelphia, Minutes, Programs, etc., 1889-1898.
Box 10
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Club of Philadelphia, Minutes, Programs, etc., 1898-1908.
Box 11
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Club of Philadelphia, Mailings, Programs, etc., 1913-1985.
Box 11
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore Club of Philadelphia, Mailings, Programs, etc., 1893-1981.
Box 11
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore College Alumni Mailings, 1911-1982.
Box 11
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Swarthmore College Alumni Mailings, 1953-1970.
Box 11
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, list of names of governing board and members, circa 1960.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Records, 1963.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1906-1910.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1911-1915.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1916-1921.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1922.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1923.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1924.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, 1929-1930.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Accounts and Other Business, 1917-1918.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Announcements, Notices, Publicity, 1926-1928.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Correspondence Received and Sent, 1927-1928.
Box 12
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Bulletins #7-40 (with gaps), 1907-1919.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Scholarship Competition Announcements, 1906-1929.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Applications for Scholarship, circa 1920.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Lists of Applicants and Winners of Scholarship, circa 1925.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Pictures of Club Scholars and Applicants, circa 1910.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Publicity, circa 1920.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Western Swarthmore Club, Misc., circa 1925.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Records, 1946-1958.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Records, 1970-1979.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Records, 1951-1960.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Records, 1950-1960.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumnae Discussion Groups, 1939-1981.
Box 13
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1 folder

Archival Resource Key. Alumni Association: The Garnet Sages (Cabinet 5-banner), 1980.
Box 13
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1 folder

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