Boston College. Alumni Association
Historical Note
The Boston College Alumni Association was founded in 1887 and at that time served 136 living alumni. Its original headquarters, though not established until 1919, was St. Mary's Hall. The Association's first Alumni Secretary - later referred to as the Executive Alumni Director - was Francis Cronin who was appointed in that same year. The purpose of the Alumni Association was to keep alumni involved in the development of Boston College and to utilize this resource as a fundraising tool. From its inception, the Alumni Association has been governed by a Board of Directors.
For many years the Alumni Association has used publications to forge ties with the alumni. These publications are used to keep alumni informed regarding the current events at Boston College, as well as to inform the alumni community about the activities of fellow Boston College graduates. In 1919, the Association issued its first Alumni Bulletin. For the next 75 years the Alumni Association has published, with minor breaks, some forms of publications including Alumni Bulletin (1919 to 1932), the Boston College Alumnus (1933 to 1934), the Alumni Review (1935 to 1936), Alumni News (1937 to 1970), the Bridge (1970 to 1972, 1974-1978), Focus (1973 to1974), and finally, the Boston College Magazine (1978 to present).
Over the years the Alumni Association has grown in size and scope. The Alumni Association currently serves over 100,000 alumni and is governed by a standing committee, the Board of Directors.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Boston College alumni photographs
This collection consists of photographs of alumni, both as individuals and at class and group events. There are also a small series of photographs of the Alumni Association. The collection includes photographs, proofs, contact sheets, negatives, slides, and cartes-de-visites.
Collection is open for research.
Boston College alumni veterans remembrance book: manuscript
A hand-lettered memorial list of Boston College alumni who died serving in the United States Armed Forces in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Open for research.
Boston College artifacts collection
This collection documents the history of the American Jesuit university Boston College in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries through its material culture. The collection includes banners, flags, football memorabilia, groundbreaking shovels, medals, pins, plaques, seals, and signs from Boston College administrators, faculty, and, to a lesser degree, students.
Collection is open for research.
W. Seavey Joyce, SJ, President’s Office records
Collection is closed. Access with permission of office. Departmental records and faculty files containing student records, faculty tenure and promotion files, and other records containing personally identifiable information are closed due to privacy restrictions.
Michael P. Walsh, SJ, President's Office records
Collection is open for research. Series I. Admissions is closed in its entirety due to privacy restrictions, and is stored off-site. A small amount of material in other series is also closed due to privacy restrictions.
Boston College publications
Publications and printed materials produced by Boston College administration and students.
Collection is open for research. Digital content in this collection has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Boston College student theater collection
Materials, predominantly programs and photographs, pertaining to dramatics at Boston College, including productions organized by the Dramatics Society, English Department, Rhetorics Department, Theater Department, and other campus organizations.
Collection is open for research. One audiocassette has been digitally copied; digital use copies, identified by digital content number, can be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. One film reel is not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.