Series 3: Executive Secretary's Files (Acc. 1993.50)

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(25 cubic ft.) Contains records of the Alumni Association from the 1920s-1950s. Records from the first three executive secretaries of the association: George Willis Guy, Charles A. Taylor, and Charles P. McCurdy. Included is correspondence regarding recruiting members, chapters, address changes, meetings, the board, etc. The files are arranged mostly by the last name of the correspondent (for incoming mail) or recipient (for outgoing mail). Correspondence of the Alumni Association from the 1940s files of B. D. Peachy include letters regarding a new William and Mary president, the honor code, fraternity houses in trouble, agenda for meetings, and financial reports. There are also responses to a questionnaire sent in 1932 to alumni who graduated between 1866 and 1932, including updates on names, place and date of birth, occupation, other education, and some personal remarks for a new alumni catalog. There are also letters from alumni who attended between 1866 and 1881 regarding attending a memorial service for Ewell at the 1933 Alumni Day. The "Necrology" files hold obituaries of alumni. There is one small box of correspondence of Oscar Shewmake from the 1920s. Finally, there are nine boxes of office correspondence arranged in part by subjects, e.g. senior essay contest.

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