SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: Alumni Association, Office of the Director Dates: 1892-2008 (bulk 2000-2007) Creator: Office of the Director, Alumni Association, South Dakota State University Physical description: 0.84 linear feet—2 containers, 511 photographs Collection number: UA 17.0 Language: Collection material in English. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed of publications and promotional material produced by the Office of the Director of the Alumni Association, including State magazine and other newsletters. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals. Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid. It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003) Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. Alumni Association, Office of the Director, UA 17.0, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on May 15, 1998 with revisions on September 9, 2008 (cjg). SELECTED SEARCH TERMS The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Subjects:
BACKGROUND NOTE In 1889, sixteen members of the graduating class met following commencement exercises to form the Dakota Agricultural College Alumni Association. Those early graduates came together “for the purpose of preserving a feeling of unity and fellowship between the several graduates and for the purpose of cementing more closely the bonds existing between the alumni and their Alma Mater.” Early in its history, only four-year graduates of the college were eligible for members in the Association. In 1895, however, two-year pharmacy graduates with Ph.G. degrees became eligible to be non-voting, associate members. Sometime later, students who had attended South Dakota State College for 18 months could become members by paying annual dues. In 1910 the Alumnus (publication) was started. With this addition and increasing membership, the Alumni Association became more effective. Members of the association involved themselves in efforts to improve the college. In the 1920s, the association successfully pushed for placing the proceeds from a cigarette tax into a building fund for higher education. Lincoln Library was a direct result of these efforts. The association also began to undertake its own fund-raising activities. In 1922-23, the association drafted and adopted its first constitution. The document outlined the group’s purpose, membership qualifications, officer duties, rules for meeting, guidelines for a quorum, provision for a trust fund and the by-laws of the organization. This document, although amended and rewritten over the years, has remained largely the same. The Alumni Association has undertaken many projects throughout the years. The Coughlin Alumni Stadium, changing the name of South Dakota State College to South Dakota State University and rallying support to keep the College of Engineering at SDSU are among some of these projects. The idea of a permanent, separate headquarters for the Alumni Association came about in the early 1970s. On June 12, 1976, the Tompkins Alumni Center was dedicated during the Alumni Days summer reunion. In 1982, a campaign was launched to construct a courtyard complete with a clock-bell tower to house the Old North clock and Old Central’s bell. A monetary gift was received from the estate of Minnie Bylander in memory of her son. The John Ervine Bylander Courtyard was completed in 1985 and dedicated in 1986. Related Materials: South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, 1986 SDSU reunion record, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association, South Dakota State University, 1986. S537.S6 S653 1986 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, Alumni directory, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University Alumni Association, White Plains, N.Y., B.C. Harris Pub. Co. 1990, 1997, 2002. S537.S6 S652 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, Celebrate State, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association, South Dakota State University, 1990. S537.S6 C44 1990 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, Directory of alumni, South Dakota State University: compiled from information in the Alumni Office files at South Dakota State University as of Dec. 1, 1978, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association of South Dakota State University, 1979. S537.S6 S65 1979 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, Fabulous forties reunion II: the sequel: 1991 record, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association, South Dakota State University, 1991. S537.S6 S6532 1991 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, SDSU reunion book, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association, South Dakota State University, 1987. S537.S6 S654 1987 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, South Dakota State University alumnus, Brookings, S.D., SDSU Alumni Association, 1910-1997. 378.783 So8.03 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, State: a magazine for South Dakota State University alumni and friends, Brookings, S.D., SDSU Alumni Association, 1997-. 378.783 So8.032 South Dakota State University, Alumni Association, The thrifty thirties reunion year book, Brookings, S.D., Alumni Association, South Dakota State University, 1990. S537.S6 S6528 1990 SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of publications and promotional material produced by the Office of the Director of the Alumni Association, including State magazine and other newsletters. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS This series is composed mainly of publications and promotional material produced by the Office of the Director of the Alumni Association. Folders include newsletters, flyers, invitation to gatherings, and State magazine. Also included in material dealing with reunions, mainly invitations in the form of postcards. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 1.
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