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LU-RG07. Development and Communications

 Record Group
Identifier: LU-RG07
Records in this group include: records of the Office of Development and the Office of Communications, including materials related to fundraising campaigns; gift reports; records related to alumni events; Office of Alumni Relations records, including reunion materials; Founders' Club materials; and Alumni Association records.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Association Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG07-006
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Lawrence University Alumni Association dating from 1866 to 2009. Records include information sheets gathered for publication in the first Alumni Record in 1881; meeting minutes and correspondence of the LUAA Board of Directors (1943-2009); subject files and meeting materials from the Student Alumni Relations Committee and its successor, the Student Alumni Association (1979-1992); records of local/regional alumni...

Alumni Relations Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-007
Scope and Contents This collection contains records documenting alumni relations at Lawrence University dating from 1909 to 2005. Administrative records of the Alumni Relations Office such as annual reports, budgets, and subject files documenting special events are included, dating from 1954 to 1999. Subject files documenting topics related to alumni, including records pre-dating the formation of the Alumni Relations Office, are also included.

Classes Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-002
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of records documenting Lawrence University classes, including Commencement materials, alumni correspondence, photographs, class directories, and retrospective directories developed for reunions. Materials date from the year of the first graduating class in 1857 to the present. A time capsule from the classes of 1961 and 2011, to be opened in 2061, is also included.

Office of Communications Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: LU-RG07-004
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records of the Office of Communications, previously known as the Office of Publicity, the Office of Public Relations, and the Office of Public Affairs, dating from 1925 to the present. Records include correspondence and reports, documentation of special events, news media guides, samples of publications produced for other offices and departments, and press releases.

Office of Development Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-005
Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Office of Development, and fund-raising records pre-dating the creation of this office, from 1847 to the present. Records include administrative and subject files, publications, event invitations, and campaign materials. Records documenting gifts to Lawrence, including early subscription books, gifts from corporations and individuals, endowed chairs and professorships, and grants, are also included.

Reunion Records

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG07-001
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of materials documenting Lawrence University and Milwaukee-Downer College class reunions, primarily developed by the Office of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (formerly the Office of Alumni Relations). It includes programs, correspondence, and photographs from reunions dating from 1876 to the present.