Guide to the Office of College Advancement, Alumni and Parent Programs records, 1867-2011


Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

Administrative files, 1874-2011

Ledgers, 1867-1971

Events, 1942-2011

Publications, 1893-2011

Collection Summary

Title Office of College Advancement, Alumni and Parent Programs records
Creator Bates College (Lewiston, Me.). Alumni and Parent Programs
Dates 1867-2011
Extent 7.5 linear feet; 1 oversize box
Collection ID CA0503
Abstract This collection documents the activities of the Alumni and Parent Programs office at Bates College. In addition, records for the Alumni Association and the Alumni Council are also contained herein. The records include correspondence, reports, articles, brochures, flyers, posters, and other publications.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Historical Note

The Alumni and Parent Programs office coordinates activities for Bates alumni and for parents of current Bates students. The office also communicates with the Alumni Council and the Alumni Association. The office sponsors various student and alumni programs, as well as programming for the annual Reunion in June.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection documents the activities of the Alumni and Parent Programs office at Bates College. In addition, records for the Alumni Association and the Alumni Council are also contained herein. The records include correspondence, reports, articles, brochures, flyers, posters, and other publications.

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Organization and Arrangement

The files are arranged into four series: I. Administrative; II. Ledgers; III. Events; and IV. Publications.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Related Material

CA 05.02, Communications and Media Relations records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0502.html

CA 05.20, Class Records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0520.html

CA 05.21, Alumni Clubs, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0521.html

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.



Corporate Names:

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Alumni
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Archives

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: N/A.

Preferred Citation

Office of College Advancement, Alumni and Parent Programs records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

CA0503/01: Administrative files, 1874-2011
Scope and Content Note
This series contains a variety of material including correspondence, memoranda, reports, brochures, inventory lists, statistics, and handbooks and manuals pertaining to the Alumni Office, Alumni Association and related groups.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically.
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1 All campus picture--memoranda. 1960
1 Alumni Association--bylaws/constitution. 1939, 1946-1948, n.d.
1 Alumni Association--charter. 1874, 1921-1939, n.d.
1 Alumni Association--correspondence. 1879, 1897
1 Alumni Associaton--correspondence of secretary-treasurer John L. Reade. 1903-1925
1 Alumni Association--financial correspondence. 1936-1948
1 Alumni Association--financial records, miscellaneous. 1930-1939
1 Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1918-1936
1 Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1937-1942
1 Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1943-1948
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Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1950-1956
Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1957-1963
Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1964-1970
Alumni Association--financial statements/auditor's reports. 1971-1976
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1 Alumni Association--past and present officers. circa 1938-1939
1 Alumni Council--activities. 1920-1930
1 Alumni Council--Committee on Class Organization: report. 1931-1932
1 Alumni Council--Committee on the Curriculum of Bates College, 1926-1927
1 Alumni Council--Committee on the 75th Anniversary, 1939
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Alumni Council -- Executive Committee. 1979-1985
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1 Alumni Council, meeting--discussion notes. 1936
1 Alumni Council -- Stanton Centennial reports, 1933-1934
1 Alumni Fund--brochures. circa 1918, 1930s-1940s
1 Alumni Fund/Bates Fund--brochures. 1962, 1990s-present
1 Alumni Fund--correspondence. 1948-1953, 1960-1964
1 Alumni Fund--general. 1929-1962
1 Alumni Fund--manual for class fund representative. 1949, n.d.
1 Alumni Secretary/Alumni Council--correspondence. 1920-1935
1 Alumni Secretary/Alumni Council--correspondence. 1936-1976, n.d.
1 Alumni travel brochure. 1996-1997
1 Bates College alumni--foreign missionaries. 1934
1 Bates College alumni--georgraphical distribution. 1929-1948
1 Bates College alumni--occupational distribution. 1932-1948
1 Bates College alumni--scientists. 1934, 1946
1 Bates Net. Undated
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2 Brief history of the Alumni Association. 1916
2 Bulletin to Class Secretaries. 1934
2 Class Secretaries Association. circa 1915-1920
2 Dinners/receptions with President and Mrs. Charles Phillips, 1966, n.d.
2 Distinguished Service Award--citations. 1951-1960, 1970
2 Distinguished Service Award luncheon--memoranda. 1951, n.d.
2 Empty Nest Project--brochure. Undated
2 A Five Point Code for Clubs. Undated
2 A Grad's -Eye View of the Alumni Office. circa 1949
2 Handbook for Class Officers. 1981, 1996
2 Intercollegiate Alumni Extension Service. 1926-1935
2 Inventory of account books. 1937
2 Inventory of Alumni Council office. 1929-1930
2 Inventory of files and supplies in Alumni Office. 1931-1932, 1940, n.d.
2 Library-Commons Fund. 1942-1945, 1948
2 List of photographs in storeroom. Undated
2 Making Your Reunion Yearbook by Eugene L. Woodcock '45. 1995
2 New Student Promotion Committee. 1940-1941
2 Outstanding Bates graduates. 1942
2 Parents and Family Association. 2003, 2009-2011
2 Regional reports and meetings. 1936-1943
2 Report of Committee on Class Letters. 193-1931
2 Reunion manuals/handbooks. 2001-2002, 2009-2010
2 Reunion manuals/handbooks. Undated
2 Robinson reunion plan. Undated
2 Senior Kick Off--invitation. 1995
2 Statistics. 1931-1947, n.d.
2 Student-Alumni Film Service. 1937-1947, n.d.
2 Summary of visits to alumni groups by President Gray and Harry Rowe. 1920-1938
2 Volunteer Leadership Summit, 2011
2 Who's Who lists. 1937
CA0503/02: Ledgers, 1867-1971
Scope and Content Note
This series contains bound volumes of Alumni Association records including those of the Alumni Council and its Executive Committee; Treasurer's records; the Trustee-Alumni Library-Commons Fund Committee and the Alumni Loan Fund Committee. Included are meeting minutes, annual reports, financial statements and records of alumni giving. Also includes two volumes containing the signatures of alumni returning for reunions during commencement weekend.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically.
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1 Alumni Association. 1867-1925
1 Alumni Association (Bound with Alumni Council records). 1926-1935
1 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1935-1938
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2 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1938-1942
2 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1942-1948
2 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1948-1951
2 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1951-1954
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3 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1954-1960
3 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1960-1965
3 Alumni Association and Alumni Council. 1965-1971
3 Alumni Committee, May 12, 1919- January 22, 1924
3 Alumni Council. 1920-1930
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4 Alumni Council. 1930-1933
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1 Alumni Council (Bound with Alumni Association). 1933-1935
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4 Alumni Council. Executive Committee. 1944-1946
4 Alumni Council. Executive Committee. 1946-1948
4 Alumni Loan Fund Committee. 1934-1942
4 Commencement Register. 1892-1928
4 [Commencement Register]. 1929-1945
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5 Treasurer's records. 1896-1919
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6 [Treasurer's records]. (OVERSIZE), 1920-1925
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5 [Treasurer's records]. January 25, 1924- July 21, 1925
5 [Treasurer's records]. June 9, 1947- April 30, 1949
5 [Treasurer's records]. June 30, 1942- October 13, 1950
5 [Treasurer's records]. November 11, 1950- May 2, 1952
5 Trustee-Alumni Library-Commons Fund Committee. 1941-1950
CA0503/03: Events, 1942-2011
Scope and Content Note
This series contains programs, brochures and assorted publicity material pertaining to several major events including Back to Bates, Parents and Families Weekend and Reunion.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically.
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1 Alumni College. [See also: Commencement/Reunion], 1951-1954, 1976
1 Alumni conferences. 1961, 1964
1 Alumni and Parents Weekend. 1999-2001
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1942
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1947
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1949
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1950
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1951
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1952
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1953
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1954
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1955
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1956
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1957
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1958
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1959
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1960
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1961
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1962
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1963
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1964
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1965
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1966
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1968
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1974
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1975
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1976
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1979
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1980
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1981
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1982
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1983
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1986
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1987
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1989
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend, 1990
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1991
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1995
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1996
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1997
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 1998
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 2002
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 2003
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 2004
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 2005
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend. 2008
1 Back to Bates/Homecoming Weekend, 2010
1 Bates College Career Conference. 1947-1948, 1958-1966
1 Commencement/Reunion. 1948
1 National Day of Service, 2009-2010
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2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1978
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1979
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1981
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1985
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1989
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1990
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1991
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1992
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1993
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1994
2 Parents [and Families] Weekend. 1995
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 1996
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 1997
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 1998
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 2002
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 2003
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 2004
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 2005
2 Parents and Families Weekend. 2008
2 Parents and Family Weekend. 2009
2 Parents and Family Weekend. 2010
2 Reunion. 1970
2 Reunion. 1974
2 Reunion. 1975
2 Reunion. 1976
2 Reunion. 1978
2 Reunion. 1982
2 Reunion. 1983
2 Reunion. 1986
2 Reunion. 1987
2 Reunion. 1988
2 Reunion. 1989
2 Reunion. 1990
2 Reunion. 1991
2 Reunion. 1992
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3 Reunion. 1993
3 Reunion. 1994
3 Reunion. 1995
3 Reunion. 1996
3 Reunion. 1997
3 Reunion. 1998
3 Reunion. 1999
3 Reunion. 2001
3 Reunion. 2002
3 Reunion. 2003
3 Reunion. 2004
3 Reunion. 2005
3 Reunion. 2006
3 Reunion. 2007
3 Reunion. 2008
3 Reunion. 2009
3 Reunion. 2010
3 Reunion. 2011
CA0503/04: Publications, 1893-2011
Scope and Content Note
This series contains assorted publications including alumni directories, newsletters, the Parent and Family Handbook and Alumni Fund Reports.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title and then chronologically.
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1 [Alumni Directory]. 1893
1 [Alumni Directory]. 1915
1 [Alumni Directory]. 1931
1 [Alumni Directory]. 1954
1 [Alumni Directory]. 1963
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2 [Alumni Directory and supplement]. 1970
2 [Alumni Directory and supplement]. 1978
2 [Alumni Directory]. 1985
2 [Alumni Directory]. 1994
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3 [Alumni Directory]. 2001
3 Alumni Newsletter. 1985, 1987-1988
3 Alumni Newsletter. 1989
3 Alumni Newsletter. 1990
3 Alumni Newsletter. 1991
3 Alumni Newsletter. 1992-1994
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4 Alumni Newsletter. 1995-1996
4 Alumni-Trustee ballots. [See also: Alumni Fund Reports], 1925-1958, 1972-2003
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1947
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1948
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1949
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1950
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1951
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1952
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1953
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1954
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1955
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1956
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1957
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1958
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1961
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1962
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1963
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1964
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1965
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1966
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1967
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1968
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1969
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1970
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1972
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1973
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1974
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1975
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1976
4 Alumni Fund Reports. 1977
4 Alumni Fund Reports, 1978
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5 Bates Career Connection. 1990
5 Bates: Club/Class Officers Newsletter. 1993
5 Bates College Calendar. 1948, 1965
5 Club Newsletter. 1985
5 Directory of African-American Alumni and African-American Students in Classes of 1991-1994, 1990
5 Directory of Bates Lawyers. 1961
5 The Family Connection. 2001-2005
5 Handbook for Bates Alumni. 1980
5 Library-Commons Fund. Bulletin. 1945-1946
5 Life After Bates: a Guide and Directory for the Class of 1997. 1997
5 Life After Bates: a Guide and Directory for the Class of 1998. 1998
5 Parent and Family Handbook. 1998-2001
5 Parent and Family Handbook. 2002-2005
5 Parent and Family Handbook. 2005-2009
5 Parent and Family Handbook, 2011
5 Songs of Bates. 1931
5 Songs of Bates. 1960
5 Songs of Bates -- Correspondence, 1960
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Page author: Jim Hart
Date: 12/09/2007


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